New tank diatoms

[TheFrag]

Just added a little bit of phosgaurd in the filter let’s see what happens to the diatoms

 

[bushdoc]

I can tell you what will happen to diatoms:

• Without phosguard it will take 30-31 days for them to disappear
• With phosguard it will take a month for them to disappear

Diatoms are practically inevitable stage in a newly established tank and fighting them is of little importance or consequence. In a matter of fact some people dose silica to have diatoms bloom, when their tanks are overcome by dinos.

 

[CasperOe]

I can tell you what will happen to diatoms:

• Without phosguard it will take 30-31 days for them to disappear
• With phosguard it will take a month for them to disappear

Diatoms are practically inevitable stage in a newly established tank and fighting them is of little importance or consequence. In a matter of fact some people dose silica to have diatoms bloom, when their tanks are overcome by dinos.

↑↑ That! Exactly that! Well said ↑↑

 

[TheFrag]

PARAMETERS

Ammonia 0 ppm ATI saltwater test

Nitrite 0 ATI saltwater test

Nitrate 5.0ppm ATI saltwater test

Phosphate 0.16ppm Hanna checker

Calcium 491ppm Hanna checker

Alk 9.9 Hanna checker

Haven’t tested magnesium

Salinity 1.026

PH 8.5 ATI saltwater test