Diatoms / Shallow sand bed maintenance

[bignose]

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]

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]

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