If diatoms are an issue in a reef aquarium then it can signify the presence of soluble silica, particularly through tap water. If you purify the water the problem should be solved.

While biological condition gradients exist for fish and macroinvertebrates (think dragonflies or crayfish), the Academy-based team drew up the first scale for algae — diatoms. Though fish and ...

Aquatic algae called diatoms have been found to use light-sensing proteins as depth indicators. Detecting depth-related changes in the intensity and spectrum of light enables algae to modulate ...

The diatom assemblages and pathway of seawater migration in areas of the ocean adjacent to land reclamation areas was analyzed based on the distribution of diatom in 40 surface samples. Results ...