help please

rcranf

rcranf

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I have diatoms all over my tank
its a 125 gallon tank that is 6 months old what do I need to do to get rid of this.
here are the params
sal-1.025
temp 81-83
ph-8.0
am-0
trites-0
trates-0
ca-420
kh-7dkh
po-0
Perfecto 125g Corner flow
perfecto refugiums 30L w/Partitions
Pentair quiet one return pump 780gph
cv octo in sump skimmer up to 150g
Marineland- Maxi Jet 1200 powerheads X2
Algae Free- Maxi Jet mod kits x2
72 inch Aquactinics Constellation T5 High Output
any thoughts
 
shyfish

shyfish

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How long has your tank been setup?
The brown will go away if it is a new system and it is normal to have it doing all kinds of weird things before it settles down.
 
saltfan

saltfan

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I agree about the snails. Also, I don't think you have enough flow in your tank. My guess would be that your getting it in collected areas and not in general all over? Dead spots in flow..??
 
rcranf

rcranf

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Originally Posted by Shyfish
http:///forum/post/2953173
How long has your tank been setup?
The brown will go away if it is a new system and it is normal to have it doing all kinds of weird things before it settles down.
6 months
 
aquarium125g

aquarium125g

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i agree the flow is to low for a 125 gallon tank you need a pump at least 1350 gph, cus that put is rated for 780 but its really putting out about 500, remember that the heigth and the diameter of the tubing makes the pump less effective
 
rcranf

rcranf

Member
Originally Posted by SaltFan
http:///forum/post/2953177
I agree about the snails. Also, I don't think you have enough flow in your tank. My guess would be that your getting it in collected areas and not in general all over? Dead spots in flow..??
towards the bottom corners there is little flow, everything else seems fine. The diatoms are all over the rocks and i scraped whats on the glass off. it looked better yesterday after i cleaned it, but when i came home from work today its back all over. Also I treated the tank with red slime remover for the red slime algae I had about 2 days ago. now I turn the skimmer back on and that thing is going crazy I empty about 10 gallons of water and skim it collected and its still going. How much longer will this last???
 
shyfish

shyfish

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6 months... I didn't see that, sorry.
Go for many more hermit crabs, 10 is not enough for 125g and water flow is important.
 
rcranf

rcranf

Member
Originally Posted by AQUARIUM125G
http:///forum/post/2953187
i agree the flow is to low for a 125 gallon tank you need a pump at least 1350 gph, cus that put is rated for 780 but its really putting out about 500, remember that the heigth and the diameter of the tubing makes the pump less effective

I have the mods kits on them so there supposed to push 2100gph a piece with those kits
 
rcranf

rcranf

Member
Originally Posted by Shyfish
http:///forum/post/2953193
6 months... I didn't see that, sorry.
Go for many more hermit crabs, 10 is not enough for 125g and water flow is important.
so whats better crabs or snails. also i was told that the crabs would eat the snails
 
saltfan

saltfan

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Originally Posted by rcranf
http:///forum/post/2953198
so whats better crabs or snails. also i was told that the crabs would eat the snails
You get the blue legged or the red legged or the scarlet hermits, they will not eat the snails.
 
saltfan

saltfan

Active Member
Originally Posted by rcranf
http:///forum/post/2953197
ohh wow I guess i better get on that. the cuc that i have so far I have never had this problem before. all of the sudden bam
I don't think the snails or the crabs are the issue. I don't have near that many and I don't have that issue. Looks as if you killed off some important items when you killed off the red slime. You might just want to wait it out a few more days.
 
rcranf

rcranf

Member
Originally Posted by SaltFan
http:///forum/post/2953204
I don't think the snails or the crabs are the issue. I don't have near that many and I don't have that issue. Looks as if you killed off some important items when you killed off the red slime. You might just want to wait it out a few more days.
well I had the red slime and diatoms all together so the slime is gone but the diatoms remain.
 
saltfan

saltfan

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Originally Posted by rcranf
http:///forum/post/2953210
well I had the red slime and diatoms all together so the slime is gone but the diatoms remain.
Weird.... Welp, I'm out of ideas then. Its looks as if you have everything in line. Over feeding? How are your lights? How many are in that fixture?
 
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