Diatom bloom

[recess62]

My bio cube 29 has been up and running for around 3 months. Can there be a diatom bloom after mixing up the sand? I needed to take apart the tank to catch a bully fish which resulted in me stirring up the sand. Now I have a faint bloom on the sand. Does mixing the sand stir up silicates buried in the sand bed?

 

[CodyRVA]

Your system is still very young. Be patient, give it some time. At only 3 months old, the system is by no means stable yet, blooms might come and go a few more times before it balances itself out. As long as you don't have algae issues, i'd just let the tank do its thing for now.

 

[jdpeters]

yes by most standards its still a very young tank. it will go through many phases. its best to keep your hands out of it, carefully feed and do w/cs

 

[recess62]

Thanks