OK, I think I have read every post out here about diatoms and have learned a lot. My tank is about 3 months old and I've got some. It doesn't seem too bad at this point and I've just been cleaning off my plastic plants and ornaments and glass. I don't have any real plants. I just ordered a good test kit, but in the meantime I'm using test strips. The ammonia and nitrites are zero, nitrates are 20, ph 7.8, kh 180, hardness 300+ (probably way off the scale). I have tried varying the light from 6 hrs to 14 hrs a day, but that doesn't seem to affect the brown stuff.
A lot of the comments in other threads said that diatoms are common in a new tank and often just go away. Does that really happen? If so, how long does it take before they just decide to go away?
Thanks.
A lot of the comments in other threads said that diatoms are common in a new tank and often just go away. Does that really happen? If so, how long does it take before they just decide to go away?
Thanks.