stinky chaeto

[sanchoy]

I just moved some chaeto to a new sump. And it stinks like rotten egg. Is it dead? Also turned a little brown, but still some green on it. but boy does it stink.. does anyone know how dead chaeto looks like? or stinks like..

[sanchoy]

bumper

[Joe Pusdesris]

It is usually attributed to all the detritus it traps because it grows so dense. That is one of the reasons I use caulerpa instead.

If it's the detritus, you can try washing it off in a bucket or somehting and see if that helps.

[mstrpln03]

You have to thin it out a lot. It should smell like the ocean.

[honeybee]

You have to thin it out a lot. It should smell like the ocean.

Periodicity I think you need to remove and wash out the detritus. Remove some to keep it healthy and growing.

Honeybee