Diatoms or Dino

808jaymakoa · Oct 16, 2013

What do you think. At first I was thinking it was new tank diatoms but I'm starting to consider that it might be Dinos

What do you think

808jaymakoa · Oct 16, 2013

Anyone

bknapp · Oct 16, 2013

With the air bubbles I'm thinking dinos.

808jaymakoa · Oct 16, 2013

Do diatoms ever have air bubbles? I thought they both can.

808jaymakoa · Oct 16, 2013

Anybody else. Looking for opinions here.

bct15 · Oct 16, 2013

Dino's gets my vote

808jaymakoa · Oct 16, 2013

Or cyano. Any clear cut way to find out.

Reefing Madness · Oct 16, 2013

Looking like Dinos here.

dadof4 · Oct 17, 2013

99% sure that's Dinoflagellates. They look slimy with some extension with the air bubble under the algae, diatoms look more like sand and can be blown away with a turkey baster and the air is usually on the top.

808jaymakoa · Oct 17, 2013

Ok dinos? Best way to get rid of them. High ph and hydrogen peroxide dosing? Any other suggestions on getting rid of them. I'm gonna switch to a 3 hour light cycle to thin it out

Reefing Madness · Oct 17, 2013

How I beat dinoflagellates, and the lessons I learned ? Advanced Aquarist | Aquarist Magazine and Blog
Problem Dinoflagellates and pH by Randy Holmes-Farley - Reefkeeping.com

Imtheguy35 · Oct 17, 2013

I get rid of my Dino by cutting off my halides... Still used my actnics, stopped weekly water changes, and did my top offs with kalkwasser. Attacked Dino directly .. Took a little bit but it worked... Dino can be very frustrating! If you see snails or fish dying take them out as soon as possible they will help the Dino bloom.. good luck!!

shred5 · Oct 17, 2013

They are Dinoflagellates....

808jaymakoa · Oct 17, 2013

Just an update on the situation. Lights out on the tank for 24 hours. Fuzzy growth from algae on rocks is completely gone. Zero bubbles coming off rocks and what was on the sand is almost completely gone. The rock is still brown in color but not as brown.