My reef tank completed its cycle around 4 months ago, now I believe diatoms have invaded. I have brown patches on my glass that easily come off with a my mag float. It's a bare bottom tank so no issues with sand. The rock I purchased from Reef Cleaners is around 30% covered with the slimy brown stuff and is growing thick is some low float areas between the rocks. I can blow it off or use a toothbrush and it comes off and floats around so I can siphon it out or it some of it will go in my filter sock (which I'm changing daily right now). But the next day it seems like its back all over again. Is this just diatoms? Best course of action to get rid of this?
Salt 1.024, Ammonia 0, Nitrite 0, Nitrate 30, ph 8.2, Alk 9, temp 79, calcium 440, phosphate 0, no test kit for magnesium.
90 gallon bare bottom with sump with protein skimmer, filter sock, purigen, gfo.
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Salt 1.024, Ammonia 0, Nitrite 0, Nitrate 30, ph 8.2, Alk 9, temp 79, calcium 440, phosphate 0, no test kit for magnesium.
90 gallon bare bottom with sump with protein skimmer, filter sock, purigen, gfo.
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