Diatoms or cyano

[Cbones1979]

Any ideas?

 

[Cbones1979]

Vid won’t work for some reason

 

[Osaurus]

Only sure way to tell is with a microscope - based on the photo I'd say diatoms. How long has your tank been running?

 

[Bfragale]

My guess would also be diatoms.

 

[Cbones1979]

Only sure way to tell is with a microscope - based on the photo I'd say diatoms. How long has your tank been running?

Tank has been up for 2 years.

I’ll watch them. I have my parameters from last night and they were all fine per other posters.

 

[Cbones1979]

My guess would also be diatoms.

Thanks. I’ll respond accordingly

 

[Bfragale]

Thanks. I’ll respond accordingly

Did you add any new sand or rocks or anything?

 

[Osaurus]

Tank has been up for 2 years.

I’ll watch them. I have my parameters from last night and they were all fine per other posters.

IME diatoms aren't something to stress over, they're usually just consuming excess silicates in the tank. Just need to figure out where the silicates are coming from. Once that is addressed they'll start fading away.

 

[Cbones1979]

Did you add any new sand or rocks or anything?

Nope. All the same. Used distilled water and just got reef crystals from instant ocean. I did have chaeto die on me in tank so maybe that did something

 

[Cbones1979]

IME diatoms aren't something to stress over, they're usually just consuming excess silicates in the tank. Just need to figure out where the silicates are coming from. Once that is addressed they'll start fading away.

Only thing I can think of is the distilled I got or instant ocean reef crystals.

 

[Bfragale]

That sounds possible as well.

 

[Cbones1979]

That sounds possible as well.

The salt would stink as I have a whole bag

 

[45ZoaGarden]

Get a microscope could be dinos.

 

[Cbones1979]

Get a microscope could be dinos.

Ugh

 

[ADAM]

Vote for Diatoms
Low nutrients will allow diatoms to flourish, also dinos tend to get bubbles when the lights are on due to photosynthesis. If your cheato died off that may well have been a lack of nutrients also. Id check PO4 and NO3 and go from there. Frozen food cubes are notorious for PO4 in the water that is frozen with the food. Id thaw a cube a day in the tank to feed. Should clear on up.

 

[Cbones1979]

Get a microscope could be dinos.

Aren’t dinos connected? These are all separate

 

[45ZoaGarden]

Nope! They can be separated as well. The only way to differentiate is a microscope.

Aren’t dinos connected? These are all separate

 

[Cbones1979]

Vote for Diatoms
Low nutrients will allow diatoms to flourish, also dinos tend to get bubbles when the lights are on due to photosynthesis. If your cheato died off that may well have been a lack of nutrients also. Id check PO4 and NO3 and go from there. Frozen food cubes are notorious for PO4 in the water that is frozen with the food. Id thaw a cube a day in the tank to feed. Should clear on up.

My PO4 was .0-.25 and no3 was 10 last night

I feed food cubes every other day currently

 

[45ZoaGarden]

My PO4 was .0-.25 and no3 was 10 last night

I feed food cubes every other day currently

Sorry but not all dinos thrive in low nutrients and don’t get bubbles. Mine didn’t. And I assure you 20ppm of nitrates and .15ppm of phosphates is nowhere near low

 

[Cbones1979]

Sorry but not all dinos thrive in low nutrients and don’t get bubbles. Mine didn’t. And I assure you 20ppm of nitrates and .15ppm of phosphates is nowhere near low

And you got rid of them how