BryanCaruso
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I have been researching continuous diatoms. So I am good on flow as I have a mp40 pretty cranked up and a 1500gph korallia. I am good on water changes about 22 gallons every 2 weeks never miss a day. I have plenty of nassarious and a conch( he works hard but can't keep up with it. So that tells me lights are too long which maybe possible as it is 12 hours but I really brought down the intensity a couple weeks ago and the glass isn't needing to be cleaned every 12 hours this diatom is only on the sand. I do siphon the sand the last few water changes and doesn't seem to help. The brown is no where else but the sand bed. So where do we go from here less photo period? Or a change in the water change schedule or go a chemical route and why is it only on the sand bed not on lock line power heads live rocks upon research it can only be silicates or nitrate. The nitrates are so low barely registers . There is no other unsightly algea anywhere. As far as food goes I feed a 1/3 of a cube of frozen to 5 fish and target feed to acans and Duncan. And then I alternate doc super eggs. If it is the photoperiod then I can cut it down but doesn't seem like a couple hours will make a difference any suggestions?
