Brown Diatom

term_paint · 02/10/2018, 07:25 PM

I have had the tank running about 3 months and have a pretty good bloom of brown diatom. It is in the tank glass and the sump. Any suggestion to get rid of this....?

whosurcaddie · 02/10/2018, 07:38 PM

It will go away in time 3 months is about the right time for a diatom bloom. No worries every tank goes through this. Just keep up your normal tank maintenance and it will pass?

What is your source water, and do you have your sump lit?

term_paint · 02/10/2018, 07:52 PM

The sump is lit and the water is well water going to RO/Di

02/10/2018, 07:25 PM	#1
term_paint Registered Member Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Kannapolis, Nc Posts: 96	Brown Diatom I have had the tank running about 3 months and have a pretty good bloom of brown diatom. It is in the tank glass and the sump. Any suggestion to get rid of this....?

02/10/2018, 07:52 PM	#3
term_paint Registered Member Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Kannapolis, Nc Posts: 96	Sump The sump is lit and the water is well water going to RO/Di

02/10/2018, 07:38 PM	#2
whosurcaddie Registered Member Join Date: May 2006 Posts: 2,354	It will go away in time 3 months is about the right time for a diatom bloom. No worries every tank goes through this. Just keep up your normal tank maintenance and it will pass? What is your source water, and do you have your sump lit?