diatom bloom

[pagerocks]

happy new year to everyone i have a 20 gallon high thats been up and running since september of this year i just started to get brown algae a month ago have to clean my tank every day running a canister filter thats 500gph and a hydor korila nano thats 240gph will this go away my water parimeters are
nitrite 0
nitrte 0
amonia 0
ph 8.0
1.025 salinity
stopped doing weekly water changes

 

[revhtree Verified Admin]

It should not be lasting this long. Have you checked your phosphate levels?

 

[pagerocks]

no i havent checked phosphate levels do u think a protein skimmer would help

 

[Aquaph8]

A protein skimmer is always a good idea to remove waste and also oxygenate the water. If phosphates are an issue running some GFO in a reactor or even in a mesh bag can help a lot. Most times diatoms will burn themselves out in time. In my experience they're usually caused by silicates getting in from your water source or from using old bulbs. I've also seen them bloom from a change to new bulbs, change of light spectrum I guess?