Algae problems

[pramirez_88]

I’ve been battling algae fir some time now! I have 2 clowns, 5 snails, 2 zoas, 2 acans, a Duncan, a hammer and a Rose BTA. I feed clowns once daily and feed coral 2 times a week. I do weekly water changes. My tank has been running fine for 8 months but the algae doesn’t go away! I got phusguard, got red slim treatment. These bubbles in the algae are telling me they are dino.. anyone have any advice?!

 

[nereefpat]

Those actually do look like dinoflagellates to me. If that's the case, then the phosguard is actually hurting your cause, since they do better with low P. Do you happen to know your nitrate and phosphate values?

Other things that can help is UV, raising temp, raising nitrate and phosphate.

 

[attiland]

Sorry to hear your frustration.
Here is my take on it. Get a cheap microscope and ID it. It is for sure Dinos but you have to be sure which Stain it is for correct treatment. I have been fighting similar looking ones for months.

Reed the two main tread in the below links the guys there will give you positive ID based on the microscope pics and for sure will give you great advise based on that how to fight them.

Amphidinium Dinoflagellate Treatment Methods

This thread is a spin-off from the @mcarroll very successful Dino thread The purpose is to discuss methods for removal and fighting against a particular strain of dinoflagellate - Large Cell Amphidinium. It seems to make up about a third of the cases of dinos. The reason this strain gets its...

www.reef2reef.com

https://www.reef2reef.com/threads/dinoflagellates-–-are-you-tired-of-battling-altogether.293318/

You can read about my experience in my build tread too.

Build Thread - The heater failure build

I have had aquarium since I can remember. Ok the very first one hardly can be called an aquarium as it was just a 3l jar with a 2-3 inch catfish in it my dad caught while we were fishing. And that fish didn’t last long with me as he had to go back to the river Danube. It was growing faster and...

www.reef2reef.com

Good luck

 

[Uncle99]

Could be light and/or water chemistry.
Without that information, answers would just be guesses.
Can you post all your numbers?
If I had to guess, I’d say N and P high.