Rinse macro alage/cheto

[Mattl22]

Hello when I do my water changes I usually rinse my macro alage that I have in an intank refugium in the bucket of water that I take out it turns the water completely black
Anyway should I rinse the cheto or not
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[Bob 1000]

I wouldn't rinse it maybe shake it out as your doing the syphoning out for the water change.. Try a small powerhead in the sump next to, but not to close to it, you'll also notice more growth..

 

[Mattl22]

I have a 34 gal Solana sooo no sump the cheto is in an in tank refugium


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[Bob 1000]

Oh my bad..

 

[Keith P]

Black? Like muddy murky black? Or like skimmate tea black?

 

[Mattl22]

The water I take out of the tank looks pretty clean after I rinse the alage the water is very cloudy with deritus maybe not black but a ton of crap comes out!!


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[reefman]

i do the same. this will remove some pods but should rid of excess crap trapped in the cheatos.

 

[masterswimmer]

Normally, in a separate refugium I would not recommend shaking it out. I bet you're losing a lot of pods and maybe mini stars, in that process. However, in the Solana I guess the chaeto would act like a mechanical (sponge) filter since all the water in the system must flow through it before returning to the tank. Apparently it picks up a ton of detritus. Rinsing the chaeto like you do might help flow and also remove a source of phosphates, nitrates, nutrients.

All-in-one systems like the Solana might need different husbandry techniques to keep things running smooth.

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[MIKE NY]

I have a seperate refugium and still rinse it about once a month to remove excess detris....when I was in Hawaii I saw large pillows of it just floating and tumbling around constantly moving...so unless you can deplicate the constant tumbling and moving I just suggest rinsing it once in awhile to remove that trapped detris...

 

[funkmaster]

That we are on thois topic I always get slime in my fuge and its all over the cheato...does any one know why this happens ....its only in the fuge

 

[Mattl22]

Bump


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