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05/18/2012, 02:00 PM
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Are these diatoms? Pix incl.
Hi all, this is my wifes 20L reef and it has been up for 4 months roughly. It had gone through a bloom earlier in life and now all of the sudden it seems to have gone into another. I did add much more powerful LED's about a week and a half ago, maybe that is whats up. TDS on RODI is 0, all params checked today are great. Hope it is just diatoms and not algae. Thanks!!
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05/18/2012, 02:22 PM
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It could be cyano.... stir up the sand. If its cyano, it'll be all clumpy and have a "feathery" look to it. If it doesn't then its probably diatoms.
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05/18/2012, 02:24 PM
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Looks like diatoms to me, increase the flow along the sand should help.
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05/18/2012, 02:57 PM
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I stirred up the sand and it definetly looks to be clumpy. Ciano? What causes it and how do you get rid of it?
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