Started my diatom growth about 2 weeks ago to fight amphidinium dinos and my diatoms have taken off! There are only one or two patches on the sand where I can see the stringy dinos. The rest appear to have been smothered by the diatoms so I think I am on the right track.
From videos I have seen though, everyone seems to show regression of all growth on the sand, where as I seem to have diatoms (or possibly a different algae?) taking over the sand to the point I cant really differentiate whats under it.
Question 1: is once I cant see dinos growing, should i syphon the sand bed (and leave the glass alone for now) to see if any dinos grow back? When do I know they are really gone?
Question 2: also starting to see cyano on the rocks which I understand is typical. Should I use chemiclean now or wait?
From videos I have seen though, everyone seems to show regression of all growth on the sand, where as I seem to have diatoms (or possibly a different algae?) taking over the sand to the point I cant really differentiate whats under it.
Question 1: is once I cant see dinos growing, should i syphon the sand bed (and leave the glass alone for now) to see if any dinos grow back? When do I know they are really gone?
Question 2: also starting to see cyano on the rocks which I understand is typical. Should I use chemiclean now or wait?