Possible diatom outbreak??

[The_wolfeman]

Hello everyone, Im Aaron. Im new here and had a few questions. My tank has broken out with what i think is a diatom infestation. Brown string like growths almost resembling fish waste stuck to everything (fake plants, coral, rack) I was curious if anyone has and solutions to my problems. Heres a quick overview of the tank.

46g Bowfront
25 bioball sump
CPR bakpak skimmer
40 lbs live rock
30 lbs live sand
Wave point t5 ho 2x10k coralife 2xActinic coralife

Water Parameters
nitrates 0
nitrites 0
ammonia 0
phosphate 2.0 ppm

[SABOB]

Could be Diatoms or Dino. Phosphate is high, need to bring that down.How old are you bulbs?


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[Mr Cob]

that does not sound like diatoms, diatoms are kind of powdery and easily removed...snot like algae is more of a nuisance and perhaps cyano or a dino type, check the types here:

http://www.reefcleaners.org/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=54&Itemid=60

[rrasco]

Sounds more like dinos.

[ErikH]

3 days lights out, keep your PH high. I had to do it twice, but it worked.

[The_wolfeman]

Thank you all for the info. I have some katalyst pellets, could I use that to drop the phosphates? Would it be ok in my emperor 400 basket. I'm currently running chemi pure elite in one of the baskets.

[The_wolfeman]

Bump