Ugly Stage!

AydenLincoln

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I forgot to tell the person taking care of my fish while I went away for a few days to dose with Microbacter. And now the diatoms are out of control! I can’t wait until they clear and I added lots of Microbacter. This photo doesn’t remotely show how much there actually is.
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Absolutely normal for a new tank :) With a consistanltly pure water source, they won't last long! Best of luck!
 
I forgot to tell the person taking care of my fish while I went away for a few days to dose with Microbacter. And now the diatoms are out of control! I can’t wait until they clear and I added lots of Microbacter. This photo doesn’t remotely show how much there actually is.
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They will go away on their own after they eat up all the silicates. Pick up a clean up crew(fishcleaners.org is awesome) and they'll eat them pretty quick.

If they persist, then you've got silicates in your RODI water.
 
Patience is a virtue. My mantis setup is finally nearing the end of its ugly stage, though unfortunately the diatoms are being replaced by green algae's since I can't keep a proper cleaning crew with a smasher. :grinning-face-with-smiling-eyes:

Thankfully, I have a lot of munnid isopods running around all my systems that help keep things in check in the long term. :)
 
I forgot to tell the person taking care of my fish while I went away for a few days to dose with Microbacter. And now the diatoms are out of control! I can’t wait until they clear and I added lots of Microbacter. This photo doesn’t remotely show how much there actually is.
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Is that rock on top nice and secure?
 

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