May I just ask which is better Mangrove or Chatoemorph

[Mikro]

For excess nutrient export

[kar93]

Chaeto

[Toddrtrex]

Chatoemorph would be better. There have been other posts, and if I am not mistaken a study, that mangroves are fairly poor choice for nutrient export -- the are slow at it.

[kynan]

chaeto is much hardier than mangroves. It does a good job...what I would do is Cheato in a fuge with a 6" or so DSB..that will get your trates down to zero, or close to it...remember it takes a little time for both to get established.

If you want to get real economical, if you are running halides, pick up a cpr backpack fuge, stuff it with some sand or miracle mud for a small base, then stuff cheato in it and let the excess light from the halides do the lighting for you. Works great for me.

[o.c.d.]

Chaeto rules not only does it do a better job but when it needs harvesting you can trade it in at some LFS. Tried the rest chatos the best.

[Pmolan]

I bought some off ebay just to try them. That was 6 months ago. They grew only an inch. I don't think they do much.

[Twz]

Originally posted by Pmolan
I bought some off ebay just to try them. That was 6 months ago. They grew only an inch. I don't think they do much.

Lucky;
I had a 7'' ball given to me a few years ago
it did not grow at all,
it is not the size of about a lonnie and i cant seem to get it to grow

[BigAl2007]

Cheato all the way! I have to give it away or throw it away if no one local needs any. It's an AMAZING Nutrient Expoter!!

[o.c.d.]

Pmolan are you talking about mangrove or chato and Twz same question.I grow a 7" ball easily every week, 1 month harvest a 6"x14"bag of chato

[Pmolan]

Sorry... Mangroves. I have chaeto also. I can knit a sweater with all that I have.

[Twz]

Originally posted by o.c.d.
Pmolan are you talking about mangrove or chato and Twz same question.I grow a 7" ball easily every week, 1 month harvest a 6"x14"bag of chato

Im talking about cheato
i can get it to grow at all
i dont know if its lighting or not
i had a fluorescent grow bulb on my sump my mangroves were doing wicked
but still no luck with the cheato
i just put on two 20 000k 20W bulbs and still no luck,
so im not sure what to do now...

[o.c.d.]

My fuge has 2 39w T5's and the bulbs are my displays used 10month bulbs I rotate them every 2 to 3 months on the fuge

[vanmo92]

Definetly cheto.

[m2434]

caulpera

Although I won't use it for other reasons, chaeto is next best

[Twz]

Originally posted by o.c.d.
My fuge has 2 39w T5's and the bulbs are my displays used 10month bulbs I rotate them every 2 to 3 months on the fuge

Well When i start my new tank i will try this set up on my sump

[SPAMREEF]

Both lol cheto is great but it can get into pumps and ect. mangroves dont do much ,,,but sometimes thats a good thing