ok i have a sw tank thats been up for about 3 months now with 3 damsel in it nothing fancy but the problem is in the sand there is brown stuff growing in it there is no hair or anything that looks like grass what is it and how do i get rid of it
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im not sure what it is, but im sure i gravel vac would clear that right up... not sure though seeing as i just set up my reef tank
diatoms are a part of the cycle process.
Dont do daily water changes. That can disturb your bacterial cycle, especially on a new tank. Continue with water changes as normally scheduled.
Get some organisms that will eat diatom bloom. Most snails will, you just need to read up on which ones, as there are a few (like tongans) that are strict ditritevors.
Dont do daily water changes. That can disturb your bacterial cycle, especially on a new tank. Continue with water changes as normally scheduled.
Get some organisms that will eat diatom bloom. Most snails will, you just need to read up on which ones, as there are a few (like tongans) that are strict ditritevors.
thanks guys for putting a name on this so what am i doing wrong why did i get this and is snails the only way to remove it i have another ? when i do a water change and lets say a 10 % do i 10% of the tank water or tank and sump
Diatoms come with all new tanks. They're a part of the cycle. If you cycled right they should go away soon enough.
adrian09;4488090; said:
i do a 10% on total water volume
i have a 29gal tank with 15 gallon refugium. 10% is 4.4 gallons. i do 6 gallon water change every saturday.....alittle over 10% actually