Canreef Aquatics Bulletin Board - Diatoms / Shallow sand bed maintenance

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sitandwatch

05-17-2010 09:33 PM

Auto Top off - why did I wait for soooo long

Edit for stupidity

lastlight

05-17-2010 09:56 PM

Wrong thread maybe? Lol.

I'm happy for you! having an ATO is SO nice.

Canadian

05-17-2010 11:52 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by soapy (Post 519628)

You know I never really thought about it. I suspect the silicates get tied up in the skeletal structure of the diatom, but what happens to them after that I don't know.

Based on the results of skimmate analysis it appears a lot of it is removed by skimmers.

bignose

05-17-2010 11:56 PM

When I had it in my last tank it got bad in some areas of the tank. The bacteria would start to lift off the sand from the bubbles underneath so I would just suck it up with a hose.

Lance

05-18-2010 01:36 AM

Just siphon off what you can and it should eventually go away. New-tank algae outbreaks are a PITA but all a part of the process.

burrows14

05-18-2010 03:11 AM

I had alot of the same problems with my last tank and started to see it in my new set up also.

i had success in my last tank dosing with Seachem "stability" it got rid of my cyano and diotoms. It boost's your good bacteria that fights off the bad. I have been using it on my new tank for the last 2 weeks and it is working great! I am a big fan of this stuff and its cheap! lol

Cheers
Ray

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