I was wondering if anybody had advice about cleaning diatoms off plants. I have been using my aquarium sponge to do it so far. The last couple of months my Anubis and java ferns have been getting a coating of diatoms on them. Does anyone have any suggestions on how to keep the diatoms off my plants to begin with?
Diatom problem
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Hope this helps
http://aquariumalgae.blogspot.com/
Brown Algae (diatoms) are more likely to appear in low-light aquarium and new set-ups, with excess silicate acids (SiO2). Its been known that strong lights make this algae go away, but they might still be seen on lower, shadowed, plant leaves. It can also be found on aquarium glass, gravel and decoration. It can be easily removed manually, since it has a soft/slimy structure. Otos (this catfish relishes this type of algae) and Snails can easily keep this algae in low numbers.
http://aquariumalgae.blogspot.com/
Brown Algae (diatoms) are more likely to appear in low-light aquarium and new set-ups, with excess silicate acids (SiO2). Its been known that strong lights make this algae go away, but they might still be seen on lower, shadowed, plant leaves. It can also be found on aquarium glass, gravel and decoration. It can be easily removed manually, since it has a soft/slimy structure. Otos (this catfish relishes this type of algae) and Snails can easily keep this algae in low numbers.