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  • @chwkreefer8777
    @chwkreefer8777 5 років тому +1

    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.

  • @Carlos23reef
    @Carlos23reef 5 років тому +10

    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.

  • @rockylord7507
    @rockylord7507 5 років тому

    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!

  • @rolanddrafi7902
    @rolanddrafi7902 5 років тому +1

    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

  • @t0l4nd
    @t0l4nd 5 років тому +3

    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!

  • @goldslinger
    @goldslinger 5 років тому

    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.

  • @krickenthekraken8844
    @krickenthekraken8844 Рік тому +1

    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🤞🏻🍀

  • @callmebigpapa
    @callmebigpapa 3 дні тому

    I want my entire main tank stuffed with Chaeto so this is really helpful. Thanks for sharing

  • @ASBsweet
    @ASBsweet 5 років тому +2

    I'm all over this! Great video! I've been struggling with chaeto since day one.....

  • @ghost2k25
    @ghost2k25 5 років тому +6

    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

  • @seralaltidor370
    @seralaltidor370 5 років тому +1

    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

  • @rolanddrafi7902
    @rolanddrafi7902 5 років тому +3

    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.

    • @DogFacePuffa
      @DogFacePuffa 5 років тому

      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.

  • @xXOhFuckingSnapXx
    @xXOhFuckingSnapXx 5 років тому +4

    Chaeto Reactor has been perfect for me. Grows fast ,healthy ,and has a lot of pods in it.

    • @rickyricardo75
      @rickyricardo75 5 років тому

      How do you keep your pods when you clean your reactor?

    • @acanskywalker6806
      @acanskywalker6806 5 років тому +1

      @@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!

  • @karennation3580
    @karennation3580 3 місяці тому

    How do you change water without exposing corals to the air? I am wanting to put some corals up high on my tonga branches that so far been placing vertically but I wont be able to do water changes without air hitting them! You and you alone was my inspiration 4 years ago to get in this hobby!

  • @greetingsearthlingspluto6666
    @greetingsearthlingspluto6666 5 років тому

    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.

  • @gabesreef
    @gabesreef 5 років тому +2

    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

  • @channelchupathingee9195
    @channelchupathingee9195 5 років тому +5

    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

  • @justanotherchannel2076
    @justanotherchannel2076 5 років тому +2

    Thanks man, I can't wait to give this a shot.

  • @qussell4233
    @qussell4233 5 років тому +1

    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👍

    • @eatsleepreef9565
      @eatsleepreef9565  5 років тому

      I wouldn’t be able to deal with the look or else I woudl do it 😞

  • @EastMontana1
    @EastMontana1 5 років тому +1

    Did the Iron help with your corals as well ? They look very healthy and big also.

  • @atfinthehouse8631
    @atfinthehouse8631 5 років тому +3

    Hey I’m running two 33 Longs with HOB Finnex Refugium and lights, the chaeto just hangs in the chamber and grows like crazy.

  • @ProppedNutFPV
    @ProppedNutFPV 5 років тому +1

    I'm not sure I'm getting the idea behind this. Since iron in excess is used as fuel for unwanted algae in our tanks. Isn't it kind of counterintuitive just to grow macro? What is the benefit? I'm my tank Phos and Nitrates run extremely low. Good husbandry and not over feeding must contribute to that. I feed quite a lot to my tank.

    • @eatsleepreef9565
      @eatsleepreef9565  5 років тому +1

      You are true but the thing is if you aren’t dosing and growing algae quicker than you replenish iron then that’s where the issues start. Remember my tank goes months without water changes with is probably also the reason

  • @robertmccreary4749
    @robertmccreary4749 5 років тому

    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

  • @OldSalty22
    @OldSalty22 5 років тому +3

    Who cares about the nitrates and phosphates. Just look at his tank... BEAUTIFUL. IMO a lot of us are always chasing these. Just look at your tank. Your corals will tell you when something is wrong. You cant truly enjoy your reef or this hobby if your always chasing them

  • @johnlabunski4219
    @johnlabunski4219 5 років тому +4

    Naturally adding anything to my tank is a worry. How does the Ferrion affect my tank overall, and corals?

