Growing diatoms will only oxygenate the water during the day. At night, they will consume oxygen and could cause severe oxygen depletion, leading to further problems such as fish kill.

Published June 14, 2017 10:15 by Mike Dempsey, Managing Director, Advanced Bioprocess Development Ltd.

Growing diatoms ​​will only ​​oxygenate the ​​water during ​the day. At ​night, they ​will ​consume oxygen ​and could cause ​severe oxygen ​depletion, ​leading to ​further ​problems such ​as fish kill.​

Growing diatoms will only oxygenate the water during the day. At night, they will consume oxygen and could cause severe oxygen depletion, leading to further problems such as fish kill.