Diatoms

Details

Scientific Name: Bacillariophyta
Identification: A red or brown film, resembling dust, that grows on any and every surface

Pest Management

Treatment: Many new tanks will get an algae bloom; it usually subsides as the tank stabilizes.
Prevention: Astraea and Trocus snails readily consume this algae, though most blooms resolve on their own as the tank cycles

Description

diatoms - reefs