Diatom Outbreak.. why?

[OCDP]

haha... conditioned tap water... ahhhh! I know, I know... heh

[Invigor]

Originally Posted by OCDP

haha... conditioned tap water... ahhhh! I know, I know... heh

the owner of one of the nicest tank i've seen in regina uses tap water.

[OCDP]

I have had great success so far with tap water... plus , Calgary's tap water isn't that bad at all.

[OCDP]

Digging up a thread from the past..

I still have a diatmon problem... is this simply still from using conditioned tap water? I thought it would come and go.. as it did, but it tends to come more than it goes haha. It's just a film of golden brown algae that settles over the sand. I don't feed heavy and I do not feed very often, if I do.. it's a small amount of flakes, and mysis is once a week (and sometimes not even)

Is there any chemical I could use, like chemi-clean or anything that might help ? Or do I just suck it up until I get the cash/time to order an RO/DI unit?

Thanks.

[TheReefGeek]

What is your phosphate level at?

[OCDP]

I don't have a phosphate test kit unfortunately. But my nitrates come up 0.. or at least extremely close to 0 I should invest in one of those bad boys haha..

[TheReefGeek]

Yes, you should!

[Murminator]

Originally Posted by OCDP

I don't have a phosphate test kit unfortunately. But my nitrates come up 0.. or at least extremely close to 0 I should invest in one of those bad boys haha..

PJ's has a Nutrafin one on for 1/2 price was like 7 bux just to find out I'm at zero.
I had real bad case of diatoms I reduced my lights an hour reduced my feedings and added more snails BAM gone in about a week and a half

[rickjames]

Originally Posted by OCDP

I don't have a phosphate test kit unfortunately. But my nitrates come up 0.. or at least extremely close to 0 I should invest in one of those bad boys haha..

No don't bother it will only test inorganic phosphate which I doubt you have any of. I have one, never use it, always shows 0.