Good Diatom eater

[jthomas0385]

What can I buy that would be a good diatom eater? My foxface does okay, but I need something else. Any specific kind of snail, or crab? Thank you.

 

[renogaw]

i believe fighting conches eat diatoms

 

[locoyo386]

Hi there,
Do you know where additional silicates are being introduced into your water calumn? Once they are none, the algea will go away.
Which I wonder if there are silicate test kits?

 

[spanko]

Salifert.

 

[locoyo386]

Originally Posted by spanko
http:///forum/post/2915605
Salifert.
Awsome thanks, your pretty smart there spanko.

 

[invertcrazy]

Originally Posted by locoyo386
http:///forum/post/2915608
Awsome thanks, your pretty smart there spanko.
Don't say that, now his hat ain't gonna fit him. hahaha

jk couldnt resist spank

 

[stanlalee]

fighting conch for sand, astrea or trochus snails for live rock and magfloat with phosphate and silicate sponges for glass (alum and ferric oxide both remove silicates as well as phosphates). most importantly time. last tank took 9 months before they went away completely. this one I fixed the problem by removing the sand completely. that works great.