Diatoms

[hotsaucereefing]

Looking for recommendations for this type of alge. Is it copapodds or a bigger clean up crew. Currently have 1 turbo snail and 3 nasarious snails for a 50 gal tank

 

[Mr. Mojo Rising]

Copepods do eat diatoms. However, diatoms is a normal stage in a new tank, the diatoms are feeding from silicates, and silicates comes on new sand. Eventually in a week or two the diatoms will consume all the available silicates and die out, its an easy stage and best action is to wait it out. Unless you are using tap water which has silicates.