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@t0l4nd5 жыл бұрын
Excellent information! Been having the exact issue you describe with my reactor and will be picking up a. Title of this immediately. Thank you for this!
@seralaltidor3705 жыл бұрын
It’s funny that you found this out. I’ve been watching and reading about getting my lawn awesome and iron is a big part to getting it green. Lol
@thereefinrican5 жыл бұрын
Really cool light. Can’t wait for the video on that. So that I can try and grow cheato in the back of my all in one.👍🏻
@channelchupathingee91955 жыл бұрын
I have 150 gallon reef with a refugium in my sump, and I've been having problems with green slime on my chaeto. I wonder if this would help. I usually just reach in every couple of days and shake it by hand to try and get that stuff off of the chaeto
@chwkreefer87775 жыл бұрын
I've had similar experience as you with other iron based products. I started using Kent's iron for caulerpa back in the mid 90's and found it helped immensely. Jack Kent then went on to start Brightwell Aquatics. He is the founder and engineer. In more recent years I would mix my own dry iron aquarium fertilizer with DI water and use it for chaeto and have great success both in sump and in the back of an AIO tank.
@greetingsearthlingspluto66664 жыл бұрын
I had problems with it like you. We just ordered the product and more chaeto. Thanks for the great information, didn't know it needed "Iron" supplement.
@ASBsweet5 жыл бұрын
I'm all over this! Great video! I've been struggling with chaeto since day one.....
@eatsleepreef95655 жыл бұрын
Hope this can solve your issue :)
@3ktor1233 жыл бұрын
Did it work?
@trelopouloss5 жыл бұрын
Had the same problem with my all in one nuvo20 and with a cheato reactor i made slime starting covering the cheato and start diying . thanx for the advice will try that. cheers
@dgarcia5565 жыл бұрын
Thank you for such a great recommendation
@Sam.osborne__5 жыл бұрын
Ahh cool I’m going to try this I’ve always had issues growing it in my nano, so you think this would work with aqua vitros iron as I could get that free from my lfs as I work there :)?
@justanotherchannel20765 жыл бұрын
Thanks man, I can't wait to give this a shot.
@Carlos23reef5 жыл бұрын
I’ve used Kent’s iron and manganese for years and I throw a grocery bag full of cheto every two weeks. thanks for the video.
@marcguimaraes5 жыл бұрын
Did the Iron help with your corals as well ? They look very healthy and big also.
@rolanddrafi79025 жыл бұрын
I have been having the same problem. Multiple times. Thanks for not giving up and figuring it out for us. I tried chaeto 3 times but this last time it has been staying alive but not multiplying. Ty
@eatsleepreef95655 жыл бұрын
🤙🏼
@VMart-or1gq4 жыл бұрын
Beautiful tank! I'm gonna try your recommendation with the cheato and Ferrion
@AngloSaxonFreeBritain5 жыл бұрын
Very enjoyable video ! Loved the length of detail you went into about this annoying subject ! Top marks from me 👍🏻
@JonathanTiki5 жыл бұрын
Do you always have your tank in the blue setting? I don’t know how to balance the more with and blue setting and how many hours I need of both or if any of the white.
@scotty2salty3274 жыл бұрын
Okay first off I would do anything you suggest because DAMN man your tank is absolutely breath taking! I'm setting up a 5 gallon nano with a hang on back fuge with Brightwell Koral Lagoon Substrat. I plan on adding Chaeto. I will definitely order a bottle of the Ferrion and try it out! Brightwell has some great products... Almost too many to choose from. Do you use any other Brightwell additives?
@ShanePsaltis4 жыл бұрын
Absolutely Fantastic tank, a real goal to strive for , can you please let me know what tank size this is, what lights you are using when shooting this video and what wave makers. Do you also dose any iodine?.
