Diatoms?

[williey]

Please help ID this. I believe that it is diatoms.

 

[PharmrJohn]

We need the pic under white light and microscopic photo and video if you can do it.

 

[williey]

Sure will do

 

[williey]

I just have a photo sorry

 

[lee&carter96]

Hi Williey , looks like diatoms I have it right now too

 

[Randy Holmes-Farley Verified Community Expert]

Except when starting a tank, diatoms are usually only a problem when using evaporation replacement water that has silicate in it (tap or depleted RO/DI, for example), or if dosing silicate. Diatoms need silicate and rapidly deplete it.

 

[williey]

Yeah I just started my tank and use ro water to top off.

 

[Kmst80]

Except when starting a tank, diatoms are usually only a problem when using evaporation replacement water that has silicate in it (tap or depleted RO/DI, for example), or if dosing silicate. Diatoms need silicate and rapidly deplete it.

Or if you use unfiltered NSW for waterchanges.

 

[Randy Holmes-Farley Verified Community Expert]

Yeah I just started my tank and use ro water to top off.

I’d just wait it out, in the case of a new tank.

 

[williey]

I’d just wait it out, in the case of a new tank.

Alright thank you everyone for helping me!