Flake
Aquarium Advice Addict
Diatoms can be caused by silicates. If you use tap water with a high amount of silicates odds are diatoms will pop up pretty fast. Luckily they go away as fast as they show up.
treated with what?
does it look like this?
I leave mine (mag float) in the tank all the time as well. I find that it doesn't get every bit of algae. You may need to go over it a few times to get all the algae. Even after going over it, there may still be some left over, use a razor blade to scrape this off.
got the mag and it works really well! Some places are hard to get at such as the back and where the LR is close to the glass
Well My tank has come to a sudden halt.
I've decided to stop giving my local marine shop my buisness after this weekend. The only person who works at this store is the owner, he never acknowledges you presence, never says hi, never offer help or advice and when you ask him any type of question it's a one word answer like he doesn't give two Sh*ts. I been to this store a total of about 10 times over the course of the last few weeks and every time it's the same thing over and over. I'm not the only one with this problem as I was speaking to a few peopke outside of the store.
Now I'm left trying to find another shop that has good stock near me.
This is my rant!