Hi All,
This algae has been appearing everyday for the past several weeks on the sand bed and I noticed it on the glass as well. It only occurs where the light is striking the surface. Note it disappears at night. It is a little stringy but comes right off. Is this Diatoms? The tank is new with Marco rock and I read that these can leach silicates into the water? Nitrates are .25 ppm and phosphate is .03 ppm. I have a BRS 6 Stage RODI unit and use Synbiotic Tropic Marin salt. The tank is 20 gallons and I do 5 gallon water changes once a week. Any ideas on what I should be doing to get rid of it would be greatly appreciated!
This algae has been appearing everyday for the past several weeks on the sand bed and I noticed it on the glass as well. It only occurs where the light is striking the surface. Note it disappears at night. It is a little stringy but comes right off. Is this Diatoms? The tank is new with Marco rock and I read that these can leach silicates into the water? Nitrates are .25 ppm and phosphate is .03 ppm. I have a BRS 6 Stage RODI unit and use Synbiotic Tropic Marin salt. The tank is 20 gallons and I do 5 gallon water changes once a week. Any ideas on what I should be doing to get rid of it would be greatly appreciated!
