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#1
06-09-2012, 09:42 AM
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Chaeto is dying
I'm askin' this kinda sheepishly as I feel, with all that I have learned here, I should know the answer to this ...
My chaeto is dying ... My alk has been low for a week or so, but I'm currently bringing it back up due to the addition of some montis The Alk was 5 ish  and I didn't knowI am assuming my chaeto is dying as there is not enough PO4 for it to live off of ??? and it has nothing to do with the Alk or Ca ? I've also been told to run my chaeto light 24/7 instead of 12-12 What's your thought on that ? Thanks for your help ( I think my chaeto is going to die out  )Greg 
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#2
06-09-2012, 01:01 PM
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When I first started up my tank, I couldnt keep up with the Cheato growth hauling out a football sized chunk every week, and now recently it has stopped completely and is beginning to die off. I guess its kind of a good thing.. means you have a very low nutrient system!
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#3
06-09-2012, 02:09 PM
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I think you need to get your tank stocked . . . If only to save your chaeto.
 It is probably starving.
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06-09-2012, 09:28 PM
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So it has nothing to do with the Alk or Ca then ?
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 I'm workin' on itI plan on putting a couple fishies in the QT very soon
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04-30-2015, 07:34 PM
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how is your Chaeto? I am assuming that you have an answer by now since it was 3 years ago lol.. well.. my chaeto is turning brown, diatoms are growing on it or it is acting as a filter and detritus from your tank is sticking to it. I just rinsed it off. save 1/4 of it. my Nitrate is undetectable, PO4 is 0, Alk is 11, skimmer cup almost clear... 8 hours of light. so I dont know what am I doing wrong? no nutrient?
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#6
05-01-2015, 05:33 AM
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I never tried any after that. My tank was too new to support it. Then I decided I didn't want the mess of it getting into the DT.
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