Lighting RO/DI

dante7921 · 12/19/2007, 06:05 PM

Hello Everyone,

I gotta say, I love this place! Everyone has been so helpful....Thanks!

My questions are as follow:

1.) I recently had a diatom attack. Very nasty one. I read through the forum but haven't really gotten a "for sure" answer. I'm pretty sure it's my fault that the attack happened. (over feeding and lighting). The question is, what is the appropriate way to feed my fish- I have 5 fish. 2 true percurla clownfish, 1 baby tang (blue) and 2 cromises. I also have 1 bulb anemone and 1 yellow tube coral. My cleaner is a red ring snail....he's such a trooper!

2.) I have a 150 watt 10,000k metal halide and 4 blue atts running for my lighting. I start the atts at 730 am and run them until 830pm. I run the halide from 830am until 730pm. Is the appropriate? Or should I change my lighting schedule?

3.) Reading on the forum I understand why the diatom attack happened. What is the easiest, fastest and most important, best way to get rid of the diatoms?

Thanks everyone!

Reef Central Rocks!

Zestay · 12/19/2007, 06:38 PM

welcome to reef central.
ok few major questions. what size tank is this?
the diatom attack happens to everyone.
you have 5 fish already? how long has your tank been established?
your gonna need a larger clean up crew than one snail i think
also your diatom bloom could be part of your 13 hour light cycle. cut it back to around 9 hours it should easy up ..

also water flow is very important to remove diatoms.
what kinda of pumps do you have?
also pix help!

dante7921 · 12/20/2007, 02:06 PM

Hi Zestay,

Thanks for the advice....

The tank has been established for nearly 4 months. It's a 44 gallon Pentagon aquarium. We just bought a 120 gallon long to upgrade to but that's not for about 4 months when our house is ocmpleted.

I'm not sure what you mean by pumps. Our flow is as follows. We have a Rena 3 canister filter and 1 powerhead. The Rena has a spray bar to move the top water and the power head moves the water below. It has great movement.

I am still very new to this so any and all advice is greatly appreciated.

Thanks and Happy Holidays!
Joshua

p.s. do you think another snail will do the trick?

12/19/2007, 06:05 PM	#1
dante7921 Registered Member Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Harrisburg, Pa. Posts: 97	Lighting RO/DI Hello Everyone, I gotta say, I love this place! Everyone has been so helpful....Thanks! My questions are as follow: 1.) I recently had a diatom attack. Very nasty one. I read through the forum but haven't really gotten a "for sure" answer. I'm pretty sure it's my fault that the attack happened. (over feeding and lighting). The question is, what is the appropriate way to feed my fish- I have 5 fish. 2 true percurla clownfish, 1 baby tang (blue) and 2 cromises. I also have 1 bulb anemone and 1 yellow tube coral. My cleaner is a red ring snail....he's such a trooper! 2.) I have a 150 watt 10,000k metal halide and 4 blue atts running for my lighting. I start the atts at 730 am and run them until 830pm. I run the halide from 830am until 730pm. Is the appropriate? Or should I change my lighting schedule? 3.) Reading on the forum I understand why the diatom attack happened. What is the easiest, fastest and most important, best way to get rid of the diatoms? Thanks everyone! Reef Central Rocks!

12/19/2007, 06:38 PM	#2
Zestay Registered Member Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: gainesville, FL Posts: 1,622	welcome to reef central. ok few major questions. what size tank is this? the diatom attack happens to everyone. you have 5 fish already? how long has your tank been established? your gonna need a larger clean up crew than one snail i think also your diatom bloom could be part of your 13 hour light cycle. cut it back to around 9 hours it should easy up .. also water flow is very important to remove diatoms. what kinda of pumps do you have? also pix help!

12/20/2007, 02:06 PM	#3
dante7921 Registered Member Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Harrisburg, Pa. Posts: 97	Hi Zestay, Thanks for the advice.... The tank has been established for nearly 4 months. It's a 44 gallon Pentagon aquarium. We just bought a 120 gallon long to upgrade to but that's not for about 4 months when our house is ocmpleted. I'm not sure what you mean by pumps. Our flow is as follows. We have a Rena 3 canister filter and 1 powerhead. The Rena has a spray bar to move the top water and the power head moves the water below. It has great movement. I am still very new to this so any and all advice is greatly appreciated. Thanks and Happy Holidays! Joshua p.s. do you think another snail will do the trick?