Diatoms

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Silicates (silicic acid) are the cause of unsightly diatoms. In 90% cases it comes though tapwater.
JBL sell a very precise SiO2 drop test and the "SilicatExRapid".
ahh yes thanks. i willdo that since i have a lot too
 
I didn't know that Ampullariidae eat snail eggs neither :lol::lol:
 
Otocinclus and nerites have been the best diatom hoovers in my experience. Nerites probably edge out otos but I can’t live with all the eggs they lay on driftwood, rocks and glass. They’re very difficult to remove so I go with otos.
 
Otocinclus and nerites have been the best diatom hoovers in my experience. Nerites probably edge out otos but I can’t live with all the eggs they lay on driftwood, rocks and glass. They’re very difficult to remove so I go with otos.
There's an easy solution to Nerite's eggs : Asolene spixii that is detritivore and snail eggs eater !!
 

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