Dino ID please

[Lenny blenny]

they popped up after treating my tank for Cyano, feel like I swapped some relatively harmless for a real pain in the **** haha.

 

[dwest]

I’m thinking I see the classic sesame seed shape of ostreopsis.

 

[Lenny blenny]

I’m thinking I see the classic sesame seed shape of ostreopsis.

Thanks mate, now to make a plan I guess, please tell me it’s an easy one to get rid of

 

[MTBake]

Looks like ostreopsis to me as well. UV worked well for me on these. Keep running the UV even after no sign of dinos for many months. Or they'll come back.

 

[Lenny blenny]

Looks like ostreopsis to me as well. UV worked well for me on these. Keep running the UV even after no sign of dinos for many months. Or they'll come back.

So I’m reading that they are not photosynthetic and some people are saying they are? My plan at this point since they are in small numbers is stop cleaning glass, stop water change, introduce some Chaeto and maybe some new nitrifying bacteria to the display. I’ll follow up with UV if I don’t see a change.

im thinking this Dino outbreak was brought about by a swing in my tanks microbiome, after treating for Cyano, my tank was chock full of pods, now I hardly see any not even any moults in the water.

 

[Lenny blenny]

Sorry before treating my tank was packed with pods, but not now

 

[MTBake]

So I’m reading that they are not photosynthetic and some people are saying they are? My plan at this point since they are in small numbers is stop cleaning glass, stop water change, introduce some Chaeto and maybe some new nitrifying bacteria to the display. I’ll follow up with UV if I don’t see a change.

im thinking this Dino outbreak was brought about by a swing in my tanks microbiome, after treating for Cyano, my tank was chock full of pods, now I hardly see any not even any moults in the water.

These are not photosynthetic. However, most do respond to light. When the light is off, ostreopsis will enter the water column. That's why uv is very effective against this variety. They do divide by cellular fission. They split their cells every X amount of days depending on variety. The coolia I'm battling will divide every 3-4 days. Not sure on ostreopsis. I would have to look it up.

I also recommend siphoning larger groups out of the tank.

 

[Lenny blenny]

These are not photosynthetic. However, most do respond to light. When the light is off, ostreopsis will enter the water column. That's why uv is very effective against this variety. They do divide by cellular fission. They split their cells every X amount of days depending on variety. The coolia I'm battling will divide every 3-4 days. Not sure on ostreopsis. I would have to look it up.

I also recommend siphoning larger groups out of the tank.

Thanks for the tip Ive been at home for the last few days and everytime I pass the tank I suck some out and blow some off my sps, they don’t seem to stick to my lps for whatever reason but my zoas are hating life. Ok so I see they can get out of Hand quite quickly if they are doubling that quickly, I’ll act fast

 

[Lenny blenny]

So what are the long rectangle things, is that algae or some type?

 

[Osaurus]

The rectangular things look like diatoms, some look like they've just grouped together. Good luck with your dino battle.

 

[taricha]

So I’m reading that they are not photosynthetic

You should read different things then
All our problem dinos possess Chlorophyll A and C, and peridinin + a few other carotenoids. They have virtually the same photosynthetic pigment profile as the zooxanthellae (also dinos) in our corals

So what are the long rectangle things, is that algae or some type?

diatoms that form filaments.

 

[Lenny blenny]

You should read different things then
All our problem dinos possess Chlorophyll A and C, and peridinin + a few other carotenoids. They have virtually the same photosynthetic pigment profile as the zooxanthellae (also dinos) in our corals

diatoms that form filaments.

ah ok. That’s good to know, I manage to get rid of these ones without doing a tank black out, so is it possible this type is not one of the problem Dino? actually all I did was stop cleaning glass and not change water, no visible signs of Dino now