Diatoms

Doomer · 01-05-2003, 08:20 PM

I'm past the hair algae madness and now am dealing with a massive diatom outbreak. My tank looks like it's been sprinkled with dirt. I know oto's are good for eating diatoms but none are available in my neck of the woods at present. What are some other options I can try ?

Thanks

dave75 · 01-14-2003, 02:10 PM

I had a similar problem with diatoms and I used one sae and in two days the tank was clear of diatoms

Doomer · 01-15-2003, 11:38 PM

Thanks, can't get SAE's either. There are plenty of the Chinese version around here but I don't want them because they have a nasty rep.

anonapersona · 03-04-2003, 05:08 PM

hey, I recall that you had an issue with this, and I just wanted to report that the MTS I added are doing a number on cleaning up the brown diatoms in my tank. They seem to have given the otos a fright and they have gone to work as well.

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Doomer Planted Tank Obsessed (View User Tanks) PTrader: (0/0%) Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: The Boondocks Posts: 468	I'm past the hair algae madness and now am dealing with a massive diatom outbreak. My tank looks like it's been sprinkled with dirt. I know oto's are good for eating diatoms but none are available in my neck of the woods at present. What are some other options I can try ? Thanks

01-14-2003, 02:10 PM	#2
dave75 Algae Grower (View User Tanks) PTrader: (0/0%) Join Date: Jan 2003 Posts: 35	I had a similar problem with diatoms and I used one sae and in two days the tank was clear of diatoms

01-15-2003, 11:38 PM	#3
Doomer Planted Tank Obsessed (View User Tanks) PTrader: (0/0%) Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: The Boondocks Posts: 468	Thanks, can't get SAE's either. There are plenty of the Chinese version around here but I don't want them because they have a nasty rep.

03-04-2003, 05:08 PM	#4
anonapersona Wannabe Guru (View User Tanks) PTrader: (0/0%) Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: Houston, TX Posts: 1,614	hey, I recall that you had an issue with this, and I just wanted to report that the MTS I added are doing a number on cleaning up the brown diatoms in my tank. They seem to have given the otos a fright and they have gone to work as well.