Diatom outbreak

[Clown93]

Can someone please help me out my tank is 8 month's old and diatoms are taking over they are getting really thick and when I scrape them away they come back with in a couple day's I've been dealing with them for month's now being very thick kind of irritating have been patient but they still won't go away my nitrates have been at 0.0 for a while now could that be a factor any help is appreciated want too get rid of them and enjoy my tank

 

[blaxsun]

Maybe post some images so we can confirm if it's diatoms or something else.

 

[Pickle_soup]

Are you sure it's not dinos? Can you post a pic?

 

[Clown93]

Sorry probably hard too see from the glare of the light but they look green with the light's off and brown when the light's are on

 

[Clown93]

Top view

 

[Clown93]

Side view

 

[N1tew0lf1212]

That doesnt appear to be diatoms is it hair like or am i looking at something diff.

 

[Clown93]

That doesnt appear to be diatoms is it hair like or am i looking at something diff.

Yes it's hair like

 

[N1tew0lf1212]

Might be gha due to the pictures i suggest manual removal and try and syphon out as much as you can. What do you have for a cuc?

 

[Clown93]

Might be gha due to the pictures i suggest manual removal and try and syphon out as much as you can. What do you have for a cuc?

 

[N1tew0lf1212]

If there is no coral i would also suggest removing that rock and toothbrush and peroxide scrub will take care of it...

 

[Clown93]

Sorry accident but have tried manual removal and siphoning they come right back with in a couple day's sorry what is cuc?

 

[N1tew0lf1212]

Clean up crew....snails crabs shrimp urchins etc.

 

[Aiptaisia anemone]

you need to lower the amount of time your light is on and cut down on feeding

 

[Clown93]

Sand bed view

 

[Clown93]

Sand bed

 

[N1tew0lf1212]

I would say it is not diatoms but gha. Lowering light period could help but if the rock can be removed and scrubbed in seperate container bucket will help tremendously. Nitrates being at 0 is not good. How did you cycle the tank? How much are you feeding? What is the fish count in the tank?

 

[Clown93]

1 more of the sand bed

 

[Clown93]

I would say it is not diatoms but gha. Lowering light period could help but if the rock can be removed and scrubbed in seperate container bucket will help tremendously. Nitrates being at 0 is not good. How did you cycle the tank? How much are you feeding? What is the fish count in the tank?

 

[Clown93]

I would say it is not diatoms but gha. Lowering light period could help but if the rock can be removed and scrubbed in seperate container bucket will help tremendously. Nitrates being at 0 is not good. How did you cycle the tank? How much are you feeding? What is the fish count in the tank?

Thanks alot will try taking out the rock and scrubbing but as far as lowering light couldn't my corals become even more stressed if I lower my light period i let it cycle for almost three month's before I cycled anything buy just adding fish food have three fish clownfish pair and 1 mandarin I feed once a day but have been over feeding due too 0 nitrates