Hello everyone!
So, recently I’ve been having anissue in my tank, which I believed to be drown diatoms. My tank has small brown specks which are free floating in the tank and don’t seem to really stick to anything like the brown diatom algae does. These float freely and seem to just settle on areas with less flow. These floating objects look similar to saw dust and every time I vacuum them off the sand, they return the next day. Any information would be greatly appreciated! Let me know if I missed any info....
Tank Specs:
75 Gallon (Running for about 6 months)
Fluval 3.0 Light
Fluval FX4 (No carbon, filter has been running for about 1 month, media used from previous filter)
Aquaclear 110 (No carbon, contains purigen)
Black Diamond Blasting Sand (Low in silicates)
24w UV internal sterilizer (always on)
50% or more water changed weekly
Parameters:
80 Degrees F
pH 7.8
Ammonia 0 ppm
Nitrite 0 ppm
Nitrate 10ppm approx.
Fish:
4 Geophagus Winemilleri 4”
1 Satanoperca Daemon 3”
6 Green Fire Tetras
2 Blue Phantom Plecos 2”
1 Emperor Pleco 3”
1 Butterfly Pleco 3”
Plants:
Amazon Swords
Vallisneria
Anubias
Aquarium Co-op Easy Green and Easy Iron used once a week
Pictures:
So, recently I’ve been having anissue in my tank, which I believed to be drown diatoms. My tank has small brown specks which are free floating in the tank and don’t seem to really stick to anything like the brown diatom algae does. These float freely and seem to just settle on areas with less flow. These floating objects look similar to saw dust and every time I vacuum them off the sand, they return the next day. Any information would be greatly appreciated! Let me know if I missed any info....
Tank Specs:
75 Gallon (Running for about 6 months)
Fluval 3.0 Light
Fluval FX4 (No carbon, filter has been running for about 1 month, media used from previous filter)
Aquaclear 110 (No carbon, contains purigen)
Black Diamond Blasting Sand (Low in silicates)
24w UV internal sterilizer (always on)
50% or more water changed weekly
Parameters:
80 Degrees F
pH 7.8
Ammonia 0 ppm
Nitrite 0 ppm
Nitrate 10ppm approx.
Fish:
4 Geophagus Winemilleri 4”
1 Satanoperca Daemon 3”
6 Green Fire Tetras
2 Blue Phantom Plecos 2”
1 Emperor Pleco 3”
1 Butterfly Pleco 3”
Plants:
Amazon Swords
Vallisneria
Anubias
Aquarium Co-op Easy Green and Easy Iron used once a week
Pictures: