Cheato not looking so good

Discussion in 'Refugium' started by xan3x, Aug 25, 2012.

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  1. xan3x

    xan3x Flamingo Tongue

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    My chaeto has losts its color , has green hair algae and looks like another type of green algae on it. I have a 6500 k bulb on it about 8"from water line. any suggestions?
    ph 8.0 (salifert kit)
    calc 480 hannah Checker)
    alk 7.448 dkh Hannah checker)
    phos .003 (hannah checker)
    amm 0 (salifert kit)
    nitrite looks like 0 (salifert kit)
    nitrate looks like 0 (salifert kit)

    http://i1001.photobucket.com/albums/...d35/fuge21.jpg
     
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  3. grinder37

    grinder37 Whip-Lash Squid

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    The hair algae appears to be smothering the chaeto,blocking good photosynthesis,and are you sure thats not bryopsis as chaeto usually out competes gha
     
  4. xan3x

    xan3x Flamingo Tongue

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    Its like a brown algae that gets full of air bubbles. What is bryopsis?
     
  5. grinder37

    grinder37 Whip-Lash Squid

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    Can you post a pic of your DT? Your discription could be cyano or possibly dinoflagellates.

    And bryopsis is an algae that is often confused with gha,very,very invasive and can thrive in very low nutrients and take over a tank in a short amount of time.It is brought into the tank on coral frags,live rocks etc.
     
  6. xan3x

    xan3x Flamingo Tongue

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    Here is 1 with flash and 1 without, I dont see any sigh of this in tank .I run my fuge light 24/7. I am wondering if i should just discard this chaeto and try a new one. I also have decent flow threw the fuge.
    http://i1001.photobucket.com/albums/af135/liquid35/dt2.jpg
    http://i1001.photobucket.com/albums/af135/liquid35/dt21.jpg
    Here is one above fuge on the right of pic the red n green is the top of baffle.
    http://i1001.photobucket.com/albums/af135/liquid35/fuge2.jpg
     
    Last edited: Aug 25, 2012