zanoshanox
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Hey all, I have a really bad case of daitoms, I dont know how to get rid of them. They are all over the back wall of my tank and on some of my rockword and corals. What causes them? How do I get rid of them?
Diatoms!! How to get ride of them!
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jerth6932
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Originally Posted by zanoshanox
Hey all, I have a really bad case of daitoms, I dont know how to get rid of them. They are all over the back wall of my tank and on some of my rockword and corals. What causes them? How do I get rid of them?
How old is your tank and what type of water do you use?
Hey all, I have a really bad case of daitoms, I dont know how to get rid of them. They are all over the back wall of my tank and on some of my rockword and corals. What causes them? How do I get rid of them?
How old is your tank and what type of water do you use?
zanoshanox
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It has been set up for about a year, 20 G long. I use distilled tap.
zanoshanox
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Yeah, i just upgraded from a standard 15 w flourescent fixture to 2 x 65 w PC....
travis89
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I also have this problem.
Could you take a look at this thread and see if you can help me out, Jerth6932 or anyone else
https://forums.saltwaterfish.com/t/205008/diatoms
Thanks,
Travis
Could you take a look at this thread and see if you can help me out, Jerth6932 or anyone else
https://forums.saltwaterfish.com/t/205008/diatoms
Thanks,
Travis
zanoshanox
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Wait....diatoms are those little bubbles right? or are those kicrobubbles...? IM CONFUSED :help:
zanoshanox
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Oh well what are the bubbles? Are the microbubbles? How do i get rid of them? Theyre all over my corals the back glass and it seems like i see one pop up from the sand every once in the while and rise to the surface...?
zanoshanox
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bump
zanoshanox
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No theyre clear.
zanoshanox
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How do i get rid of it? What causes it? There are millions of them and they are making my tank look terrible...
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lagger
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Silica sand might do it also. I have silica sand and I have diatoms on my sand every once in a while. Upgrading from 15w NO to 2x65w PC didn't help either, but I've since cut my light period down to 6 hours and I'm raising it s l o w l y. GL mang.
zanoshanox
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WE'VE ALREADY DIFURED OUT THAT ITS NOT DIATOMS. Its trapped air pockets that are ALL OVER my tank...
I NEED TO KNOW HWO TO GET RID OF THEM, can someone actually give me an asnwer to my question...?!?
I NEED TO KNOW HWO TO GET RID OF THEM, can someone actually give me an asnwer to my question...?!?