How to have Diatom free aquarium?
Posted: Mon Jan 14, 2019 7:21 am
I keep getting diatoms in my tank.
How do you keep your loach tank diatom free?
I cannot get nerite snails live for long as my clown loaches will eat them when they are hungry.
2 Otos cannot keepup with the diatom.
It is a barebottom tank which is easy to clean.
The tank is 3 months old.
No plants because i cant get them free from diatom.
There is a piece of large wood.
Siamese Algae Eater is doing great cleaning BBA.
It is 20 gallon tank and i put one eheim 2217 which gives adequate water flow.
I am changing my water at least twice a week each at least 50%
whenever i see diatom buildup on glass i scrape it with razor scrapper and do a 50% water change.
Light is on timer about 3 hours a day
Any idea to reduce diatom ?
Or Do i even need to worry about it?
Thank you
Joie
How do you keep your loach tank diatom free?
I cannot get nerite snails live for long as my clown loaches will eat them when they are hungry.
2 Otos cannot keepup with the diatom.
It is a barebottom tank which is easy to clean.
The tank is 3 months old.
No plants because i cant get them free from diatom.
There is a piece of large wood.
Siamese Algae Eater is doing great cleaning BBA.
It is 20 gallon tank and i put one eheim 2217 which gives adequate water flow.
I am changing my water at least twice a week each at least 50%
whenever i see diatom buildup on glass i scrape it with razor scrapper and do a 50% water change.
Light is on timer about 3 hours a day
Any idea to reduce diatom ?
Or Do i even need to worry about it?
Thank you
Joie