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I have tried to have Chaeto in a refugium a couple of times to fight the hair algae in my DT. But in both cases, after a month or two it starts breaking apart and of course, it creates a mess in my DT
Setting: I have created a separate compartment in my Reefer 170 sump with a Kessil H80 for lighting. Initially the light was on 24hr/day, but I have also tried 8hr/day for a while. Nitrates are around 4ppm (Redsea Nitrate Pro test kit) and Phosphates are at around 0.01ppm (Hanna ULR checker).
I change about 10% of the water weekly and add only some Alk and Ca as needed, I don’t have a lot yet, other than a few zoas and softies (Alk ~8 dKH, Ca ~450ppm and Mg ~1400). Not sure if also a factor, but with the arrival of the warm weather, the water is getting to 80F during some parts of the day, I typically keep it at 77F.
Finally, I am adding Vibrant as it helped me fight the hair algae a few months ago, but since it was not as effective this time, I wanted to try the Chaeto. Are these two approaches conflicting?
Why is my Chaeto melting while the hair algae is still happy?
Setting: I have created a separate compartment in my Reefer 170 sump with a Kessil H80 for lighting. Initially the light was on 24hr/day, but I have also tried 8hr/day for a while. Nitrates are around 4ppm (Redsea Nitrate Pro test kit) and Phosphates are at around 0.01ppm (Hanna ULR checker).
I change about 10% of the water weekly and add only some Alk and Ca as needed, I don’t have a lot yet, other than a few zoas and softies (Alk ~8 dKH, Ca ~450ppm and Mg ~1400). Not sure if also a factor, but with the arrival of the warm weather, the water is getting to 80F during some parts of the day, I typically keep it at 77F.
Finally, I am adding Vibrant as it helped me fight the hair algae a few months ago, but since it was not as effective this time, I wanted to try the Chaeto. Are these two approaches conflicting?
Why is my Chaeto melting while the hair algae is still happy?