    • @alwaystmoza
      @alwaystmoza 5 років тому

      Was going to ask the same question...hope he replies. If this helps the chaeto grow would other algae in our tanks grow like crazy too ??

  • @jluusaltwateraquarium8320
    @jluusaltwateraquarium8320 4 роки тому

    Super fantastic video and corrals too....Thanks for sharing its.... . ..

  • @stacywilliams1613
    @stacywilliams1613 4 роки тому

    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!

  • @maokinus
    @maokinus 5 років тому +1

    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.

  • @themediclife
    @themediclife 5 років тому +5

    i know its off topic for the video but do you have any care tips you could share for the goniopora you have?

  • @thereefinrican
    @thereefinrican 5 років тому +2

    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.👍🏻

  • @steelcowboy2751
    @steelcowboy2751 10 місяців тому

    Absolutely beautiful tank because of the color variations

  • @DartFrogDojo
    @DartFrogDojo 3 роки тому

    Have you replaced Ferrion with Chaeto Gro? As Chaeto Gro contains Iron.

  • @jerryebner7582
    @jerryebner7582 4 роки тому

    How much cheato did you start with ? Brightwell makes a chaeto grow as well did you ever look at that?

  • @WATCHDOG75
    @WATCHDOG75 5 років тому

    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.

  • @teeztoyz
    @teeztoyz 3 роки тому

    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?

  • @scotty2salty327
    @scotty2salty327 4 роки тому

    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?

  • @antarcticmonarch9365
    @antarcticmonarch9365 5 років тому

    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

  • @skookumchuckreefer978
    @skookumchuckreefer978 5 років тому +3

    Wow man is that ever a lot of cheato.

  • @2376dmwalker
    @2376dmwalker 5 років тому +1

    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.

    • @Ruffles206
      @Ruffles206 5 років тому

      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

    • @eatsleepreef9565
      @eatsleepreef9565  5 років тому

      :)

    • @2376dmwalker
      @2376dmwalker 5 років тому

      @@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.

  • @DeeFromBrooklyn
    @DeeFromBrooklyn 5 років тому +2

    Depends on light period and how much cheato you use.

  • @Trollyoo
    @Trollyoo 5 років тому

    You are dosing 3-4ml per 2 days.. hmm can I ask you how much is your water amount

  • @kylhstand
    @kylhstand 3 роки тому

    What else are you running with your chaeto reactor? Any sort of gfo, carbon / chemipure? I think I see a skimmer back there.

  • @Topp-Dogg-AKA-A.C.E
    @Topp-Dogg-AKA-A.C.E 3 роки тому

    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!!!

  • @Knobologist
    @Knobologist 5 років тому

    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.

  • @RipVanWinkle_Nature_Discovery
    @RipVanWinkle_Nature_Discovery 5 років тому

    Chaeto, feather caulerpa, calciferous caulerpa, grape caulerpa, all grow well in my system but great info regardless.

  • @colossuses
    @colossuses 5 років тому +1

    About to try this. Let's hope Main display doesn't get overrun.

  • @charlesavec
    @charlesavec Місяць тому

    What a beautiful tank.

  • @evankawi4219
    @evankawi4219 3 роки тому

    Do you turn your refugium off for a little while when you add the iron ?

  • @juliekernahan9480
    @juliekernahan9480 4 роки тому

    Will adding this , does it hurt the Copepods living in the cheato ?

  • @timlaw1612
    @timlaw1612 5 років тому +2

    I have the same problem WaterBox 230 display is 170, sump 40, fuge 8 g

  • @aloeus7843
    @aloeus7843 5 років тому

    You don't think the new light and light spectrum is whats giving the new growth?

  • @ShanePsaltis
    @ShanePsaltis 4 роки тому

    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?.

  • @sidhyesh87
    @sidhyesh87 Рік тому

    What Light you are using , Or u are using filter lens on camera

  • @inventoryking
    @inventoryking 4 роки тому

    Do you still recommend the LED for the fug?

