My Diatoms Has Gone?

[simonas]

I;m delighted it has as its horrible looking stuff and I used to suffer a fair bit from it but just noticed last night its gone

Could it be that due to using chaeto for last 2 weeks thats changed the stats a bit? will do a nitrate check now as thats always been about 25

Simon

 

[seffieuk]

That does tend to happen, all of a sudden they disappear once your tank is more stable, you may get them back but I use it as a message from the tank to tell me to do a bigger water change!!

Seffie x

 

[-Nemo-]

Diatoms use mainly silicates as a food source... They basically eat all their food and then starve because there's none left.

Great to hear yours have gone

 

[simonas]

I;ve changed nothing though bar salt as I use a reef salt rather than the salt mix I was using and the chaeto. when I get round to it I;ll check params see what they say

 

[jameshughes1989]

Well done mate. Mine are just on the way after setting the tank up. Im not looking forward to them coming. Your tank must look so much nicer/cleaner now.

James

 

[simonas]

It makes a huge difference to be fair the tank looks so much brighter as the diatoms really did make a mess of the bottom