aquarium decorations leeching

[push350z]

Have a 46gal bowfront and wanted to have a fun themed tank so I got a tiki hut and palm tree to rice out my tank. All was well and then I got diatoms again. (I had them bad from silica based pfs last time. I have since replaced the pfs with tahitian moon sand which will not leech. The only other place I could think the diatoms would come from would be the aquairum decs or the plastic plants I have. I'm leaning toward the decorations, is there anything that can be done to prevent the leeching of the silica from the decorations?

 

[aquariumnoob]

I think its one of those things that you just have to clean and eventually it will clear up on its own.

 

[Fishyfanatic]

How long has the tank been set up? Diatoms is normal in a new tank. Heck, I still get it in my 55 gal tank 2 years later.

 

[push350z]

The tank is about 3-4 months old on the new cycle.

 

[omgfish]

I had diatoms covering a big portion of my substrate, my filter intake and output, and some plants for the first few weeks I had my tank setup. I purchased two golden algae eaters (which i believe are chinese algae eaters) and all the diatoms were gone within two days. I have not seen diatoms in my tank since. These fish are fun to watch and I enjoy having them in my tank. Just a suggestion.

 

[tropicfishman]

I've had diatoms for like a year now, I just wipe it off when it builds up, you can buy silica removing products to put in your filter, I'm not sure how good they are though