Dino ID

[brendude313]

Hello, have a dino problem. Tried looking at the ID guide and these don't look like any of them. Any ideas? I have a UV light on order in case. Been battling for several months, lost coral and CUC. Tried raising nutrients, a black out, nothings doing a lot to them. Any help would be greatly appreicated.

 

[musel101]

Hello, have a dino problem. Tried looking at the ID guide and these don't look like any of them. Any ideas? I have a UV light on order in case. Been battling for several months, lost coral and CUC. Tried raising nutrients, a black out, nothings doing a lot to them. Any help would be greatly appreicated.

Can’t see upload to YouTube and post here

 

[brendude313]

Can’t see upload to YouTube and post here

Sorry, that should work now.

 

[vetteguy53081]

Sorry, that should work now.

Looks to be amphidium. Its biological deficiencies that are causing the dino structure and No light is first key followed by the addition of bacteria to overcome the bad bacteria allowing them to thrive
Prepare by starting by blowing this stuff loose with a turkey baster and siphon up loose particles. Turn lights off (at least white and run blue at 10% IF you have light dependant corals such as SPS) for 5 days and at night dose 1ml of 3% hydrogen peroxide per 10 gallons for all 5 nights which works as an oxidizer. If you dont have light dependent coral- turn all lights off. During the day dose 1ml of liquid bacteria (such as micro bacter 7 or XLM) per 10 gallons. Clean filters daily and DO NOT FEED AMINO OR ADD NOPOX which is food for dinos, however you can feed coral, food which will help no3 and po4 to increase. If increasing nutrients, try to keep no3 to about 5 until you are done battling these cells.
Doing a daily siphoning will help greatly But . . . . . Siphoning will reduce nutrients , so siphon the water into/through a filter sock and save the water and return it back to tank. Obviously clean the filter sock each time.
You can feed fish as normal and if doing blackout, ambient light in room will work for them

 

[brendude313]

Looks to be amphidium. Its biological deficiencies that are causing the dino structure and No light is first key followed by the addition of bacteria to overcome the bad bacteria allowing them to thrive
Prepare by starting by blowing this stuff loose with a turkey baster and siphon up loose particles. Turn lights off (at least white and run blue at 10% IF you have light dependant corals such as SPS) for 5 days and at night dose 1ml of 3% hydrogen peroxide per 10 gallons for all 5 nights which works as an oxidizer. If you dont have light dependent coral- turn all lights off. During the day dose 1ml of liquid bacteria (such as micro bacter 7 or XLM) per 10 gallons. Clean filters daily and DO NOT FEED AMINO OR ADD NOPOX which is food for dinos, however you can feed coral, food which will help no3 and po4 to increase. If increasing nutrients, try to keep no3 to about 5 until you are done battling these cells.
Doing a daily siphoning will help greatly But . . . . . Siphoning will reduce nutrients , so siphon the water into/through a filter sock and save the water and return it back to tank. Obviously clean the filter sock each time.
You can feed fish as normal and if doing blackout, ambient light in room will work for them

Thanks so much for that. Would a UV sterilizer help or is it not necessary? I got a coralife 36w but if it's not completely necessary I might get the green killing machine, it's cheaper and I know it wouldn't hurt to have one I suppose.

 

[vetteguy53081]

Thanks so much for that. Would a UV sterilizer help or is it not necessary? I got a coralife 36w but if it's not completely necessary I might get the green killing machine, it's cheaper and I know it wouldn't hurt to have one I suppose.

UV can help but will not erase what is pre-existing and only what passes through the unit

 

[brendude313]

UV can help but will not erase what is pre-existing and only what passes through the unit

Awesome, and also does silica dosing help? Any other tips or is what you put down at first all I should be concerned about and keep doing it until it's gone?

 

[vetteguy53081]

Awesome, and also does silica dosing help? Any other tips or is what you put down at first all I should be concerned about and keep doing it until it's gone?

Starving them of light is key. Some use silica but I dont use it nor recommend on my own behalf