Now THAT'S Chaeto!

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  1. rocketmandb

    rocketmandb Ocellaris Clown

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    Great meeting you too - I must have monster chaeto! :)
     
    rocketmandb, Mar 26, 2012
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  2. Todd_Sails

    Todd_Sails Giant Squid

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    Within a week of adding another light and over tripling the wattage, it's already showing big growth again, it has already packed the new basket,
    thanks for the inspiation to get more out of my chaeto basket.
     
    Todd_Sails, Mar 30, 2012
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  3. rocketmandb

    rocketmandb Ocellaris Clown

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    Nice! Clearly a lot of light helps this stuff take off.
     
    rocketmandb, Mar 30, 2012
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  4. Thatgrimguy

    Thatgrimguy Flying Squid

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    Chaeto comes from reef regions in very shallow waters. So reef power lighting makes perfect sense for max growth. (lower kelvin to account for the depth of water)
     
    Thatgrimguy, Mar 30, 2012
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  5. zoo 4 life

    zoo 4 life Coral Banded Shrimp

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    I bought this LED light Dimmable New PAR38 12W Watt Led Aquarium Reef Coral White Blue Grow Light | eBay to replace the CFL that I was using for my 30 gallon sump/fuge combo, within 1 week the chaeto nearly doubled in size! It even has a remote to dim the light! Just put it into my HD edison fixture clamp on light! Works like a charm and it will last 50,000 hours! My electric bill has already gone down some! Just thought I would share my experience. One thing to note, it is not recommended to leave the light on for more than 20 hours at a time, I run mine opposite to my dalights.
     
    zoo 4 life, Mar 30, 2012
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