diatom

[nightfire76]

hey guys later ill take pics for my other post i just have the lights off cause of diatom in my tank,other then killing it with turning the lights off and water changing is there something else i could do to speed up its die off? btw remember im going fishless right now and the only other things in my tank are about 3 small polyps...3 clams and a couple other things that came on my LR....any suggestions would help me

[DaveK]

The best thing to do, assuming your water parameters are ok, is do nothing. A diatom bloom on a new tank will pass fast enough, and messing with the process is more likely to do more harm than good.

[nightfire76]

thanks dave,later on if and when i add more LR wouldnt that cause another bloom?

[DaveK]

It could, but when you add additional live rock, you should first cure it in a separate container, so when you add it, the water more or less matches your reef, and there is little or no die off. This goes a long way toward reducing algae problems.

[nightfire76]

right i got that,i just added my first batch cause it didnt matter since im going fishless right now but and new rock ill cure it first

[nanoreefing4fun]

+1 on all dave said !

[nightfire76]

right now problem over with

[Mad Marik]

Originally Posted by DaveK

The best thing to do, assuming your water parameters are ok, is do nothing. A diatom bloom on a new tank will pass fast enough, and messing with the process is more likely to do more harm than good.

+1

This right here was the best advice I found for my brown algae issue. As I triple check my water parameters and couldn't find anything, gave it a few days, did nothing except my normal routine, and the algae dissipated.

Thx for the advice.