MillionaireMachine Posted January 26, 2004 Share Posted January 26, 2004 Hi...i have some problems with my tank ...i hope some of you may clarify..I have these brownish stuff growing on my lr and sand bed and also my tank glass... its like chocolate color...not sure whether its algae hmmm...if it is how can i get rid of it... will phosphate help?? or should i buy turbo snails or should i juz leave it alone..please help Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
weileong Posted January 26, 2004 Share Posted January 26, 2004 these are caused by SiO2 in your water. You must have used tapwate for setting up your tank and top up water. If your tank is new then this is part of the cycling process and they will go away once the SiO2 are used up. BTW how's the anemone? Quote Weileong's 4ft tank Part I Weileong's 4ft tank Part II Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SRC Member junyong84 Posted January 26, 2004 SRC Member Share Posted January 26, 2004 diatoms.. headache... i haf tons of em too... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SRC Member fishnchips Posted January 26, 2004 SRC Member Share Posted January 26, 2004 these are caused by SiO2 in your water. You must have used tapwate for setting up your tank and top up water. If your tank is new then this is part of the cycling process and they will go away once the SiO2 are used up. BTW how's the anemone? SiO2? Silicon Dioxide? mmm...are u sure its silicon dioxide? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
weileong Posted January 26, 2004 Share Posted January 26, 2004 Its Silica Dioxide. If you use Rowaphos then it will absorb them. The SiO2 caused/are food for the diatoms which are the browns stuffs he's referring to. Quote Weileong's 4ft tank Part I Weileong's 4ft tank Part II Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SRC Member blacknails Posted January 26, 2004 SRC Member Share Posted January 26, 2004 And.. Ermm.. Snails and other creatures most likely won't eat them... If your tank is new you should just wait and the brownish stuff should vanish in time... You could also scrape off some of the brownish stuff if it becomes too unsightly.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SRC Member weisoon Posted January 26, 2004 SRC Member Share Posted January 26, 2004 Scraping off the diatoms from the glass will only release them back into the water body and do not do much difference. Maybe you will like to try to use a sponge and wipe in one motion from bottom up and while holding the tip of the sponge off the glass so that most the diatoms will be trap on the inside of the sponge. Then take out the sponge and give it a good clean under running water and dry it off and start it all over again. This way more of the diatoms will be removed and thus shortening their cycle. IMHO Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MillionaireMachine Posted January 26, 2004 Author Share Posted January 26, 2004 thanks guys btw how long will it take for them to disappear? i will try to get the rowaphos soon..any other methods? anyway i did use tapwater but i already de-clorinised it...shouldnt be a prob rite?? and weileong...the anemone is doing fine...relaxing by the rock..thankx bro Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
weileong Posted January 26, 2004 Share Posted January 26, 2004 dechlorinised only get rid of the Cl and does nothing to the silica. Don't expect the Rowaphos to do magic Quote Weileong's 4ft tank Part I Weileong's 4ft tank Part II Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SRC Member kee Posted January 26, 2004 SRC Member Share Posted January 26, 2004 use phosguard .. shld be able to remove.. or just leave it.. it will gone sooner or later Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MillionaireMachine Posted January 26, 2004 Author Share Posted January 26, 2004 where can i purchase these ...petmart?? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SRC Member kee Posted January 26, 2004 SRC Member Share Posted January 26, 2004 LFS shld have.. i also have the problem.. i just leave it and it will go Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MillionaireMachine Posted January 26, 2004 Author Share Posted January 26, 2004 anyway how long was that...a month Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SRC Member kee Posted January 26, 2004 SRC Member Share Posted January 26, 2004 depend on when ur tank mature lor... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MillionaireMachine Posted January 26, 2004 Author Share Posted January 26, 2004 btw how u define a matured tank?? any signs? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
weileong Posted January 26, 2004 Share Posted January 26, 2004 after the brown ones you're get the green ones Then after that if you can keep the water parameters good then considered tank matured. Quote Weileong's 4ft tank Part I Weileong's 4ft tank Part II Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SRC Member maKo Posted January 27, 2004 SRC Member Share Posted January 27, 2004 Meanwhile besides manually removing it, the only other thing you can do is to do more frequent water changes. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lightningstrike Posted January 27, 2004 Share Posted January 27, 2004 petm@rt dun sell rowaphos....... think the cheapest u can get is from rebo@n. they sell the big economy bottle. Quote Austin the Westie: "I may be your best friend, but you are my everything". Lightning Strike's Back!!! Reefkeeping Is Not My Hobby, It's My Obsession. Austin's Birthday Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SRC Member AquaRa Posted January 27, 2004 SRC Member Share Posted January 27, 2004 new tanks have a lot of diatoms. i know it's a bit ugly, but just leave it there. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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