Diatoms vs Cyanobacteria what do you thinK?
One of the most interesting articles Ive read discussed dosing silica into a reef aquarium to encourage diatom growth. Remember those brownish dots that covered the aquarium when it was a few days old? Yeah, that stuff. Silica feeds the diatoms which are able to outcompete cyanobacteria according to Dr. Randy Holmes-Farley
LINK: http://www.advancedaquarist.com/2003/1/aafeature1
One of the most interesting articles Ive read discussed dosing silica into a reef aquarium to encourage diatom growth. Remember those brownish dots that covered the aquarium when it was a few days old? Yeah, that stuff. Silica feeds the diatoms which are able to outcompete cyanobacteria according to Dr. Randy Holmes-Farley
LINK: http://www.advancedaquarist.com/2003/1/aafeature1
