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bryan3536

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Spartanwarrior said:
hey vio, im cleaning my beach ball size chaeto tomorrow for the new tank. def will have to trim it down. your's if you wanna make the trip here. softball size+

I'm on LI in Nassau County
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Hey Spartan, looks like I am a day late but did you get rid of the extra chaeto yet? Where in Nassau? I need to restart my fuge after nuking mine with a ill advised freshwater rinse.


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bryan3536 said:
Hey Spartan, looks like I am a day late but did you get rid of the extra chaeto yet? Where in Nassau? I need to restart my fuge after nuking mine with a ill advised freshwater rinse.


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someone has already claimed the chaeto and I don't think I have enough o spare quite yet on 2 tanks.
But in my 55G it grows rather quickly, so I could have some for you in a month or so.

BTW, i rinse my chaeto in fresh RODI water and I know many others that do that too. Not sure that was the cause. Could it have been bc it was cold water or not RODI? I don't rinse often with the pods and stuff, but I believe the buildup on detritus can slow the growth of the chaeto so I do from time to time.
 
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Spartanwarrior said:
someone has already claimed the chaeto and I don't think I have enough o spare quite yet on 2 tanks.
But in my 55G it grows rather quickly, so I could have some for you in a month or so.

BTW, i rinse my chaeto in fresh RODI water and I know many others that do that too. Not sure that was the cause. Could it have been bc it was cold water or not RODI? I don't rinse often with the pods and stuff, but I believe the buildup on detritus can slow the growth of the chaeto so I do from time to time.
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I soaked it in fresh rodi water for about 10 minutes. I saw guy at Algae Barn at Reefapalooza and he said that would definitely nuke it - they experimented with the exact same thing to clean chaeto of pests and it causes cells to burst due to salinity difference. Perhaps a rinse won?t do what my soak did.


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bryan3536 said:
I soaked it in fresh rodi water for about 10 minutes. I saw guy at Algae Barn at Reefapalooza and he said that would definitely nuke it - they experimented with the exact same thing to clean chaeto of pests and it causes cells to burst due to salinity difference. Perhaps a rinse won?t do what my soak did.


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Gotcha yea, 10 min. Algaebarn advice sounds correct. I'll keep you updated on any extra I have
 
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rinse , is good .
I see ( i got nice Scope) in dif. ppl. Dino
Dino love to hang in Chaetto and Algae Scrubber Filter, in special , low water flow.
Lots of guys got Dino, some never realize, depend of LOW maintenance, if snails die,corals, Dino explode.
 
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