@catherinebelek96385 жыл бұрын
wonderful tank!!! Beautiful
@alexandravivaldi99934 жыл бұрын
You have a beautiful tank I am using chaeto it’s been two or three weeks I don’t see much progress I did inject iron I put the chaeto where the water comes down that section using RedSea sump also which lights are you using? And what’s your light settings
@Phangmaster3 жыл бұрын
Do you know what your Iron levels (ICP tested) were before and after you started dosing Ferrion? That would be worth seeing, also it's easily possible to have too much iron in a system, which can lead to all kinds of problems.
@Topp-Dogg-AKA-A.C.E2 жыл бұрын
Is there anyway you can send me a list of the coral you have in this aquarium setup. I'm new to reefing and I love the colors in your aquarium, great job!!!
@atfinthehouse86315 жыл бұрын
Hey I’m running two 33 Longs with HOB Finnex Refugium and lights, the chaeto just hangs in the chamber and grows like crazy.
@jluusaltwateraquarium83203 жыл бұрын
Super fantastic video and corrals too....Thanks for sharing its.... . ..
@lsoriano135 жыл бұрын
Do you test for a certain target level or do you just dose regularly
@WATCHDOG755 жыл бұрын
My chaeto is growing at a decent rate but I would love to help it out and help the rest of the tank. I’ll definitely be trying this stuff out. Thanks for sharing.
@teeztoyz3 жыл бұрын
Can you overdose on Ferrion? I have a 44 gal fish only with an led chaeto reactor. Like your previous experience chaeto is starting to crash it looks flimsy and withered basically unhealthy. So do you continually dose or is there a certain level of iron you try to maintain?
@Knobologist5 жыл бұрын
I'd really like your advice if I can. I have the Red Sea Reefer 170 and I use a chaeto reactor in my sump. I also use a BM curve 3.5 skimmer and for months I had no chaeto growth in my reactor. I didn't think this was 'normal' considering. It remained golf ball size for months on end but I thought I would experiment, so I turned my skimmer off and Chaeto has immediately took off. I'm harvesting it frequently now, about once a month. I did also increase my feedings after shutting down my skimmer to provide more nutrients. My system was just 'too clean' in my opinion. I don't know if the increase feedings have gave me great results with chaeto or the fact I shut down my skimmer. I would like to turn my skimmer back on but I'm afraid it will halt the chaeto.
@goldslinger4 жыл бұрын
I agree. Fermion is FANTASTIC! I couldn’t get anything to grow until I dosed it and it exploded! I took my GFO offline for the first time in 5 years.
@inventoryking4 жыл бұрын
Do you still recommend the LED for the fug?
@steelcowboy27515 ай бұрын
Absolutely beautiful tank because of the color variations
@stacywilliams16134 жыл бұрын
Hello, nice video, iv ordered some ferrion and will be using it in due course. My cheato was growing well then suddenly the black slime has come and, its now breaking down in the refugium. Just had an ICP and that confirms there is no Iron in the water at all!
@UBWR20224 жыл бұрын
Would you recommend brightwell cheato gro instead of iron?
@JermaineDrummonds4 жыл бұрын
Does the light you bought work well?
@SinghSingh-xp3hv3 жыл бұрын
I have been running a tunze 3181 algae reactor and it grow cheato very well with the purple light thanks for the recommendation for the cheoto booster
@jerryebner75824 жыл бұрын
How much cheato did you start with ? Brightwell makes a chaeto grow as well did you ever look at that?
@evankawi42193 жыл бұрын
Do you turn your refugium off for a little while when you add the iron ?
@colossuses4 жыл бұрын
About to try this. Let's hope Main display doesn't get overrun.
@kylhstand3 жыл бұрын
What else are you running with your chaeto reactor? Any sort of gfo, carbon / chemipure? I think I see a skimmer back there.
@garydsouza23352 жыл бұрын
hi just ordered it, hope its as good as you say
@twinturbo1115 жыл бұрын
do you have a link of that low profile fuge light ? thanks
@sidhyesh87 Жыл бұрын
What Light you are using , Or u are using filter lens on camera
@ImCools5 жыл бұрын
Wow very interesting I was having the same chaeto problem in my reactor I’m gonna try this out🤔👏🏻
@eatsleepreef95655 жыл бұрын
😊🤙🏼
@saltyfresh97125 жыл бұрын
Awesome video!!! Definitely going to have to order some new shirts too!! Any decals?
