Silica tests 0ppm from RODI system, 0ppm from fresh salt mix and 0ppm from water in tank, test kit is salifert
Same here. Also brand new 4 stage RO/DI unit, zero TDS. Running 2x PP-8's and return for flow.
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Silica tests 0ppm from RODI system, 0ppm from fresh salt mix and 0ppm from water in tank, test kit is salifert
Whats your feeding sched like ? What kind of food/ how many fish / how do you feed the fish ?frozen ? Pellets ? If frozen do you strain the cubes?
Same here. Also brand new 4 stage RO/DI unit, zero TDS. Running 2x PP-8's and return for flow.
Out of interest what lights do you have on your tank?
Radion Gen3 and yes it seems to have gotten worse since I started running this unit back in March 2016. Within the past 2 months I've completely turned off both red/green and am running whites at just 5% max at peak hours.
If there's no silicate source and low numbers in the tank, try this.
elevate and maintain a ph of 8.4,8.5 with kalwasser for a week. the colony should crash and die after a few days.
@NanaReefer you should ask Randy about this in the LRS carbon source thread. Yous and refferfoxx's are the two most mysterious cases I've seen in the 2 years or so Ive been on the boards.
Thank Julian Sprung.I am currently using kalkwasser in my top off water, but I dont get enough evaporation for it to make much of a difference highest my pH goes is 8.3, I suppose I can try dosing a concentrated solution,
thanks for this tip
I'm trying a blackout with the tank covered for complete darkness. well see what happens.
Well that sucks.I did that a few weeks ago, has just come back gradually
If there's no silicate source and low numbers in the tank, try this.
elevate and maintain a ph of 8.4,8.5 with kalwasser for a week. the colony should crash and die after a few days.
@NanaReefer you should ask Randy about this in the LRS carbon source thread. Yous and refferfoxx's are the two most mysterious cases I've seen in the 2 years or so Ive been on the boards.
yea, Ive been doing some reading on it too. The food imo has a bit of vitamin C , a carbon source as I mentioned. that's just good bacteria fuel as are aminos.I did start a thread addressing this issue with Randy couple days ago. Asking if the Probiotics could in anyway be causing/feeding this stuff.
I did start a thread addressing this issue with Randy couple days ago. Asking if the Probiotics could in anyway be causing/feeding this stuff.
Diatoms appear only in part due to nutrients a probiotics is a nutrient control method. It speeds the bio filter.I am currently using aquaforest probiotic reef salt, just as an experiment really to see if it has any effect on the diatoms, I though maybe I could out compete it with beneficial bacteria.
Although my tank water is crystal clear and corals doing well from the probiotics, the diatoms still persist and have not changed any from when I used coral pro salt or Kent reef salt for that matter
I have had a diatom problem for a while now and its not getting any better. My Nitrates are 0 and with GFO my po4 is under 0.03 ppm. I'm starting to think its my RODI water. Because if I go a month with out a water change it slows down. But as soon as I do my water change its like pouring gas on a fire. What I dont understand is the water coming out is reading 0 tds with a inline tds meter and a hand held meter. My water company dose you well water so I guess that could be a problem. Other than the diatoms algae is no problem knock on wood.
Diatoms appear only in part due to nutrients a probiotics is a nutrient control method. It speeds the bio filter.
But doesn't Dinoflagellates look snooty and forum air bubbles? If anyone has a good pic of dinos please post them.Dinoflagellates is probably what you have not diatomsBut .
Did you get your test kit and I missed the results?But doesn't Dinoflagellates look snooty and forum air bubbles? If anyone has a good pic of dinos please post them.