Diatoms or dinoflagellates?

[reefertanker]

Do I need Dino x treatment or is this diatoms and eventually it will die off? Please help!

 

[ScottB]

I am pretty comfortable saying it is neither diatoms nor dinoflagellates.

Whatever it is, I would be basting/brushing it off and filtering it out. I am not personally a fan of Dino-X. Nobody can tell me what is in it or how it works.

 

[reefertanker]

I’ve tried to clean it off when I do water changes but it doesn’t seem to help much it’s really stuck on there

 

[ScottB]

I’ve tried to clean it off when I do water changes but it doesn’t seem to help much it’s really stuck on there

Is it some type of hair algae then? Rooted into the rock?

 

[reefertanker]

Is it some type of hair algae then? Rooted into the rock?

I don’t know and hope not. Haven’t found anyone who knows what it is yet tho.