I was sold a fish on the belife that it would eat diatoms. It's an algae bleeny, but since putting it into my tank it hasn't touched the stuff. After looking on the net i found a bicolour blennie which i think will eat the stuff.. am i correct or is there a better fish on the market.....
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Travis L. Stevens
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Neither of them will eat Diatoms (enough to be worth while). You're better at increasing your cleanup crew with snails that eat diatoms in order to keep it under control. In order to eliminate diatoms, you'll need to increase your water quality.
Travis L. Stevens
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"ok" water parameters don't mean anything to people that don't know your tank 
What exactly are they?
What exactly are they?
Travis L. Stevens
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If you're measuring any phosphates or nitrates at all, then there is enough nutrients in the system for them to thrive. I would definitely look in to your cleanup crew and keep up with quality water (you're on your way) 
Also, how old is the tank? Have you experienced a diatom bloom before? And diatoms are easily confused with Cyanobacteria and Dinoflagellates. Are you positive that it is Diatoms?
Also, how old is the tank? Have you experienced a diatom bloom before? And diatoms are easily confused with Cyanobacteria and Dinoflagellates. Are you positive that it is Diatoms?My tank is around 6-7 mounths old... I moved all the live rock 60kg and about 200 litres of water from the old tank into the new 550 liter tank. This was also true for the fish.
1 x yellow tang
1 x coral buity
2 x percular clown
7 x cromis
1 x manderine
1 x royal grammer
1 x pink tailed trigger.
pluss few snails and hermits, i lost my sand sifter star fish and an algae blennie which i replaced earlier this week.
I have the algae problem from the start, and no i'm not 100% sure it is diatoms and not Cyanobacteria Dinoflagellates because i don't no the difference.
Mine looks like a rusty coloured dusting in the morning when the lights come on and by the end of the day it looks like long brown seeweed waving about covered in air bubbles. It is on the glass, substrate rocks and corals, I syphone it off regulary with water changes but it is back with in a matter of 4 hours.
My bioballs in the weir are getting covered and from the recent post about these i'm considering removing the over the next few weeks.
I hope you can help me determain what the problem is
1 x yellow tang
1 x coral buity
2 x percular clown
7 x cromis
1 x manderine
1 x royal grammer
1 x pink tailed trigger.
pluss few snails and hermits, i lost my sand sifter star fish and an algae blennie which i replaced earlier this week.
I have the algae problem from the start, and no i'm not 100% sure it is diatoms and not Cyanobacteria Dinoflagellates because i don't no the difference.
Mine looks like a rusty coloured dusting in the morning when the lights come on and by the end of the day it looks like long brown seeweed waving about covered in air bubbles. It is on the glass, substrate rocks and corals, I syphone it off regulary with water changes but it is back with in a matter of 4 hours.
My bioballs in the weir are getting covered and from the recent post about these i'm considering removing the over the next few weeks.
I hope you can help me determain what the problem is
projectmayhem16
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Sounds like cyano to me. I got rid of mine with regular water changes, good water quality, and I also lowered the temperature in the tank which seemed to make the biggest difference.
