Placing Cheato In Bulkhead

[steve76s]

Hey All,

This might be a dumb questions but can I add Cheato to my bulkheads? I have a good amount of lighting going in them and think I can benefit from having Cheato there. Or should I place it in the sump and if so, does Cheato need to be completely submerged. Let me know

Thanks

 

[BigAl07]

In bulkhead? Wont it reduce/restrict flow in there?

It does need to be submerged and even better it needs to be "Tumbling".

 

[Big Ray]

^^^

it will clogg up your bulkhead. put it in ure sump with an air stone under it to keep it tumbling.

 

[DanSReef]

Steve.... Do you mean in your overflow box....? If yes....I think it is a great question....

My tank is drilled and the overflow area....essentially a bowed piece of plastic that has to be 5-10 gals in volume.... is a place that I have often thought about putting chaeto or other Macro in. There is a lot of flow of water, my T-5 light beams down it.... seems like a great place to let it grow... Of course I will defer to the experts on the board... but I would guess it could work as long as flow to the overflow pipe is not blocked or the gates into the overflow are not blocked....

I would love to get folks thoughts on this....

Dan