Diatoms are starting, who and how many to add?

[litsoh]

So I’ve actually had some diatoms/algae growth on the glass of my tank for a few weeks, but my pods have been doing a great job of keeping it in check and cleaning it out. Now it’s started to appear a little on the rockwork (one rock so far) and in limited areas of the sand bed so I figure it’s about time to get some cuc. What would be best to add in my 125 gallon fowlr?

 

[ryanjohn1]

New tank?

 

[ErikVR]

I'm also curious, so I'll just leave this message here to get notified

My tank is almost a year old. I haven't experienced the dreaded uglies (yet...).
But I do get some brown stuff on the sand that I have to clean manually.

 

[litsoh]

New tank?

Yeah new tank, I’m thinking snails and a conch but unsure of how many and what to add. Ideally no hermits, at least for now but yeah. I also don’t want to add too much since the tank isn’t fully established so that things won’t starve. Tank has been running for about 3-4 months

 

[litsoh]

What/how many should I add initially?