Diatoms...AGAIN?

[crister13]

Ok, so I recently removed my year old substrate (big aragonite) and switched to oolite (sugar size grain). Now I have what look to be diatoms. It says silicate free, so I was thinking I could be going through a mini cycle?

 

[Gboy66]

Ok, so I recently removed my year old substrate (big aragonite) and switched to oolite (sugar size grain). Now I have what look to be diatoms. It says silicate free, so I was thinking I could be going through a mini cycle?

Test your perimeters to see if your having a mini cycle asap!

 

[crister13]

Just did a pwc so theres nothing I can really do, everyone seems to be doing fine. I havent checked params in so long. I just do weekly rodi changes of 35%, clean socks and feed every other day. Theres nothing I could do if trates were high lol. Thanks for the help tho!!!!!

 

[Gboy66]

Just did a pwc so theres nothing I can really do, everyone seems to be doing fine. I havent checked params in so long. I just do weekly rodi changes of 35%, clean socks and feed every other day. Theres nothing I could do if trates were high lol. Thanks for the help tho!!!!!

Do you have a kit? If trates are high, you could definitly do more frequent PWC's, and monitor the tank. I would still test IMO

 

[crister13]

I would still test IMO too lol. I have an old test......... somewhere. HAHA

 

[Gboy66]

I would still test IMO too lol. I have an old test......... somewhere. HAHA

Hahah! Well maybe the lfs will help ya out

 

[crister13]

YA LOLZ. May have to try that haha.

 

[Gboy66]

YA LOLZ. May have to try that haha.

Haha! Well good luck. Are the fish showing signs of stress? How bad is the diatom bloom btw?

 

[crister13]

Not alot of diatoms. I do also have a very very thin layer of red slime which i assume is from getting rid of all of that bb in my old sand.

 

[Saratj1]

They eat the silica from your substrate, you add more substrate, they eat the silica from it then die off again.