@eatsleepreef95655 жыл бұрын
Decals coming out ;)
@scottchadwick69214 жыл бұрын
You sure do have a beautiful tank
@2376dmwalker5 жыл бұрын
I've been wanting to do a refugium by converting my red sea 170/250 sump ato. It funny you ended up using the lights you did because I have three of those light for my indoor plants and they work great. Those will be my go-to light for when I do mine. Good info with the iron.
@Ruffles2065 жыл бұрын
2376dmwalker hey 👋 I’ll good idea you gonna go man Because I have the same tank 170 And the sump from 250 we’ll fit perfect But is you gonna get it new, I well do custom sump because I’m gonna do like that
@eatsleepreef95655 жыл бұрын
:)
@2376dmwalker5 жыл бұрын
@@Ruffles206 yea, the 170 sump came with the 1.5 gallon ato and I will just be using that. I'm putting a 5-10 gallon tank behind my main tank for an ato.
@rockylord75075 жыл бұрын
I have tried to grow cheato for years with no success ..i bought the kessil h360.. started dosing redsea colors ..the iron one...and all of a sudden it is growing soo fast i cannot keep up..its crazy...the light is a huge part of growing..the cheap light would never work..ive tried a dozen lights...the kessil was the answer! It is by far the best and worth every penny!
@twinturbo1115 жыл бұрын
Have you ever done a Triton ICP water test to see if you are low on Iron(Fe) ?
@antarcticmonarch93655 жыл бұрын
What skimmer is that? Why did you move away from the tunze 9004. Sorry but i cant find a video on your channel about this skimmer
@TheRcdcg3 жыл бұрын
I know this is old what are you growing it in. Is that the intank basket?
@CTzhang85855 жыл бұрын
how do you take pics under all these blue led lighting ?
@michaelratto10323 жыл бұрын
What kind of Acans are the orange ones in the bottom right?
@mittking18465 жыл бұрын
I going to grab a bottle for my little refugium on te back of my EVO 13.5 - I use the middle chamber and have been using a small LED grow stipe and it seems to be ok buI I wanted better growth. Got my Copepod motel back there as well.
@Lukieeeee5 жыл бұрын
How do you get your blue corals to look more blue?
@timlaw16125 жыл бұрын
I have the same problem WaterBox 230 display is 170, sump 40, fuge 8 g
@maokinus5 жыл бұрын
What hue were your old lights in your last attempts? Seems the color spectrum of the light can really impact your results. BRS did some tank trials around refugiums and spectrum played a huge role in their results.
@eatsleepreef95655 жыл бұрын
The old were 4 red one blue
@mogtrader84 жыл бұрын
How are you able to adjust your lights that way?
@fjbknoww34995 жыл бұрын
Aren’t you already dosing red sea coral colors? Isn’t there already iron in those also?
@matt31223 жыл бұрын
Do you have copepods? How do you manage them?
@Trollyoo4 жыл бұрын
You are dosing 3-4ml per 2 days.. hmm can I ask you how much is your water amount
@gabesreef5 жыл бұрын
Currently I have 3 tanks. A 3ish gallon fluval spect, a 13.5g fluval evo and a 56g tall marineland. All 3 have been doing great with refugiums. I dont dose anything. Chaeto and calerpa. The spect has macro inside of the tank so it's not a typical refugium. The eco has one in chamber 2 with the intank media basket and I have converted an aqua clear 110 on the 56 tall into a very successful refugium. I know that every tank is different but I dont dose a single thing and I'm having so much success with all 3 tanks. The bigger 2 are mixed reefs and I see no reason to change a single thing. But should I have a problem with macroalgae, at least I have a great place to begin... so thanks
@eatsleepreef95655 жыл бұрын
Nice happy to hear yours are working :)
@davidjames62503 жыл бұрын
Great info and your tank look beautiful keep up the great y
@davidjames62503 жыл бұрын
Work
@ghost2k255 жыл бұрын
Be careful when u add the light to the glass of you tank, Ive had personal experience with the heat of the light slowly cracking the glass
@crispers7024 жыл бұрын
Is it bad?
