Cheato & Pods

[PotomacBoater]

I want to grow both Cheato and pods in my refugium,

but I'm reading conflicting reports about lighting requirements

 

If I do an alternate light schedule for the cheato (10ish hours a night)

will that be too much light for the pods?

 

If they are nocturnal, then when is it night time for them?

 

Will I need to harvest the pods from time to time,

or will they natural overflow into the return and into the tank?

 

Thanks,

 

Matt

[Ryan S]

I want to grow both Cheato and pods in my refugium,

but I'm reading conflicting reports about lighting requirements

 

If I do an alternate light schedule for the cheato (10ish hours a night)

will that be too much light for the pods?

 

If they are nocturnal, then when is it night time for them?

 

Will I need to harvest the pods from time to time,

or will they natural overflow into the return and into the tank?

 

Thanks,

 

Matt

 

10 hours reverse is fine. I use a shop light from home depot with a 6500k bulb. grows chaeto like crazy. the pods will be fine. you will need to harvest the chaeto from time to time, but not the pods. they will find their way into your sump/dt on their own (gravity overflow for them is better, but return pump slice n dice will get them there as well).

[icecool2]

Chaeto will grow under just about anything. I've seen very good results with the "daylight" CFL bulbs.

 

<br><br>I know plenty of people who run their fuge lights 24 hours a day and have thriving pod populations. <br><br>Your schedule should work just fine.

 

<br><br>No need to harvest the pods.

Edited June 7, 2012 by icecool2

[PotomacBoater]

Will the return pump cut them up on the way to the DT, or are they so small that it won't matter?

 

Is Cheato enough for them to hid in, or do they need rubble/shells too?

 

 

 

[Ryan S]

Will the return pump cut them up on the way to the DT, or are they so small that it won't matter?

 

Is Cheato enough for them to hid in, or do they need rubble/shells too?

 

They will survive the return pump. And chaeto is enough for them to hide in.

[Chad]

^yep, I've seen small fish make it through.