Dino cell? Amphidinium?

[Secky]

I’ve just looked under the microscope to see what looks like to be Dino cells. In my tank there isn’t much brown strands anywhere (not out of control) I just found some brown strands on my Zoas this morning? Can anybody help.

 

[vetteguy53081]

Osteo .Prepare by starting with a water change and blow this stuff loose with a turkey baster and siphon up loose particles.
Turn lights off (at least white and run blue at 10-15%) for 5 days and at night dose 1ml of hydrogen peroxide per 10 gallons for all 5 nights. If you dont have light dependent coral- turn all lights off.
During the day dose 1ml of liquid bacteria (such as bacter 7) per 10 gallons.
Clean filters daily and DO NOT FEED CORAL FOODS OR ADD NOPOX as it is food for dinos.
Day 5,, you can start with blue lights - ramping up and work your white lights up slowly

 

[Secky]

Okay thanks for the quick reply! Hopefully I shouldn’t be too bad as it hasn’t gotten out of control, and it’s not ‘everywhere’

 

[Secky]

Yes- amphi.Prepare by starting with a water change and blow this stuff loose with a turkey baster and siphon up loose particles.
Turn lights off (at least white and run blue at 10-15%) for 5 days and at night dose 1ml of hydrogen peroxide per 10 gallons for all 5 nights. If you dont have light dependent coral- turn all lights off.
During the day dose 1ml of liquid bacteria (such as bacter 7) per 10 gallons.
Clean filters daily and DO NOT FEED CORAL FOODS OR ADD NOPOX as it is food for dinos.
Day 5,, you can start with blue lights - ramping up and work your white lights up slowly

Quick quest what percent hydrogen peroxide?

 

[vetteguy53081]

Quick quest what percent hydrogen peroxide?

3%

 

[C. Eymann]

Yes- amphi.Prepare by starting with a water change and blow this stuff loose with a turkey baster and siphon up loose particles.
Turn lights off (at least white and run blue at 10-15%) for 5 days and at night dose 1ml of hydrogen peroxide per 10 gallons for all 5 nights. If you dont have light dependent coral- turn all lights off.
During the day dose 1ml of liquid bacteria (such as bacter 7) per 10 gallons.
Clean filters daily and DO NOT FEED CORAL FOODS OR ADD NOPOX as it is food for dinos.
Day 5,, you can start with blue lights - ramping up and work your white lights up slowly

This is not amphidinium, OP has osteropsis dinoflagellates, which are unfortunately heavily autotropic and not reliant on nutrients.

Black out + UVC is best course of action, but many have success, myself included with no black out, but oversized UV sterilizer plumbed in/ out of display directly.

 

[vetteguy53081]

This is not amphidinium, OP has osteropsis dinoflagellates, which are unfortunately heavily autotropic and not reliant on nutrients.

Black out + UVC is best course of action, but many have success, myself included with no black out, but oversized UV sterilizer plumbed in/ out of display directly.

Its Osteo Yes. Not sure why I said amphi

 

[Secky]

Ah, I do have a uv put in place. Maybe that’s why it’s in a so little amount. There’s only about 5 separate strands in my tank!