Cheato Loose in the Display Tank. How Doomed am I?

[Klewis]

I was doing some maintenance in my Sump and moving the cheato around in the refugium looking for any hermit crabs that don't belong in there. I realize a bunch of loose pieces made its way into the return chamber and up into my display tank. How screwed am I??? Will this stuff over run my tank and rocks, or will I easily be able to eliminate it from the display if it takes root? Any personal experiences would be helpful.

Thanks Keith

 

[GrimReeferrr]

should be no problem at all....my tangs love it as a snack ive never had any grow in my display just take it out.

 

[Chiefmcfuz]

I have had it happen to me too, should be no problem.

 

[premilove]

it would probably clean your water! you should have no probs! i know a lot of people who keep chaeto in their DT..

 

[masterswimmer]

cheato doesn't root. It is free floating. You should be able to see that in your fuge

Russ

 

[Klewis]

You peoples are the best. I can sleep well tonight. I had nightmares last night that the tank would be taken over by cheato and my wife would divorce me for ruining her beautiful tank:splitspin

 

[ZANYMASTER]

If it were Caulerpa ,then you would worry.

 

[fishfreak1242]

same thing happened to me after a few months it went away on its own some how.

 

[Marteen]

Yeah I always have a few loose pieces in my display after a water change or I mess around in the fuge. they just sit there in the display and something eats them, they never take root or anything I'm pretty sure they are free floating in the wild like some other posters said and don't take root.

 

[krak256]

it can get to be pretty annoying. itll start to clump up in corners of your tank and grow there. i would siphon as much out as possible.

 

[Klewis]

I can handle it floating in the corner, I'm glad it doesn't take root.