  • @nsboost
    @nsboost 5 років тому +5

    My 28g nanocube with a inTank basket grows cheato like CRAZY

    • @chiroguybk3146
      @chiroguybk3146 5 років тому +1

      What type of light are you using on the Cheato?

    • @DogFacePuffa
      @DogFacePuffa 5 років тому

      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.

  • @JonathanTiki
    @JonathanTiki 5 років тому +1

    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.

  • @jimmygreenspan8832
    @jimmygreenspan8832 5 років тому

    So Brightwell makes ChaetoGro...but this is better at making chaeto grow? What the heck!

  • @Jel0XD
    @Jel0XD 4 роки тому

    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.

  • @fjbknoww3499
    @fjbknoww3499 5 років тому

    Aren’t you already dosing red sea coral colors? Isn’t there already iron in those also?

  • @trelopouloss
    @trelopouloss 5 років тому

    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

  • @garydsouza2335
    @garydsouza2335 3 роки тому

    hi just ordered it, hope its as good as you say

  • @mittking1846
    @mittking1846 5 років тому

    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.

  • @saltyfresh9712
    @saltyfresh9712 5 років тому +1

    Awesome video!!! Definitely going to have to order some new shirts too!! Any decals?

  • @adon512
    @adon512 5 років тому +1

    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👍👍

    • @eatsleepreef9565
      @eatsleepreef9565  5 років тому +1

      Thanks man

    • @adon512
      @adon512 5 років тому

      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

    • @Ruffles206
      @Ruffles206 5 років тому +1

      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

    • @adon512
      @adon512 5 років тому

      @@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! 👍

    • @adon512
      @adon512 5 років тому

      @@Ruffles206 Oh and by the way the Prime fuges lights are also really good.

  • @lsoriano13
    @lsoriano13 5 років тому

    Do you test for a certain target level or do you just dose regularly

  • @Sam.osborne__
    @Sam.osborne__ 5 років тому +1

    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 :)?

  • @Phangmaster
    @Phangmaster 4 роки тому

    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.

  • @scottchadwick6921
    @scottchadwick6921 5 років тому

    You sure do have a beautiful tank

  • @matt3122
    @matt3122 3 роки тому

    Do you have copepods? How do you manage them?

  • @catherinebelek9638
    @catherinebelek9638 5 років тому +1

    wonderful tank!!! Beautiful

  • @alexandravivaldi9993
    @alexandravivaldi9993 4 роки тому

    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

  • @michaelratto1032
    @michaelratto1032 3 роки тому

    What kind of Acans are the orange ones in the bottom right?

  • @TheRcdcg
    @TheRcdcg 3 роки тому

    I know this is old what are you growing it in. Is that the intank basket?

  • @AngloSaxonFreeBritain
    @AngloSaxonFreeBritain 5 років тому

    Very enjoyable video ! Loved the length of detail you went into about this annoying subject ! Top marks from me 👍🏻

  • @UBWR2022
    @UBWR2022 5 років тому

    Would you recommend brightwell cheato gro instead of iron?

  • @twinturbo111
    @twinturbo111 5 років тому +1

    do you have a link of that low profile fuge light ? thanks

  • @thechosenone9943
    @thechosenone9943 Рік тому

    Just bought some , chaeto just sitting in refugium on pause 😭

  • @stevedodd7883
    @stevedodd7883 5 років тому

    thats just what i was thinking about the Goniopora

  • @MoeReefs
    @MoeReefs 5 років тому +2

    I went through the same cycle growth and death in my chaeto reactor. Eventually I took it offline. I also went through suppliments to keep it going. I did start to use iron and it helped but eventually the death cycle continued. The only thing that helped was complete reset with new chaeto and it would grow for one cycle and then die after it was trimmed. I thought the iron helped but eventually that would not work either. I am thinking it really has something to do with co2 exchange, not enough in the small reactor. If you can let more air into the reactor I am willing to bet that will make it explode. Now I keep chaeto in a sump and it grows like crazy and I notice most of it on the top is just about exposed to the air.

