Diatoms

[MadReefer]

I have been battling diatoms and Cyano since I removed the ship decoration. Initially tried Chemiclean but no good; well this week realized I was using the wrong spoon as it was to small. the cyano is gone but still have diatoms. My Nitrate is 0 and Phos is 0.5.
Should I add Phosguard to remove Phos and Silicate or just a silicate remover?

 

[DangerDave]

Is this a new tank? Once the diatoms absorb any silicates in the tank, and they been ate by snails your problems are over. Trochus snails eat diatoms. Cheap and they'll eat almost anything else.

As a note, those nitrates are very low, and the phosphates are kinda high.

 

[Stephen8169301]

You need to get nitrates higher

 

[MadReefer]

Its not a new tank.
I was dosing NoPoX but stopped.

 

[mwil79]

I would run some GFO while dosing NeoNitro. no3 and po4 are out of balance and can cause lots of problems.

 

[MadReefer]

I would run some GFO while dosing NeoNitro. no3 and po4 are out of balance and can cause lots of problems.

Thought of that. Will have to order some but don't have a reactor so will just sit in a bag in the sump.

 

[mwil79]

Thought of that. Will have to order some but don't have a reactor so will just sit in a bag in the sump.

Yeah that's fine that's all I do. I actually have a reactor if you want to try it out though.

 

[diana a]

Get your nitrates up and don't reduce phosphates. If you leave it as is, you will have dino

 

[mickeysreef <*))))<]

More snails.... Lightening dove and Limpets.

 

[MadReefer]

Dosed liquid phosphate remover and added Phosguard - phosphates are now 0.1
Dosing NeoNitro and nitrates still at 0. Dosed 5ml last three days.

 

[EZreefin]

I would run some GFO while dosing NeoNitro. no3 and po4 are out of balance and can cause lots of problems.

I definitely agree with mwil79