You've got to be kidding me.

[fishfanatic2]

i thought my new lights would help exerminate my diatom problem sice it is a low-light algae. Well then why do I see diatoms growing on my glass!?! What's going on?

 

[MattM]

Low light algae = "Can survive in low light"

Low light algae <> "Will die in high light"

 

[Anonymous]

Nutrient export issues.

 

[fishfanatic2]

OK

So now what do I gotta do?

 

[Anonymous]

How old is your tank? Are you running a skimmer? What is your bioload? How much do you feed?
If it's a young tank, I wouldn't worry. Anyways, you will always have diatoms growing to some extent, that's why you need snails.

Cheers
Jim

 

[fishfanatic2]

Tank=9 months old

Need snails

Might overfeed a little

Running skimmer

Almost no bioload

I'll fix what needs to be fixed

Thanks!

 

[WRASSER]

Fishfanatic 2,
8O Maybe an ultra voilet light can help. Depending on what else you have in your ocean!
good luck.


wrasser 8)

 

[Anonymous]

Ah, who minds a few diatoms anyway? Nothing a little algae magnet can't take care of. (Bicolor blenny!) Turbo snails. If that's the least of your algal problems, you're doing ok, as far as I'm concerned.

 

[kleinfreak]

Stupid Diatoms!!! They just showed up in my newly established 55g on Sunday.

 

[Anonymous]

Small stuff. Wait til you have to rip apart your tank and eradicate the evildoing valonia! :roll:

 

[Anonymous]

Poor HD.

fishfanatic, I'm wondering a few things. For instance, is that skimmer properly sized? Have you tried letting the diatom bloom "crash" itself (use up available nutrients, much like lemmings, til it starves itself out)? I am sorry, but I know that you have given many rundowns before, your w/c regimen, parameters, full filtration, source water info, etc., etc., but I'm drawing a blank.

Have you got a refugium set up? If not, maybe it's time to consider it? Do you mess with the system quite a bit? I get the feeling that you're like I was with my first tanks, could NOT keep my hands out.. til I got yelled at by an old-timer. I can't post what he said, but it was essentially to "Keep your hands OUT of the tank!" (Many expletives deleted, though in truth it was most entertaining.)

I'm glad you're not giving up, but let's take things very slowly right now, time may be all this needs.

 

[Anonymous]

i feel the need to add that diatom growth is normal.

 

[Anonymous]

Yes. Does that make you feel better to satisfy your need?

Howya doin', Pod?

 

[fishfanatic2]

How 'bout almost glass-covered in 3 days? 8O

All params fine, maybe I'll wait it out, I'll see, it's not THAT urgent!

 

[Anonymous]

I think you'll find that most reefers regularly use algae magnets to wipe their diatoms off their glass every couple of days or so.

HD

 

[Anonymous]

Yes. Does that make you feel better to satisfy your need?

Howya doin', Pod?

Pod always feels better when his needs are satisfied

how you doin'?

 

[Anonymous]

I'm doin' pretty good. Now we sound like Capn. :lol:

My needs were satisfied this weekend.

 

[Anonymous]

my best Capn' impression is as follows...

I got thrown out of a bar last night. some guy had the nerve to tell me I couldn't have more than three shot glasses in front of me at any given time.
i told him I would do what i wanted and so he took a swing at me. it landed squarely on my chin and before i could retaliate i was bum rushed and thrown out onto the street.
as I got up to re-enter the place and kick some ass i got hit by a car.

pretty good, eh?

 

[PeeJ]

hahahhahhahhahha i have no idea the history/story behind that, but it still makes me laugh hardily. podulus

 

[fishfanatic2]

Do those magnet things actually work? 8O :lol: