New sand=diatoms?

[e048]

So for the tank I got I bought new sand and washed and mixed with the old sand now I have diatoms is this normal?

 

[username in use]

It's completely normal for a newly set up tank to go through a bought of it. No big deal.

 

[e048]

It's not newly set up though... Only thing that's new in the tank is the sand... All the lr and livestock are established lol

 

[nuttyd]

Just connected a sump with live rock from an established tank and. My tank has been running for 3 years prior to this. Still had a diatom growth for couple weeks. It dies off eventually.

 

[e048]

Awesome good to know... Will a tiger sand conch eat them?

 

[Bent]

Dude, completely off topic but I got to ask.

Why does your avatar look so familiar? What is it?

 

[e048]

It's dr. Zoidberg from futurama haha

 

[Bent]

It's dr. Zoidberg from futurama haha

Oh yeah! That's it. That has been bugging the crap out of me.

 

[e048]

Oh yeah! That's it. That has been bugging the crap out of me.

Lol the more you know

 

[nuttyd]

Think the two that do are cerith and trocus. Really wouldnt worry, should pass in a couple weeks.

 

[e048]

I have cerinths they don't do mich

 

[nuttyd]

I just let mine cycle through without dealing with additional cuc. Three weeks after the sump connect there is hardly any diatoms. I did syphon the sand couple times a week.

 

[Mr. Bill]

The best course of action is nothing. The diatoms are feeding on the newly introduced silicates. The sooner the silicates disappear, the sooner the diatoms will die off naturally.

 

[e048]

Awesome I went ahead and traded some frogspawn at the lfs for some cuc stuff... This tank didn't have a single cuc member when I got it

 

[stingeragent]

Yea this is normal. New silicates to feed to the diatoms.

 

[tmz]

The new sand may have contributed some silicate. They should wane over time . If not some gfo will remove silicate.

 

[e048]

What do I do if it's covering my gsps