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CamDAX
03/13/2016, 03:18 PM
I've grown cheato before in my system but I can't seem to get it to grow now and I have a bit of algea here and there growing around the tank and in my refugium. What am I doing wrong?

I have it setup as a remote fuge that I made from a 10gal tank with two acrylic baffles I installed with 100% silicone and a 3/4" bulkhead. Water is pumped in at a rate of ~33gal/hr (I measured with a timer and a 2 cup marked measuring jar). I also have a wooden air stone to hopefully help the cheato grow. For light I have a 10.5W (60W replacement) daylight (5000k) LED bulb GE This one (https://jet.com/product/detail/9b1d1c7f402b42b4805452e5ada0c9a7?jcmp=pla:ggl:cwin_home_garden_a3:lighting_a3_other:na:na:na:na:na:2&code=PLA15&k_clickid=56e91ea1-fc6c-4a0d-bc96-bc28cba33936&abkId=403-784564&gclid=Cj0KEQiAvJS3BRDd44fjndyii6MBEiQAN4EkPdiNW1BqVE1baWBcIgL9kZYI_k-BLQoANNPXYSxc8WcaAjCx8P8HAQ). But the cheato is turning white and judging by the photos I'm taking from the same spot everyday it doesn't seam to be growing very much if at all, definetly getting whiter everyday.

CamDAX
03/14/2016, 11:41 AM
It looks like the cheato closest to the light is staying greener longer. Does that mean I need to move the light closer?

Michael Hoaster
03/15/2016, 12:22 PM
More light will help.

If you keep your tank nutrient poor, you may not have enough nutrients to grow cheato.

CamDAX
03/19/2016, 09:49 PM
It's growing, can't wait till I have 4x as much cheato and its all supper green. Thanks for the help.

I've been feeding the fish every other day to increase nutrients. Also I clipped the light to the tank wall and now it's reflector sits at exactly the height of the 10g tank, plus I put a 80gal/hr pump to feed the tank instead of ~33gal/hr the old one was feeding.