Diatoms

[mcmunn93]

Hi my tank has been up and running for about 3 weeks now all readings are good and I've now got cuc in
I have diatoms still left on the sand and on the Rock should i scrub this off or leave it

 

[Reefing Madness]

You can leave it alone, it will go away when its eaten all the silicates out of the water. No worries.

 

[mcmunn93]

Ok thank you

 

[jman9331]

You can leave it alone, it will go away when its eaten all the silicates out of the water. No worries.

+1 I just went through this 2 weeks ago.

 

[mcmunn93]

Is this OK I have brown hair algae

 

[jman9331]

Just let your tank run its course. I didn't cycle my tank with my lights on all the time.

 

[Reefing Madness]

No, ya really don't want hair algae in there. Need to check your phosphate level.

 

[mcmunn93]

Phosphate is at 0 turned lights on fpr only 3 hours a day and reduce alittle should i scrape the algae off

 

[GreatWhiteTang]

Wc or. Good. Skimming to remove docs. Rely on clean up crew for. Rest... Define good.. What are. Other water. Perams?

 

[Reefing Madness]

Diatoms eat silicates.

 

[saltyphish]

Your phosphates are probably reading 0 because the algae is consuming it. Are you using ro/di water? If not make sure you start and it has a tds of 000. The diatoms will go away as soon as the silicates are gone as reefing mentioned. I would get rid of the BHA though. That stuff will spread and get much worse if the source is not identified and dealt with.