Where to get Chaeto (already try CoralFarm don't have)

[michaeltan]

Arrrgh....

I have a 100g tank which is now just developing red slime, just a little.

I am looking high and low for chaeto, I got the lighting and other stuff.

Anybody kind enough to direct me? Thanks!

[BadRobot]

You will be able to find alot of them at coralfarm at LCK lane 6F. :)

[michaeltan]

uhhh ... already try CoralFarm don't have. The auntie even said `never carry chaeto!'

[dnsfpl]

iwarna has

its cheaper to get from hobbyist

cheers

[michaeltan]

iwarna has

its cheaper to get from hobbyist

cheers
is there any hobbyist can spare some? damn i'll even pay for your trouble, sirs.

Iwarna Victor told me no stock ....

[SunnyDay]

is there any hobbyist can spare some? damn i'll even pay for your trouble, sirs.

Iwarna Victor told me no stock ....

Go to sgreefclub.com.sg and at the buy and sell forum, ask for FOC chaeto. There are a no. of helpful bros over there.
In addition, do regular W/C to control the red slime. and remove the it manually.

[dnsfpl]

is there any hobbyist can spare some? damn i'll even pay for your trouble, sirs.

Iwarna Victor told me no stock ....
just harvested recently

if you can wait another month, i can give you FOC

cheers

[michaeltan]

Thanks for the advice all. Some nice person in sgreef volunteered some ...

[sanhas]

May I know what this chaeto does and when to use it?

[michaeltan]

Chaeto has 3 main uses:

1) It can undergo 24 hour photosynthesis if you pump him full of light, so it will compensate for the CO2 accumulation at night therefore stabilizing pH.
2) The mess of strands is a good place for copepods to thrive.
3) Chaeto takes in phosphate and nitrates and grows grows grows, keeping your water's PO4 and nitrate levels low. When you harvest the chaeto it's like throwing away nitrates and phosphates.

Chaeto has an additional advantage of being one of the rare macroalgaes of this sort which does not go sexual and pump sperm all over your tank.

However, chaeto's single strand has no wall boundaries. Once chaeto starts to die, the degradation of the cell wall will cause all the chemicals absorbed by the chaeto to spill over all over your reef tank. The more chaeto the worse. And Chaeto WILL start to die if you keep your tank clean and tidy - it simply will not have enough nutrients to survive on.