Chaeto question

I have 50 gal. fuge.... so a lot of space. I have a small "ball" of chaeto in there and it is floating on the surface. Do you normally want it a few inches under the surface? Or further down? Or is it good just right on the surface? Some of it (not much at all) is above the surface. My light is on the top of the tank so it is pretty much directly over the algae (like 2 inches above)...?

 

wow that's a big refuge.. Any pics??

 

My sump is 90 gal. and a little over one half is for fuge. I JUST started it so I don't have sand or rock in it yet.... just the chaeto. I attached the pic of chaeto floating in it...

 

Floating on the surface should be fine, thats what mine does and it grows like crazy.

 

yep chaeto is a floating algae it will grow like crazy with a full spec light blub home depot

 

good call..... just checking!!!!

 

Thats a huge sump tgood!
When I was changing my sump configuration to allow a fuge, I read that it is best to tumble it to allow all sides to get equal light. Can be done with just a air stone and a small pump. I'v only had mine fuge for a week so I have very little experience, just sharing what I read.

 

I have mine floating and the baffles keep it from going into my return.

 

Heard success with a cheato cage, so I'm going to try that and plant my mangroves in the cheato.