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Thanks, so you are saying it's the "ugly time" ?These are diatoms, mainly caused by excess silicates from rocks and sand I would wait it out until they consume all the excess silicates.
Vibrant is an algaecide and should be avoided. It's also not going to help here.Just started Vibrant today.
Yes, I am using RODI water and have been since the beginning. Maybe you can't tell from the pic but the GPS is on its own little island rock.A cheap microscope is a super handy tool for times like these, but the tank seems a bit mature for a diatom bloom to happen from the original set up. Are you using RO-DI water for your top off and water changes? It looks like diatoms to me too BTW.
Do you think I have Too much Coraline or not enough ?8 months old and coralline growth makes me wonder if the growth is dinoflagellates.
Neither. I just take the amount of coralline growth as one indication that the system is not new and maybe advanced enough to be growing dinoflagellates rather than diatoms. Without a microscope, it is all guesswork.Do you think I have Too much Coraline or not enough ?
I forgot to say that when the lights go out they start to dissappear and return throughout the day lightingNeither. I just take the amount of coralline growth as one indication that the system is not new and maybe advanced enough to be growing dinoflagellates rather than diatoms. Without a microscope, it is all guesswork.
I forgot to say that when the lights go out the start to dissappear and return throughout the day lighting
Never enough Coraline at the beginning with most tanks.Do you think I have Too much Coraline or not enough ?
So, 3 for dinos and 3 for diatoms.....*sigh*