Diatoms problem.

[Roberto CRC]

I have the same problem, I will fallow the page. My Nitrate is 2, Phospate and silicate not visible with Salifert. TDS 2 in RO water. This is definitely not cyano or Dino. It only appears on the sand. I also have some green hair algea so I think there should be an excess element in the water that feeds both of them. And this is not going with WC. I will use Chemipure blue and fauna marine ultralife this week. I will share my experience.

In my case at least I have no seaweed hair, and I've never had and I hope to continue.

If these products will serve us you comment, just that I have a problem and I live in Costa Rica and aquarium stores here do not bring almost nothing of those products and if I bring US, customs retain me.

 

[brandon429]

for such a large tank cleaning out the bed correctly is obviously a major task. another way id consider cheating that clean would be to topically siphon out the top layer of it all, manually export it from the tank leaving the bed in place, and use UV temporarily which will burn that stuff out but to see if it stays gone w be the variable.

 

[Roberto CRC]

for such a large tank cleaning out the bed correctly is obviously a major task. another way id consider cheating that clean would be to topically siphon out the top layer of it all, manually export it from the tank leaving the bed in place, and use UV temporarily which will burn that stuff out but to see if it stays gone w be the variable.

Ok, understand. I don´t have UV but this weekend i siphon the sand. Yesterday get down the white of the lights 5%

 

[scfurse77]

Have you changed the dose of your NOPOX? This will cause blooms. I've had this a few times too. My conch and blue hermits clean it up pretty quick though.

 

[Roberto CRC]

Have you changed the dose of your NOPOX? This will cause blooms. I've had this a few times too. My conch and blue hermits clean it up pretty quick though.

If I made a change in the dose of NOPOX approximately 1 month. Now that you say after that is when most have left, but before that too was only in less quantity.

 

[scfurse77]

Just lower the NOPOX dose for a few days and see what happens.

 

[Burcu]

Does nopox work like vodka? I mean is it a carbon source?

 

[Roberto CRC]

Just lower the NOPOX dose for a few days and see what happens.

Ok, today ajust the dose.

 

[Roberto CRC]

Does nopox work like vodka? I mean is it a carbon source?

Yes, is the same result.

 

[reeferfoxx]

Great thing about diatoms, is snails eat them. However, that is a LOT of "diatoms"...

 

[Roberto CRC]

Great thing about diatoms, is snails eat them. However, that is a LOT of "diatoms"...

Exactly, many diatoms and only have 2 turbo snails.

 

[reeferfoxx]

Exactly, many diatoms and only have 2 turbo snails.

You need Astreas. They love diatoms. For your case, 15 should suffice.

 

[Roberto CRC]

You need Astreas. They love diatoms. For your case, 15 should suffice.

I do not know that they are Astreas?

 

[reeferfoxx]

I do not know that they are Astreas?

These are smaller 1" max snails. They mostly feed on diatoms but will graze on hair algae also.

http://www.liveaquaria.com/product/prod_display.cfm?c=15+2971+563&pcatid=563

Live aquaria lists them as a type of turbo. That maybe the case BUT not the same.

 

[Roberto CRC]

These are smaller 1" max snails. They mostly feed on diatoms but will graze on hair algae also.

http://www.liveaquaria.com/product/prod_display.cfm?c=15+2971+563&pcatid=563

Live aquaria lists them as a type of turbo. That maybe the case BUT not the same.

ok perfect, I look for if sold in Costa Rica

 

[Burcu]

This what I have on the sand. I have started Chemipure blue just a minute ago. Test started [emoji4]

 

[Roberto CRC]

This what I have on the sand. I have started Chemipure blue just a minute ago. Test started [emoji4]

Excellent, How long should it take to work?

 

[Burcu]

I read some related topics, people say after 2 weeks all the green hair algea has gone. But the brown algea should dissappear fast I guess.

 

[Roberto CRC]

I read some related topics, people say after 2 weeks all the green hair algea has gone. But the brown algea should dissappear fast I guess.

Ok, i follow your review.

 

[Burcu]

The brown algea on the sand has no change but the green hair algea serously looks weak. I have siphoned the brown. I am also pulling off the hair algea from rocks, it is easy to pull off. I am reducing C-balance balling from 40 ml to 36 not to cause excess elements in water after cleaning algeas. [emoji53]