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Old 07-06-2010, 11:48 PM
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Default My cheato died :(
So why would my cheato die?
I have a grow lights made to grow plants i bought from RONA (60w) on a chamber in my sump. I also have some red algea in there (which also looks like its dieing) The light is on when the sun is down. aprox 10-12hours a day.

What could be causing my cheato to die off? There isnt much surface agitation where these guys are, its right next to the filter sock where my return comes in.
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Old 07-07-2010, 12:33 AM
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Do you have any biopellets or other nutrient reduction systems on the tank? Could be that you don't have enough nutrients to keep them thriving.
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Old 07-07-2010, 12:57 AM
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Do you have any biopellets or other nutrient reduction systems on the tank? Could be that you don't have enough nutrients to keep them thriving.
No BIO Pellets yet, I was going to get some though.
So what you are saying is my system is running lean?

I do have pulsing xenia in there, is that going to die next?
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Old 07-07-2010, 03:04 AM
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No BIO Pellets yet, I was going to get some though.
So what you are saying is my system is running lean?

I do have pulsing xenia in there, is that going to die next?
What size tank and all are you running?
The more information the better.
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Whats the Kelvin rating of your 60W bulb?
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Old 07-07-2010, 03:47 AM
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im running 180g, link is on my signature with specs
the bulb didnt have a kelvin rating that i could find, it said "gro light", made for plants, its very yellow though. Mind you i did just notice my duncan isnt doing to great either, does it need nutrients? also i forgot im running rosphaws, one bag of it and that green phosphate removal pad thing.
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Old 07-07-2010, 03:51 AM
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Do you have any algae growing in the display tank?
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Old 07-07-2010, 05:13 AM
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Do you have any algae growing in the display tank?
nope
a few weeks ago though i had to clean my glass everyday
now its just every week
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Old 07-07-2010, 06:18 AM
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I have found that cheato grows very well with 6500 deg K bulbs. I bought the 6500 K phillips daylight curly cue flourescent from HD
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