@krickenthekraken8844 Жыл бұрын
I know this is a three year old video, but I just started trying to grow Chito and I know this is going to be my answer! I have a 30 bio cube, and I found a really cool submersible small led plant light I can put in the back of the tank - so hope it works🤞🏻🍀
@jimmy0552 Жыл бұрын
does it work?
@frankgrillo56315 жыл бұрын
Beautiful tank...........
@bluefathoms32365 жыл бұрын
Hey bud ...i tried to dose feul (more)for this purpose...is it the same? But i have slacked on dosing it accordingly and now it went slimey on me AGAIN Ugh! Im gonna see if my lfs has this in stock
@eatsleepreef95655 жыл бұрын
FUEL is aminos and has phosphates so I would not do it for this. You can order it online too
@marcelrodriguez20674 жыл бұрын
Im having issues keeping nitrates above 1 due to the refugium.
@nsboost5 жыл бұрын
My 28g nanocube with a inTank basket grows cheato like CRAZY
@chiroguybk31465 жыл бұрын
What type of light are you using on the Cheato?
@DogFacePuffa4 жыл бұрын
I have a 24g LED Nanocube with the intank basket in chamber one but I grow chaeto in chamber two. I mounted an $8 3 LED red Halloween spot light behind the tank that shoots in through the glass and I harvest ball once per week.
@xXOhFuckingSnapXx5 жыл бұрын
Chaeto Reactor has been perfect for me. Grows fast ,healthy ,and has a lot of pods in it.
@rickyricardo755 жыл бұрын
How do you keep your pods when you clean your reactor?
@acanskywalker68065 жыл бұрын
@@rickyricardo75 I fill a 5 gal bucket about 1/4 full and shake the pods off in there, I collect them out with a turkey baster & put them in one of three tanks!
@themediclife5 жыл бұрын
i know its off topic for the video but do you have any care tips you could share for the goniopora you have?
@eatsleepreef95655 жыл бұрын
Will do ;)
@RipVanWinkle_Nature_Discovery5 жыл бұрын
I 2nd that. Goniopora is one of my favs and those two that we see are really awsome.
@DartFrogDojo3 жыл бұрын
Have you replaced Ferrion with Chaeto Gro? As Chaeto Gro contains Iron.
@pisceseyeAtul4 жыл бұрын
Amazing tank
@cross365 жыл бұрын
Did they change the name of this product
@juliekernahan94804 жыл бұрын
Will adding this , does it hurt the Copepods living in the cheato ?
@jesusrogeliozarate2 жыл бұрын
any one has the link of the light he is talking about?
@abh39605 жыл бұрын
what light looks like your color but cheaper buddy?
@adon5125 жыл бұрын
I grow caulerpa in my sump and never have a problem. For lighting I use kessil H80 and I use the same product from brightwell great video bro👍👍
@eatsleepreef95655 жыл бұрын
Thanks man
@adon5125 жыл бұрын
Reef-STI my tip I will recommend you is to run your light for 13 hrs a day. I keep my lighting High intensity in my sump. My NO3 I keep it at 10 PPM and my PO3 at 0.04 PPm .. my sure Is on a timer good luck
@Ruffles2065 жыл бұрын
Eli Reef hey thank you for your tip I’m gonna do video in few days about my new par38 and dosing iron you can see how is go, I’m thinking about the kessil H80 and prime fuge lights still don’t know what should I go lol
@adon5125 жыл бұрын
@@Ruffles206 your welcome, this is what is about giving each other tips in this hobby. I would still recommend you to go for kessil H80, because it works great for me. Also, continue to keep the lighting on a timer. Good luck! 👍
@adon5125 жыл бұрын
@@Ruffles206 Oh and by the way the Prime fuges lights are also really good.
