Algae, Dino, something else?
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What does it look like in the tank?
Miami Reef
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Miami Reef
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Can we get even closer?
this is at 250x. Mucus like in consistency.
BanjoBandito
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Those are protozoa. Dinoflagellates.
this is at 250x. Mucus like in consistency.
BanjoBandito
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Looks like coolia.
At the limits of my son’s hobby microscope and my ability to keep my hand stable. 1000x
I’ve battled Dino’s before. These guys are stationary and very tiny. Is that a trait of Coolia?
I remember h2o2, high ph, low temp, and reefrx helped nuke them.
these guys seem to strive no matter what! :/
I remember h2o2, high ph, low temp, and reefrx helped nuke them.
these guys seem to strive no matter what! :/
No it's not, as taricha said these are crysophytes. They aren't toxic and usually run their course IME. I most often see them in tanks with elevated silicon. Have you ever done an ICP?
It’s been a while, I’m going to say I have high silicate. I’m not sure how to reduce that. Maybe the sand or the rock.
I’ve used lithium chloride to reduce phosphates before. Is there anything that ties up excess silicate?
Usually there's no need to as it's completely non toxic and once it's used up the organisms that use it will go back to lower numbers. The main thing is why would you have elevated silicates? Recently added sand/rock? RO/DI unit not working correctly? Or have you been dosing it to battle dinos?
GFO also removes silicates but as you know PO4 as well. The problem is it would be easy to bottom out PO4 while trying to eliminate the benign silicates.
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I love this hobby. Deep breath.
