Fuge & Chaeto Question

[Hungriee]

In my sump I have a 10" x 12" area for my fuge. I have a 4" dsb with live rock rubble which I've setup a scape to grow mushrooms.

I have a 6500k strip light on it and currently housing mangroves (red and black) + chaeto. I have a small portion of chaeto - but not sure how to keep it upfloat and tumbling. each time i attach it a rock, it ends up sinking to the bottom and end up on the sand bed. Any ideas how to keep it moving?

 

[Freespool]

why do u want to move it around? just let it sit on the sand bed.

 

[ZANYMASTER]

Sometimes pieces will fall on the sand bed but aim a powerhead at it.Not alot of flow but enough to get it moving.

 

[Hungriee]

why do u want to move it around? just let it sit on the sand bed.

i thought by it tumbling it'll grow better/faster?

 

[NYPDFrogman]

if you keep it tumbling the top doesn't dry out and the whole piece gets light and grows it's also more effective in removing nutrients that way

all I have now is cheato in my fuge
so there is plenty of room for it to move in the ocean it isnt attached to anything and floats and moves with the tide

 

[kasha]

if you keep it tumbling the top doesn't dry out and the whole piece gets light and grows it's also more effective in removing nutrients that way

all I have now is cheato in my fuge
so there is plenty of room for it to move in the ocean it isnt attached to anything and floats and moves with the tide

how do you keep it from breaking off tiny pieces and getting stuck in the pump?

 

[Killerdrgn]

how do you keep it from breaking off tiny pieces and getting stuck in the pump?

If it's healthy it won't break off into pieces. Plus you could put a prefilter on your pump.

 

[kasha]

If it's healthy it won't break off into pieces. Plus you could put a prefilter on your pump.

but with a prefilter doesnt that prevent the little copepods from getting into the aquarium?

 

[Killerdrgn]

but with a prefilter doesnt that prevent the little copepods from getting into the aquarium?

Yes.