@rolanddrafi79025 жыл бұрын
I have reached out to Aarons aquarium and fish of hex about the chaeto in a nano. They both had nothing like this for me.
@DogFacePuffa4 жыл бұрын
I have a 24g LED Nanocube with the intank basket in chamber one but I grow chaeto in chamber two. I mounted an $8 3 LED red Halloween spot light behind the tank that shoots in through the glass and I harvest ball once per week.
@albertviamontes79925 жыл бұрын
What do you use to stick the light to the back of the tank? Velcro?
@eatsleepreef95655 жыл бұрын
Exactly :)
@qussell42335 жыл бұрын
Get a marina breeder HOB, get the 0.5 gallon, throw some chaeto and a grow light and works great. I’ve been throwing out baseball size balls of chaeto every week and my tank is only 20G. Total cost was $25, much cheaper than reactor or in back chamber👍
@eatsleepreef95655 жыл бұрын
I wouldn’t be able to deal with the look or else I woudl do it 😞
@bobbybenedict10275 жыл бұрын
Stupid question. Where did you get that dual measuring cup that you used to dose the iron in this video?
@eatsleepreef95655 жыл бұрын
Comes with all Red Sea supliment product.
@bobbybenedict10275 жыл бұрын
@@eatsleepreef9565 Thank you.
@robertmccreary47495 жыл бұрын
I have a large refugium area. Nice grow light 300 watts. Chaeto still dies off anyway. I haven't check my iron. That's my next step
@Jel0XD4 жыл бұрын
Gona play the devil's here but yeah okay it's growing faster but is it taking in more NO3 and PO4 or since the Iron was the limiting factor, it's growing like that but still using the same amount. All it could be doing is making the reefer harvest more often.
@volcomsanchez5 жыл бұрын
dope tank
@AquariumsDownUnder5 жыл бұрын
I love the T-shirt’s but do you reckon you would be able to make a hoodie because I would a hoodie with the two clowns on it
@eatsleepreef95655 жыл бұрын
Should be released in about 2 weeks
@AquariumsDownUnder5 жыл бұрын
I can’t wait
@MrMangoHaze1264 жыл бұрын
God bless you
@thechosenone9943 Жыл бұрын
Just bought some , chaeto just sitting in refugium on pause 😭
@Elreydelsiding Жыл бұрын
how much light
@josirishernandez18195 жыл бұрын
Nice tank
@ar-arnitro5 жыл бұрын
Awesome video
@eatsleepreef95655 жыл бұрын
Thanks
@RipVanWinkle_Nature_Discovery5 жыл бұрын
Chaeto, feather caulerpa, calciferous caulerpa, grape caulerpa, all grow well in my system but great info regardless.
@aloeus78435 жыл бұрын
You don't think the new light and light spectrum is whats giving the new growth?
@jimmygreenspan88324 жыл бұрын
That might work for you, but what if you already have a ton of green hair algae? Won't I be feeding the algae too?
@muhammedhajat93914 жыл бұрын
Good question. Would also like to know
@xM3THOD1x5 жыл бұрын
so you tried the ferrion with the reactor?
@eatsleepreef95655 жыл бұрын
Never with reactor
@nikolamk15 жыл бұрын
is this the same chateo from previous video? same lights and same flow ? thanks
@eatsleepreef95655 жыл бұрын
No that last one died :/
@nikolamk15 жыл бұрын
@@eatsleepreef9565 I mean whole chateo reactor, not only algae :)
@stevedodd78835 жыл бұрын
thats just what i was thinking about the Goniopora
@ghost2k255 жыл бұрын
What’s ur dosing routine with the iron?
@eatsleepreef95655 жыл бұрын
3ml every 2 days
@CescaTheDarkHorse5 жыл бұрын
Nice video :)
@johnson45235 жыл бұрын
if i start using this than i guess I should also buy an Iron testing kit as well lol?
@eatsleepreef95655 жыл бұрын
No you will be fine. If the algae dies then obviously you stop. Chaeto eats this stuff like crazy