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06/06/2009, 01:36 AM
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Diatoms
What do I do if i have diatoms?
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06/06/2009, 01:39 AM
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well my 56 gallon has been cycling for 4 weeks now and all i do is scrub the glass with an algae magnet to make sure it never has a chance to grow
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06/06/2009, 01:42 AM
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Are you using RO/DI? What kind of clean up crew do you have?
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06/06/2009, 01:45 AM
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Right now just snails and hermit crabs like 80
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06/06/2009, 01:46 AM
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Make sure you have a lot of circulation and no phosphate. Use ro/di water if you can.
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06/06/2009, 01:49 AM
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Thank you but how do i get rid of it?
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06/06/2009, 01:52 AM
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Time and the hermits will hopefully pick at it. Diatoms are single celled animals that are clumping together.
Here is a good page to bookmark; http://saltcorner.com/sections/guest.../algaepage.htm |
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06/06/2009, 01:59 AM
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where exactly is it growing?
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06/06/2009, 02:10 AM
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sand and rock
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06/06/2009, 02:11 AM
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just give it time and make sure you have good flow. every new tank ive had, have always gone through this stage. snails will also munch on the diatoms.
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06/06/2009, 02:22 AM
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well what i would do is stir up the algae in the sand with a powerhead and filter it out with polishing pads. Thats what i used to do, because i heard this kind of algae is not good for your tank. make sur you turn off your main filtering system and filter out all the waste witth another filter
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