What does one do to take control of a Diatom Algae outbreak.
thanks
Skott

when it tock place in my tank when i first added vho lighting i just cut back on the feeding a little and did lots of water changes to take cair of the nitrates. it did get overwelming for about a month and slowly went away on it own

If this is your first algae bloom accompanying a new cycling tank, don't worry about it. It will go away with time. However, using RO/DI should prevent silicates from entering the makeup water, with emphasis on the DI part. RO doesn't really remove silicates. Many water changes won't help much if the water you use is high in silicates. You'd probably get more of a bloom. Good luck

Danny

Uhm can we use english and not abrivations all the time. what is a RO/DI ????
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RO/DI = Reverse Osmosis/ DeIonized water, its the best water for your tank, usually found at your lfs (local Fish Store) or you can get your own system from HD (Home Depot)....hth (hope This Helps)

damn hit submit too fast, This tank has been established for about 3 months at the new house but b4 that it was establised for 4 months, i saved about 25-35% of the old water and transferd that to the tank so it had some of the bacteriea and all in there.. it has been getting bad lately tho, covering rocks and such.. i have my lights on 10 hours a day, whites on for 8 10-8 and blues on for 8 11-9.
what kind of crittetrs can i get to take care of the diatom algee, my current turbos are not active and don't seem to care for the brown algee.
thanks

hmm i dont think thats an option since i dont own the house and only rent a room from a friend. how much are the Reverse Osmosis/ DeIonized water units?
thanks

I have a Bare Bones RO unit that fits anywhere (only 12" long by 7" wide by 4" tall). It cost me $120 US and provides about 10 gal/day of RO water. It doesn't get rid of all the silicates...only the expensive RO/DI units do that. They run from $250 on up. But they are also just a little bigger than my unit. Very easy to use and well worth the money. They pay for themselves fairly quickly.

Phos-guard is a silicate remover, perhaps you can put some of that in your sump to control the algae. I saw a difference in just a couple of weeks.

Good luck.

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-Todd
'Looking into the cake is like looking into the future--until you've tasted it, what do you really know? By then, it's too late.' -Merlin Excalibur

this is a 29 gal tank, i have no room for a sump nor do i need one

10-4, I didn't know it was a 29 gal w/o sump. Looks like you're back to square one.

Since space and size are limited, perhaps you can get store-bought (or lfs) DI water. If you get it from a store (other than lfs) you might want to invest in a test kit to be sure it's silcate-free.

FWIW (For what it's worth)


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-Todd
'Looking into the cake is like looking into the future--until you've tasted it, what do you really know? By then, it's too late.' -Merlin Excalibur

yeah gotcha, the RO/DI is too much for muh budget and no space... i;ve notice this week where the alge had grown its dying and nothing it growing there.. whats going take it place if i leave it there?
I also added a Prism Skimmer last nite is this going to help at all?
skott


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