diatoms

Hi guys. Firstly I am new to this lovely hobby and what a hobby it is! Had my 110l scape set up for three months now and I've suffered with diatoms for atleast 6 weeks. I dose tropica specialised 1 pump a day, I would say its a low energy system however the plants haven't really responded well...

Evening all, I run a 125l tank with a variety of low light plants (java fern, jungle val, some limnophilia sessiliflora (stems but currently floating, variety of crypts, water wysteria, Helanthium Quadricostatus and recently some java moss). I dose TNC complete 2ml daily and 10ml immediately...

Hello everyone, I’m new to online forums altogether so not too sure what to expect. A little nervous. I’ve had fish tanks for many years all under 90 litres, no live plants. Not come across too many problems. Although I think I may believe in a lot of misinformation. So that’s one reason I’m...

hi all, Well i am fighting the diatom battle! Research online states many factors.... silicates being on the list...... Well probably foolishly i have used this in my tank.....(2 inch layer of argos playsand) At the moment i have great flow - approx 20 x ! (Jbl 1902 - spraybar) in a 20 gallon 90...

Hi everyone I have this brown stuff growing on my plants and substrate for the past 1 week. Also I notice this stuff can be wiped away easily from the plants. Can someone confirm if this is indeed diatoms and why I'm getting it after 1 year of having this tank? How do you treat this? Just for...

So i have very minor problems with algae in my tank for the most part. I get brown diatoms every few weeks for about 2 days and then they disappear again (testing is still inconclusive here as to why it happens) and apart from what i believe to be stag algae thats the only problem i really get...