does black sea cuke help with cleaing diatom?

[bluezing]

as per topic...do they?

i cant find small size ones for my 2ft tank..

sianz~

[blueheaven]

From my experience, yes it does

But the best way is to run rowa and get rid of all the sillicates in your water

[bluezing]

ok noted.

thks bro~

[Achilles Tang]

IMO, sea cukes do nothing for controlling diatoms.

If by their feeding patterns, they happen to pick up diatoms enveloping around sand grains, then it's consumed.

But if your diatom problem extends up to your glass, sea cukes will not be able to do anything about it to any significant degree.

Sea cukes get their sustenance more from detritus and other food sources found in the substrate.

As BH suggested, the control of silicates from water using Rowaphos or Contraphos would your best bet. Or block silicates from your tap water using a RO/DI filter.

[bluezing]

thks alot AT for the reply.

but then again..i do not have a sump nor cannister filter.

where can i put the rowaphos then?

[blueheaven]

Maybe you could give as some info on your setup

[FuEl]

Just start topping up with R/O or distilled water from now. The silicates will get used up eventually and with no new introduction of silicates your diatoms should die off naturally.

[blueheaven]

Just a question here

What are the ways sillicates can be introduced into the system?

[FuEl]

Tap water...? Besides that I can't think of any other way...

[Ancelot]

A question about sea cucumbers.

Is it a definite requirement for sea cucumbers to live on a sandbed?

Thanks

[FuEl]

Nope. As long as there is enough detritus on the floor. Sand is not compulsory.

[blueheaven]

Actually there's 2 types

Those black and pinkish ones feed on any detritus, algae on the sand

And there's also those yellow, pink or sea apples that are filter feeders

[bluezing]

Just start topping up with R/O or distilled water from now. The silicates will get used up eventually and with no new introduction of silicates your diatoms should die off naturally.

cool!~

i din noe they will die off naturally... i always thought they need to be

scrubbed off or something like that.. hehe..

ok...i tink i will go get the rowa thingy and in future, top up with distilled

water...

thks everyone for helping!~~

[bluezing]

btw .... snail do help with diatom~

10% of those diatom on my lrs all gone....

but u noe la...being snail...it is slow...

i only have 1 snail btw...maybe if i buy 20, all diatom will be gone!

[jem]

waha!..

dont buy too many..

if not soon u will have a long generations of snails in your family line..

bluezing = future snail greatgreatgreatgreatgreat....... grandpapa

[bluezing]

just a quick update for future members who might be interested...

i've got a hermit crab recently. red colour...not sure what is its name.

but it cleared almost 50% of my sandbed's diatom!!!!

amazing! had a pleasant surprise when i came back the other day to see it munching al clearing it away...hehe