Light requirments for Chaeto

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I figured out how to rig a Rio 10 LED light into the back compartment of thy 24G JBJ. I run a DSB in this area.

The idea is that I run a small ball of Chaeto above the DSB once I have installed the light.

  1. Is a 10 LED light enough to keep a cheto ball alive?
  2. It is a blue/white combination one, is it better to get a white only one?
  3. Is a 24 hours cycle the best, or do I rig it on reverse cycle?
 
1. May work, might not - I would lean towards working
2. Rather go white, plants prefer the lower K light
3. I run mine 18 hours a day
 
reverse cycle as Thalion said .. reckon if your chaeto becomes "see through" / colourless and starts breaking up it is not doing that great ..
 
Thalion said:
Just use a energy saving bulb Philips Do one Cool Daylight 6500k, reverse timing to you tank is good helps stabilize you PH.
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Yeah but if you ran 24 hour cycle, you would still stabilise the pH
 
Hi guys - I don't think that the Rio moonlights have enough PAR rating to REALLY make the chaeto grow. It might just just sustain it to survive.

I have also experimented with my energy saver globe I am using. I have found if I ONLY run the globe/light 12 hours in reverse cycle, my chaeto would not grow. Perhaps if you have a VERY STRONG energy saver, this would work. I use a 11 watt energy saver, and the chaeto only started to grow once I kept the energy saver on for 24 hours..
 
jacquesb said:
Hi guys - I don't think that the Rio moonlights have enough PAR rating to REALLY make the chaeto grow. It might just just sustain it to survive.

I have also experimented with my energy saver globe I am using. I have found if I ONLY run the globe/light 12 hours in reverse cycle, my chaeto would not grow. Perhaps if you have a VERY STRONG energy saver, this would work. I use a 11 watt energy saver, and the chaeto only started to grow once I kept the energy saver on for 24 hours..
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Agree with Jacques, my chaeto only started growing when i ran 18 hours a day.

I have seen systems that run MH, for 8 hours a day and the chaeto thrives like weeds
 
sweet. i think i'm gonna give my chaeto a 24h photoperiod for a while. running 2x 11w white energy savers. and now i just added a 10000k t8. see if i can start a little farm:p
 
no chance of getting my sump to be outside. gonna try leaving my light savers 11w on for a 24h period.
 
Ok, no change of adding a sump to my JBJ, or moving it outside.

I will go and get a all white Rio tomorrow. Perhaps I can fit two in.

Saw some nice LED panels today at the light shop, may give them a try as well. No idea how the wiring work.

Will run it 24h cycle.

Who's got a chaeto available?
 
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