is there silica in carib sea dry aragonite?

[choirboy]

I have brown diatoms. I keep reading about silica being the main source of food for them. Is there silica in carib sea dry aragonite? I would have figured no, but since i'm havin such a prob (3 weeks so far) I guess there must be silica in it?

[Deinonych]

Is this a new tank? Diatoms are simply part of the new tank cycle if so. I used Caribsea aragonite and had a pretty big diatom bloom for a couple weeks. Once they consumed all the silica, they died off.

[Palting]

Are you using tap water? Big source for silica.

If not, then these diatoms will slowly die off as the tank matures.

[choirboy]

hi and thanks


I have always used rodi tds = 0, phosphates (api) read 0 and have all along, nitrates are a little high at around 5 to 10 ppm, but they're not THAT high. Just bumming me out a little. I blow them off daily with baster, aquamaxx hob helps some? I guess i'll just have to wait it out. no biggie but it has been 3 weeks. I feed light .... honestly.


but thanks again for the reply's