No Diatom Bloom After 2 months

[PirateMonkeyReefer]

Like the title says I've not experienced a diatom bloom in my 40g tank.

The tank has been cycled for 2 months and I had a little bloom of bryopsis that my lawnmower blenny chowed down on. I picked up a very light clean up crew of about 10 snails and 3 hermits to stay ahead of the algae curve but I fear I've overdone it.

I'm getting some slight browning on the filter blocks in the sump that have a red and blue LED grow light, but the tanks been running a full light cycle (12 hours) for a month now. Nutrients aren't crazy high either. I've been adding a little bit of microbacter 7 after each water change so I'm wondering if that may have something to do with it?

The 6 stage water saver RO/DI units giving a consistent 0 TDS. Ive read somewhere it could be a lack of silicates?

getting a little worried as I don't want my blenny or clean up crew to starve. Did I just miss the bloom?

NO3 5-10
NO2 0
Ammonia - 0
PH 8.2
DKH 8.5

 

[Webslinger]

YOUR STILL HAVE TIME...haha Good luck

 

[PirateMonkeyReefer]

YOUR STILL HAVE TIME...haha Good luck

XD thanks! I would laugh so hard if I get out to my studio today and it’s all over the place!

 

[Chefwheredyougo]

It will come... just wait ha

 

[PirateMonkeyReefer]

At this point I’m ready! Haha the only thing that’s been on my glass is a biofilm and affixed jellyfish...

 

[Chefwheredyougo]

At this point I’m ready! Haha the only thing that’s been on my glass is a biofilm and affixed jellyfish...

It hit me about the 5-6 month mark.... like a ton of bricks

 

[Fourstars]

I have some I can send ya! Don’t want you to feel left out.

 

[PirateMonkeyReefer]

Ok good to know! I’m wondering if it’s partialy due to cycling with dry rock. I picked up some rock from my store and it has brown diatom algae so I thought it would spread sooner.

 

[Fourstars]

Just let your phosphate bottom out and it will show up. I always prefer to see a little hair algae at this stage instead of diatoms.

 

[PirateMonkeyReefer]

I had a little bloom of what looked more like bryopsis but it could have been hair algae. Either way the blenny tore it up!

 

[Sparkyman]

It hit me about the 5-6 month mark.... like a ton of bricks

How long did yours last before going away. Because I'm on my 5th month and it is out of control and smelly

 

[PirateMonkeyReefer]

Still Hardly any algae.

There was a very slight diatom bloom but the cleanup crew of snails and a lawnmower blenny are just so efficient that it cant get a foothold. I think its also the very high flow that's preventing it.

The Flow fluctuates from 50-100 times turnover in the display. I'm seeing more diatom algae and even some green hair algae in the lower flow sump that only has around 500 GPH running through it.

Feeding hasn't changed and is usually a pinch of frozen in the morning and 5-10 pellets at night.

 

[Chefwheredyougo]

How long did yours last before going away. Because I'm on my 5th month and it is out of control and smelly

They should settle down with water changes. Make sure you're getting 0 TDS so no silicate.

Still Hardly any algae.

There was a very slight diatom bloom but the cleanup crew of snails and a lawnmower blenny are just so efficient that it cant get a foothold. I think its also the very high flow that's preventing it.

The Flow fluctuates from 50-100 times turnover in the display. I'm seeing more diatom algae and even some green hair algae in the lower flow sump that only has around 500 GPH running through it.

Feeding hasn't changed and is usually a pinch of frozen in the morning and 5-10 pellets at night.

Hopefully you won't get that bad of an algae outbreak. Good CUC is key