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Thanks. Now just to figure the rest of the issues out with my tank lol.Appears to be daitoms to me
yeah. Usually comes back within a day or so.Have you stirred it up? Does it come back the next day?
Thanks. I do have snails and crabs. I have used carbon but it almost bottomed my nitrates out. I'll give it a try again though.As I read post in your tank thread, I gather your tank has not yet stabilized and is still in uglies phase.
Considering your experience level and what I have read in some of your post, I suggest two things: do routine partial water changes and use granulated activated carbon to remove dissolved organic carbon.
Get some snails in your clean up crew and beware of hermit crabs as they eat snails. A serpent or brittle starfish is a good detrivore/omnivore that will assist with substrate maintenance.
Thanks. I do have snails and crabs. I have used carbon but it almost bottomed my nitrates out. I'll give it a try again though.
Hmm maybe it was just a coincidence. I'll try it again.Activated carbon should have little to no effect on nitrate. All marine organisms consume nitrogen and that includes bacteria.
I have asked my LFS about their tds and they always say it's zero and that they test regularly. I wonder though. It seems like my diatoms get worse after a water change.I would recommend an ICP water test to check for high silicates. If it is diatoms, they feed on silicates and until you remove this food source they will be difficult to control. Check both DT and RODI for silicates. If present in the RODI you will need to change your DI filter (even if TDS reads 0). If no excess silicates it may be cyano which may be cured with chemi-clean.
Testing revealed I had high silicates in my RODI water (and a diatom bloom in my DT) even though TDS meter read 0. I changed the DI filter and ran the test again - 0 silicates. For some reason, the DI cartridge was exhausted with respect to silicate removal and didn't register with TDS. Very confusing but solved my problem. Never any harm in getting a professional water analysis in any event.I have asked my LFS about their tds and they always say it's zero and that they test regularly. I wonder though. It seems like my diatoms get worse after a water change.
I have asked my LFS about their tds and they always say it's zero and that they test regularly. I wonder though. It seems like my diatoms get worse after a water change.