Cheapest Microscope for Identifying Dinos?
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piranhaman00
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There’s no need to ID dinos, old news 
Cheap UV, connected to DT and blowing off rocks/sand nightly, will be gone in short order
Cheap UV, connected to DT and blowing off rocks/sand nightly, will be gone in short order
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Chris_Noles
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Hey Man, I hear you but I've tried this and have been fighting them for the past 4 months I even did a RIP clean and they came backThere’s no need to ID dinos, old news
Cheap UV, connected to DT and blowing off rocks/sand nightly, will be gone in short order
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Chris_Noles
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lol, do you mind linking the one you have?
In all seriousness a cheap one from Amazon will work. I bought a 60$ but you could get a cheaper one.
PR_nano
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I had dinoflagellates amphidinium which stays on the sandbed and not the water column. Looking at some of your pictures I don't think you have this type which according to many it's one of the worst to get rid of.
Last year I was in a similar situation that you are.
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Get a game plan and stick to it. Highly recommend you raise the nutrients and go from there. Good luck.
Last year I was in a similar situation that you are.
Please HELP!
Tank is 10 months but have a bunch of issues. I need help determining what to tackle first or determine if a restart is required or best course of action. 1) Colonial Hydroids - These started as a small patch but now spread throughout the tank (rocks, sand, walls) 2) Amphidinium...
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Get a game plan and stick to it. Highly recommend you raise the nutrients and go from there. Good luck.
Daniel@R2R
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Haha! I fixed the title for you since I don't think that Microsoft (no matter what version you have) will be helpful for IDing dinos ;Smuggrin
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Chris_Noles
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I had dinoflagellates amphidinium which stays on the sandbed and not the water column. Looking at some of your pictures I don't think you have this type which according to many it's one of the worst to get rid of.
Last year I was in a similar situation that you are.
Please HELP!
Tank is 10 months but have a bunch of issues. I need help determining what to tackle first or determine if a restart is required or best course of action. 1) Colonial Hydroids - These started as a small patch but now spread throughout the tank (rocks, sand, walls) 2) Amphidinium...
Get a game plan and stick to it. Highly recommend you raise the nutrients and go from there. Good luck.
Here is what I’m fight looks like, I’ve tried blackouts, I’ve tried the RIP clean and nutrients and I just cant get rid of it.
Daniel@R2R
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Are you certain that's dinos? It looks like cyano to me from the photo.
thedon986
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Can you post a white lights only pic? hard to tell what that is.
I know you said you wanted cheap, but I got the AmScope M30-ABS-KT2-W and it was $36 at the time. It does the job but I wish I had gotten a USB connectable one for ease of use. I am on month 13 of amphidinium and coolia dinos right now....
I know you said you wanted cheap, but I got the AmScope M30-ABS-KT2-W and it was $36 at the time. It does the job but I wish I had gotten a USB connectable one for ease of use. I am on month 13 of amphidinium and coolia dinos right now....
Mxracer65
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Blowing them off the rock and sand is just helping them spread through the tank.There’s no need to ID dinos, old news
Cheap UV, connected to DT and blowing off rocks/sand nightly, will be gone in short order
Mxracer65
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Collect a sample into a jar, put a lid on and shake it up really good, then strain the water through a paper towel into another container and put it under the light. If it's dinos they will re gather.
If it is dinos and I just recently had an outbreak last week that's nearly gone already, do this. Turn off your skimmer, reduce water flow in your tank, up your nutrients and add bacteria to your tank (Bio-Spira is what I used). Once I turned off my skimmer reduced water flow and added the bacteria it made a massive impact, in 1 night its close to gone.
If it is dinos and I just recently had an outbreak last week that's nearly gone already, do this. Turn off your skimmer, reduce water flow in your tank, up your nutrients and add bacteria to your tank (Bio-Spira is what I used). Once I turned off my skimmer reduced water flow and added the bacteria it made a massive impact, in 1 night its close to gone.
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Might be worth looking into.
LeftyReefer
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The best time to buy a microscope was 3 months ago. 
I paid under $120 for my microscope in the middle of August. the same one is now selling for $175. holy heck.
Whatever one you choose, I highly recommend going with one that has a mechanical stage.
I paid under $120 for my microscope in the middle of August. the same one is now selling for $175. holy heck.
Whatever one you choose, I highly recommend going with one that has a mechanical stage.
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Chris_Noles
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Chris_Noles
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Even the long stringy stuff? My flow is definitely decent in my tank, should I just nuke it with some chemiclean or how should I go about it?
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Chris_Noles
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As in applying it directly to the algae or just dosing it in a blackout?
