Chaeto Question

[Russ J.]

I;ve recently set up a refugium and put a "wad" of Chaeto in it. I am using
a 19 watt 5100k flourescent lamp about 1 foot away. The plant is full of
bubblesat the surface and below, but the area near the surface is turning
brown. Is this normal? Too much light? not enough water flow?

Thanks

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[Marc Levenson]

It isn't too much light, but the surface plant is getting
cooked a bit. I run my lights (same as yours) about 4" off
the water, and surface plants die back. The stuff beneath
does great.

If you could keep it just beneath the surface, none of it
would brown at all. I've never worried about it.

Marc


Russ J. wrote:
> I;ve recently set up a refugium and put a "wad" of Chaeto in it. I am using
> a 19 watt 5100k flourescent lamp about 1 foot away. The plant is full of
> bubblesat the surface and below, but the area near the surface is turning
> brown. Is this normal? Too much light? not enough water flow?
>
> Thanks
>

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