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06-16-2005, 11:12 AM
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| | Feather Duster
Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: Overland Park, Kansas
Posts: 202
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 |  Anyone have some spare Cheato or Gracilaria?
I finally have the 'fuge set up the way I want it. Now I need to get some macroalgae in there! It would be great if a fellow board member was pruning and wanted to send some my way. Barring that, though, where is the best (cheapest) place to order some? _________ -Mickey 175g Bowfront - 75g Refugium - 100g Sump - 3 Phoenix 14k 250W MH - AquaC EV240 Skimmer - 240lbs Haitian Live Rock - 4" DSB - Red Velvet Fairy Wrasse - Azure Damsel - Banggia Cardinal - Firefish Goby - Blackcap Basslet - Purple Tang - Powder Brown Tang - Regal Tang - Green Manderin - 2 Skunk Cleaner Shrimp - 2 Peppermint Shrimp - 2 Emerald Crabs - Rose BTA - Orange Linkia - Tuxedo Urchin - Spiney Urchin (hitchhiker) | 
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06-16-2005, 05:31 PM
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| | Whip-Lash Squid
Join Date: May 2004 Location: PhillySuburbs, Pennsylvania Age: 42
Posts: 2,947
| Re: Anyone have some spare Cheato or Gracilaria?
Oh, I wish you posted this a few weeks in the future! I just got mine really growing! but it will be a few weeks till I need to prune, just got a 6 inch ball right now!
Have you tried any local reef clubs? They usually have tons!  _________  I Love My Sig By John Hawkins!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Date Started 9/04 58 gallon Oceanic Tank, 20 gal DIY sump/fuge w/ Kent Marine Auto top-off, Air Water Ice RO/DI, 10,000 K 175 W MH, 2 VHO 03's 96W each, AquaC EV 120 Skimmer
80 lbs LR, DSB in FUGE, 1 - 2 " LS in tank
Black Brittle Star, Chevron Tang, Crocea Clam, red & green Lobophyllia, Frogspawn, Porites Frag, Caulastrea Frag, Green Ricordia, Asst. Zoas, hermits, astreas, stomatellas, fighting conch  | |
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06-16-2005, 07:16 PM
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| | Feather Duster
Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: Overland Park, Kansas
Posts: 202
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| Re: Anyone have some spare Cheato or Gracilaria?
Actually, my LFS gave me good size handful of Chaeto tonight. We'll have to wait and see how fast it grows. I may be offering it to others soon! | |
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06-17-2005, 09:35 AM
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| | Whip-Lash Squid
Join Date: May 2004 Location: PhillySuburbs, Pennsylvania Age: 42
Posts: 2,947
| Re: Anyone have some spare Cheato or Gracilaria?
Oh good! I changed my light out to a clamp on flood light with a lamp that is a fluorescent spotlight "with a warm light" (could not find the temp on there) and the Chaeto has taken off! It was the size of my fist...it is getting large quickly! Tons of critters have taken up residence in there as well!  | |
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06-17-2005, 09:40 AM
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| | Feather Duster
Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: Overland Park, Kansas
Posts: 202
Karma: 31
| Re: Anyone have some spare Cheato or Gracilaria?
If it's the twisted compact fluorescent housed in a floodlight case from Home Depot, I've heard that they are 5100K. (Somebody called the manufacturer ... Philips?) | |
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06-17-2005, 11:13 AM
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| | Whip-Lash Squid
Join Date: May 2004 Location: PhillySuburbs, Pennsylvania Age: 42
Posts: 2,947
| Re: Anyone have some spare Cheato or Gracilaria?
Yes, it has the twist inside what looks like a normal glass floodlight. It does not get hot but is quite bright! 5100K would be about right for plant growth, yes?  My plant is certainly growing! I can't wait to start giving it away!!! | |
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06-17-2005, 07:44 PM
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| | Coral Banded Shrimp
Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Noblesville, IN,Indiana Age: 56
Posts: 373
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| Re: Anyone have some spare Cheato or Gracilaria?
Did I see in another post where you had to be careful with Cheato? Something about it being toxic if pruned or broken, or am I thinking about something else. I want to get my fuge started, but want to do it right? 
Mike
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55 gal FOWLR, SeaClone 150 skimmer. 2" LS, 50# LR. 29Gal sump/fuge ViaAqua 2600 pump, chaeto, 1" sand, LR
2 Percula Clowns, Scissortail Goby, Black Birdwrasse, Keyhole angel, Lawnmower Blenny, | |
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06-17-2005, 08:42 PM
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| | Feather Duster
Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: Overland Park, Kansas
Posts: 202
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| Re: Anyone have some spare Cheato or Gracilaria?
Chaeto is pretty safe. Caulerpa Algae in it's many forms is the one that can be problematic. When caulerpa decides to reproduce, it fills your water with huge numbers of spores that can poison the system. There are ways to avoid this, like careful pruning and 24hr lighting, but it's safer to simply use chaetomorpha. | |
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06-18-2005, 06:05 AM
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| | Coral Banded Shrimp
Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Noblesville, IN,Indiana Age: 56
Posts: 373
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| Re: Anyone have some spare Cheato or Gracilaria?
So many names to remember! Thanks for setting me straight. Put me on the list for anyone who has any spare to sell/trade/donate. | |
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06-22-2005, 07:37 PM
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| | Torch Coral
Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: St. Paul/Woodbury, Minnesota Age: 50
Posts: 1,181
| Re: Anyone have some spare Cheato or Gracilaria?
check out www.macro-algae.com for chaetomorpha. I just purchased some for my new sump. _________ 75g reef with Nova Extreme 8 bulb HO T-5 lighting, refuge, Remora skimmer, DSB, Seio powerheads, Acro's, LPS corals, assorted zoo's & mushrooms, Yellow Tang, Maroon Clown, Blue Cleaner Goby , Cleaner, Fire and Sexy Shrimp, Coco Worm, T.Crocea Clam, Derasa Clam
120g FOWLR, 260w Orbit power compact lights, Remora Pro skimmer, 30g DIY Sump/Refuge, DSB,Seio Power heads, Powder Blue Tang, Purple Tang, Flag Fin Angel, False Eye Puffer, Copperbanded Butterfly and a Moorish Idol  | |
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