discusluv
09-10-2017, 06:28 PM
I changed both my substrates out a month ago in my 30 gallon and my 60 gallon and added plants. Now I am dealing with diatoms.
I was doing two 50% water changes weekly on both of these tanks, but, after suggestions that this is too much for a planted tank, have been doing one 75% change weekly on both. Right before the water change weekly, it looks like my nitrates run around 10-15ppm.
I dose 1 x weekly the recommended dose of Flourish, Nitrogen, Phosphorous, Potassium, Iron. I also have root tabs in substrate around heavy root feeding plants : Swords and Valisneria.
On the 30 gallon I have 1 24 inch Planted +SE and on the sixty I have 2 24 inch Planted Plus SE. I leave the lighting on the 24 hour cycle.
My question is: What should I be doing to control diatoms?
I was doing two 50% water changes weekly on both of these tanks, but, after suggestions that this is too much for a planted tank, have been doing one 75% change weekly on both. Right before the water change weekly, it looks like my nitrates run around 10-15ppm.
I dose 1 x weekly the recommended dose of Flourish, Nitrogen, Phosphorous, Potassium, Iron. I also have root tabs in substrate around heavy root feeding plants : Swords and Valisneria.
On the 30 gallon I have 1 24 inch Planted +SE and on the sixty I have 2 24 inch Planted Plus SE. I leave the lighting on the 24 hour cycle.
My question is: What should I be doing to control diatoms?