    • @eatsleepreef9565
      @eatsleepreef9565  5 років тому +1

      Interesting. We will see what happens with this. But nothing like growing in a sump

    • @L3G3NDARYK1LL3R
      @L3G3NDARYK1LL3R 5 років тому

      Is it also at the top closest to the light?

    • @MoeReefs
      @MoeReefs 5 років тому

      @@L3G3NDARYK1LL3R Yes like in the wild I think.

  • @SinghSingh-xp3hv
    @SinghSingh-xp3hv 3 роки тому

    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

  • @nikolamk1
    @nikolamk1 5 років тому +1

    is this the same chateo from previous video? same lights and same flow ? thanks

    • @eatsleepreef9565
      @eatsleepreef9565  5 років тому

      No that last one died :/

    • @nikolamk1
      @nikolamk1 5 років тому

      @@eatsleepreef9565 I mean whole chateo reactor, not only algae :)

  • @radupopa7192
    @radupopa7192 5 років тому

    I bet your tank does't look like this in reality. You cranck the colors to much man. It's so vivid it looks unreal, in a bad sense. Everyrhing else is looking good. Keep up the good work!

    • @lauraholmes9353
      @lauraholmes9353 5 років тому

      My tank at home has these kinds of colours in person. It looks fine. No weird blowout in saturation... that’s why we love this hobby; it’s gorgeous. It looks like a reef in blue and actinic lights only... no white light and some coral has a natural fluorescent quality like how things grow under a black light. That said, it is really difficult to perfectly film with a camera and blue light filter, and match the way our eyes see it.

    • @bloothechronosapien4288
      @bloothechronosapien4288 2 роки тому

      I think those super bright colours come from the extreme blue lighting. Sure they look nice but its so unnaturally bright and your whole tank is just blue, looks nothing like an actual reef

  • @JermaineDrummonds
    @JermaineDrummonds 4 роки тому

    Does the light you bought work well?

  • @bobbybenedict1027
    @bobbybenedict1027 5 років тому +1

    Stupid question. Where did you get that dual measuring cup that you used to dose the iron in this video?

  • @AquariumsDownUnder
    @AquariumsDownUnder 5 років тому +2

    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

  • @dynamic21
    @dynamic21 2 роки тому

    But you added a new light to the chaeto… that’s another variable.

  • @Elreydelsiding
    @Elreydelsiding Рік тому

    how much light

  • @frankgrillo5631
    @frankgrillo5631 5 років тому

    Beautiful tank...........

  • @VMart-or1gq
    @VMart-or1gq 4 роки тому

    Beautiful tank! I'm gonna try your recommendation with the cheato and Ferrion

  • @jimmygreenspan8832
    @jimmygreenspan8832 5 років тому

    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?

  • @abh3960
    @abh3960 5 років тому

    for 31 inch wide 45 gallon...

  • @albertviamontes7992
    @albertviamontes7992 5 років тому +1

    What do you use to stick the light to the back of the tank? Velcro?

  • @bluefathoms3236
    @bluefathoms3236 5 років тому +1

    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

    • @eatsleepreef9565
      @eatsleepreef9565  5 років тому +1

      FUEL is aminos and has phosphates so I would not do it for this. You can order it online too

  • @xM3THOD1x
    @xM3THOD1x 5 років тому +2

    so you tried the ferrion with the reactor?

  • @marcelrodriguez2067
    @marcelrodriguez2067 5 років тому

    Im having issues keeping nitrates above 1 due to the refugium.

  • @cross36
    @cross36 5 років тому

    Did they change the name of this product

  • @mogtrader8
    @mogtrader8 4 роки тому

    How are you able to adjust your lights that way?

  • @twinturbo111
    @twinturbo111 5 років тому

    Have you ever done a Triton ICP water test to see if you are low on Iron(Fe) ?

  • @CTzhang8585
    @CTzhang8585 5 років тому

    how do you take pics under all these blue led lighting ?

  • @Ruffles206
    @Ruffles206 5 років тому

    You know how old the tank need to be, to put caulerpa? Because I don’t have any problem to grow up macroalgae cheato.
    I add caulerpa and get sexual in 7 days
    I’m dosing 5ml every others day
    Don’t know if is because my tank is 3 months old or something