Have my reef for over 10 years .
The only thing that has changed is adding a new lightening system. I keep getting brown diatoms on the sand bed, not a lot but enough to piss me off.
I’ve added 3 vortechs on easier side to increase the flow ( no change).
I use ro water, protein skimmer, 2 20 gal fuges with chaeto, and a phosban reactor. Dose white vinegar.
Question currently run my lights for 8 hours a day,
How much time should I shorten the time
To eliminate the brown diatoms without effecting my coral growth?
I have mostly softies, leathers, shrooms,
A ton of frogspawn some Zoas 1 green slimer
And 1 large lps ( forgot name it’s brown on outside
Grows mostly vertically and when u break it off it’s blue on the inside)
Any info would be helpful
The only thing that has changed is adding a new lightening system. I keep getting brown diatoms on the sand bed, not a lot but enough to piss me off.
I’ve added 3 vortechs on easier side to increase the flow ( no change).
I use ro water, protein skimmer, 2 20 gal fuges with chaeto, and a phosban reactor. Dose white vinegar.
Question currently run my lights for 8 hours a day,
How much time should I shorten the time
To eliminate the brown diatoms without effecting my coral growth?
I have mostly softies, leathers, shrooms,
A ton of frogspawn some Zoas 1 green slimer
And 1 large lps ( forgot name it’s brown on outside
Grows mostly vertically and when u break it off it’s blue on the inside)
Any info would be helpful