Also is there something not up to par with your
algae magnet?

The better you clean the glass, the longer it will
take for diatoms to reappear. This is because
diatoms can be left on the glass, and multiply.

Wayne Sallee
Wayne's Pets


Wayne Sallee wrote on 6/10/2007 9:11 PM:
That's incredibly fast for diatoms. With that kind of diatom growth,
your turbos should be doing great. Are the turbos making paths on the
glass? What about the sand and the gravel, how's it looking? What's
causing your turbos to die?

Wayne Sallee
Wayne's Pets


KurtG wrote on 6/10/2007 7:45 PM:
Wayne Sallee wrote:
But I would not worry about trying to take silicates out of the water.

Well, I think I convinced myself that I have very low silicates in my
RO/DI water and tank. It looks like my tap water is about 2ppm, but
my tank seems to have undetectable levels. My test is sensitive down
to about 0.03.

My diatoms are thick and unsightly. Within a few hours of cleaning
the tank, I have a green haze back on the glass. Within 2-3 days, I
can't even see through the glass. I'm down to only two turbos, but I
have 50 ordered (still). My order is being held up, but it will ship
this week.

I think I'll just work on a refugium to grow chaeto and pods, and not
worry about the diatoms for the moment.

--Kurt