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I am running a triton system, but have a recent outbreak of diatoms or dinos (can't tell, its brown and powdery in the glass and sand). So yesterday, I did a 20% water change and vacuumed the sand. The water I took out was brown, looked like a wet skim.
Today, the water has a strong musty, mildew like smell. I put a lot of passive carbon in there (my reactor is out of commission at the moment) but it doesn't seem to help.
Any ideas on what this can be? Should I just keep doing daily changes until it goes away?
Phosphates are 0
Nitrates are 10
Ph is 8.13
Alk is 8.32
CA is 500
Mg is 1276
Today, the water has a strong musty, mildew like smell. I put a lot of passive carbon in there (my reactor is out of commission at the moment) but it doesn't seem to help.
Any ideas on what this can be? Should I just keep doing daily changes until it goes away?
Phosphates are 0
Nitrates are 10
Ph is 8.13
Alk is 8.32
CA is 500
Mg is 1276