• The hetamorph has come to life!

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Zachary

You answered your question first and then asked it!

Debra8438

The thing is, I once dug into the topics about non-growing chetomorphs. And almost everywhere it was written that the culprit was the unsuitable light spectrum and lack of food. No one mentioned calcium, magnesium, and iodine. Did they know and keep silent? Moreover, the chetomorph settled in when there was almost no one living in the aquarium and there were no consumers of calcium and magnesium except for Carolina, yet it did not grow.

Adrienne

I didn't stay silent, I answered right away! High levels of calcium and stability in the system are related to Halimeda!!!! In young aquariums, it doesn't live long, which is why it's said to be difficult to keep. On the other hand, Cheatomorpha consumes nitrates, and in the absence of them, it often doesn't grow, but I think there is something else besides nitrates... the correct spectrum of lights, and maybe something else.

Leslie

She needs a small amount of phosphates. I think it's 29:1 to nitrates or 129:1, I don't remember the exact figure.

Jonathon8514

Rather 29:1, but from this point on, are there any concentrations? Methodology? Was everything done by eye?

Daniel132

I take a 10% 10 ml ampoule of calcium chloride and magnesium sulfate from the pharmacy. For 1.5 liters of osmosis water, I pour in the ampoule of calcium and half an ampoule of magnesium. I add about 100 ml daily to replace the evaporated water. Iodine is calculated at 1 drop per 100 liters of water. I have come to the conclusion that calcium and magnesium have no direct effect on chaetomorpha. The reason is the increased time between water changes. Consequently, nitrates and phosphates increase, and chaetomorpha has started to grow. Or are there other opinions?