polarbear Posted October 4, 2011 Share Posted October 4, 2011 I have a good sized ball of cheato in my refugium. When I move it around I notice that some stuff gets knocked off of it and floats into the water. Not sure what it is that comes off. I also see what looks like sponge growing in it. Is there a need to rinse the cheato in a bucket of salt water or should I just leave it alone? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pailines Posted October 4, 2011 Share Posted October 4, 2011 Imo, the 'stuff' that comes off your cheato is probably some kind of algae. It's base on my personal reference, but i would take the cheato out, and slosh the cheato gently in salt water. This gets rid of some algae build up in the cheato and basically prevents algae from free-flowing into your main display. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aqua Girl Posted October 5, 2011 Share Posted October 5, 2011 (edited) I agree, it could be epiphytes (algae that grows on macroalgae/plants). In nature they can be problematic because they grow on macroalgae as a substrate and restrict the light that the macroalgae needs to absorb for photosynthesis. Its definitely not a bad idea to rinse it off so that your cheato can photosynthesize at its full potential. Edited October 5, 2011 by Aqua Girl Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jamesdean3 Posted October 12, 2011 Share Posted October 12, 2011 BABY PODS!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jamesdean3 Posted October 12, 2011 Share Posted October 12, 2011 ohh thats my guess Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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