Possible Diatom Bloom?

[Seg]

Hi there. I have had some brown stuff laying on my substrate now for about 1 week now. I am led to believe that this is a diatom bloom, can anyone confirm this from the pictures below. Also if it is, and a result of my tank cycling, then how long before it should start to clear up. Tank has been up and running now for about 1 month.

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[ben1987]

pics not working very well for me. looks like cyano from the bit i can see. Need to lower your phosphates.

 

[SkiFletch]

Agreed, definitely cyanobacteria and most likely phosphates the cause. Could also be silicates. What is your input water source? RO, distilled, tap?

 

[ben1987]

also if you feed frozen food, melt it in a cup with a bit of tank water then poor it through a net and squeeze the outside f the net with tissue to get rid of the liquid. The stuff that comes of frozen food is riddled with phosphates.
Tey getting a phosphate remover aswel.

 

[Seg]

Thanx guys, I am using pre-prepared water from my usuall shop. I am still learning about this hobby, and please forgive my lack of knowledge, but could you tell me a bit more about cyano bacteria, what causes it, and how to remove it. Is it danderous to my fish? I have 2 percula clowns, and 2 yellow tailed blue damsels.

Thanx

Si

 

[SkiFletch]

Cyanobacteria