Diatom Bloom

tmb22 · 08/30/2010, 02:48 PM

Hey,

My tank is relatively new. It's a 55 gallon aquarium that has been cycling with 50 lbs of live rock... 25 more pounds are coming tomorrow. Anyway, my question is should I keep the lights on during the day to get through the diatom bloom? Or should I leave them off? When I leave the lights off, the diatoms seem to be dying, but when I turn the lights back on, the diatom is back in full force. Thanks for any help!

Water parameters:
PH 8.2
Ammonia 0
Nitrite 0
Nitrate 5 ppm

BigRig450 · 08/30/2010, 04:04 PM

I keep mine off until i get a CUC sufficent enough to handle the problem, which your gonna need one anyways cause theres the most defanate algae bloom that follows..

mike_cmu04 · 08/30/2010, 06:39 PM

Just leave the lights on they are a normal part of the cycle and they will go away.

shai264 · 08/31/2010, 01:51 PM

How old is your tank? If your tank is only a few weeks old then yes, you want it to go through it's cycle. If your tank is months old leave the lights off for 3 or 4 days and it will go away completely. I just had to deal with that a few weeks ago.

08/30/2010, 02:48 PM	#1
tmb22 Registered Member Join Date: Aug 2010 Location: Chicago, IL Posts: 120	Diatom Bloom Hey, My tank is relatively new. It's a 55 gallon aquarium that has been cycling with 50 lbs of live rock... 25 more pounds are coming tomorrow. Anyway, my question is should I keep the lights on during the day to get through the diatom bloom? Or should I leave them off? When I leave the lights off, the diatoms seem to be dying, but when I turn the lights back on, the diatom is back in full force. Thanks for any help! Water parameters: PH 8.2 Ammonia 0 Nitrite 0 Nitrate 5 ppm

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08/30/2010, 04:04 PM	#2
BigRig450 Registered Member Join Date: Aug 2010 Location: Pekin, IL Posts: 92	I keep mine off until i get a CUC sufficent enough to handle the problem, which your gonna need one anyways cause theres the most defanate algae bloom that follows..

08/30/2010, 06:39 PM	#3
mike_cmu04 Registered Member Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: Shepherd, Mi Posts: 2,348	Just leave the lights on they are a normal part of the cycle and they will go away.

08/31/2010, 01:51 PM	#4
shai264 Registered Member Join Date: Aug 2010 Posts: 1	How old is your tank? If your tank is only a few weeks old then yes, you want it to go through it's cycle. If your tank is months old leave the lights off for 3 or 4 days and it will go away completely. I just had to deal with that a few weeks ago.