Diatoms with new fish?

Upstartreefer · Sep 29, 2016

First off I really love reading this forum. I have learned a lot and the pic of tanks are awesome. The problem I am having now is every time I have added a fish to my reef I get a diatom bloom. Is this a normal occurrence? I thought diatoms were caused by silicates not bio load.
Any insight would be appreciated.

Thanks.

Salty1962 · Sep 29, 2016

Welcome to R2R!
It is typically associated with silicate but added bioloads can cause nutrients to elevate and cause algae breakouts. That may be the cause. :)

Upstartreefer · Sep 30, 2016

Thanks for the welcome. I checked my nitrates (2ppm)and phosphate (.002) Hannah checker when i seen diotoms i check them twice a week they have been steady for months.