Confirm dinos ?

[Hallowhead]

Howdy,

In whites does this look like dinos ? It's only on substrate for now. Disappears closer to lower intensity lights.

 

[terraincognita]

LOOKS like it. Does it get bubbles? disappears (or almost does) at night reappears in the morning gets worse throughout the day?

would have to go under a microscope for "100%" but really looks like it to me.

 

[ThePurple12]

Since it only grows on the sand, I’m betting diatoms.

 

[Hallowhead]

Since it only grows on the sand, I’m betting diatoms.

What are prime conditions for diatoms?

 

[Hallowhead]

LOOKS like it. Does it get bubbles? disappears (or almost does) at night reappears in the morning gets worse throughout the day?

would have to go under a microscope for "100%" but really looks like it to me.

It does go away at night. My thought was always it suspends into water column at night means it's dinos

 

[ThePurple12]

What are prime conditions for diatoms?

Usually new tanks or lots of silicate. Does it have lots of bubbles? Do you have a close up pic?

 

[Hallowhead]

Usually new tanks or lots of silicate. Does it have lots of bubbles? Do you have a close up pic?

Tank is year and a half old now. No bubbles or silicates

 

[ThePurple12]

Sounds like diatoms then. dinos are usually long and stringy and have lots of bubbles, while diatoms stay low to the sand bed and don’t have bubbles.

Correction: diatoms CAN grow on rocks

 

[Snoopdog]

It does not look like dinoflagellates, looks like diatom algae.

 

[Hallowhead]

can diatoms come and go with intensity of light like dinos?

 

[ThePurple12]

Hmm, I don't remember. It's been a while since I had them. I would guess so.

 

[Hallowhead]

Hmm, I don't remember. It's been a while since I had them. I would guess so.

They're photosynthetic so it makes sense.. time will tell

 

[ThePurple12]

If they are diatoms, they'll go away "soon". If they're dinos, they'll never go away. ;Blackeye

 

[Idoc]

Very odd to have a diatom bloom in a 1.5 year old tank unless you've added new sand or dosing silicates...or possible if not using RODI water.

I'm leaning toward dinos... small cell amphidinium dinos look like this early on... they don't always have strands and don't always produce bubbles. I've had them look just like these pics.

Try to get a sample under a microscope and then we can definitely identify.

List your tanks parameters....no3, po4, ph, temp, etc...

 

[Hallowhead]

Very odd to have a diatom bloom in a 1.5 year old tank unless you've added new sand or dosing silicates...or possible if not using RODI water.

I'm leaning toward dinos... small cell amphidinium dinos look like this early on... they don't always have strands and don't always produce bubbles. I've had them look just like these pics.

Try to get a sample under a microscope and then we can definitely identify.

List your tanks parameters....no3, po4, ph, temp, etc...

That's my thought as well although I wish it was diatoms


Salinity 1.026
Nitrate 25
Phosphate .03 to .1
Alk 10
Calcium 470
Mag 1350
Ph 8+

I need to get a microscope any recommendations for a cheap one

 

[terraincognita]

Amazon.com : microscope

pretty sure you only need over 1000x to see dinos. might be 1,200

anything above that should be fine.

 

[terraincognita]

Honestly just get us a closer up shot of this part.

I'm 99% sure dinos. :X don't shoot me.

 

[Hallowhead]

Honestly just get us a closer up shot of this part.

I'm 99% sure dinos. :X don't shoot me.

I don't hate you or want to shoot you. I'm too cheap to get a microscope and it's biting me to not properly I'd

 

[vetteguy53081]

Looks more diatom like
Dino will be golden brown and stringy and look like snot with bubbles
Reducing white light intensity will help

 

[Hallowhead]

Looks more diatom like
Dino will be golden brown and stringy and look like snot with bubbles
Reducing white light intensity will help

I have kessils so it's just blues I don't go over 20%

I'm trying to have someone at home snap a photo