Dino ID

[Nigel35]

Took a few pictures of some bacterial growth under a microscope today to see whether they are dinos or just diatoms. Comments and suggestions appreciated.

Here is the overview:

And then Under the Microscope:

 

[Nigel35]

bump

 

[Uncle99]

Last pic is Dino’s, golden type, move off the sand at dark, reattach when lights on.
Dino-x works on all golden stuff.
UV is very helpful during dark hours.

 

[Mxracer65]

Last pic looks like dinoflagellates.

 

[Viva'sReef]

Looks like Prorocentrum Dinos.

 

[clarimore]

Took a few pictures of some bacterial growth under a microscope today to see whether they are dinos or just diatoms. Comments and suggestions appreciated.

Here is the overview:

And then Under the Microscope:

what magnification was this?

 

[dwest]

I thought I saw the “beaks” of amphidinium in the last pic. The sandbed color makes me think amphidinium as well. Let’s see if @taricha is around.

 

[Just John]

I agree with Viva - Prorocentrum
Have a look at this:

 

[taricha]

I thought I saw the “beaks” of amphidinium in the last pic.

agree with this. Beaks and slight left/right asymmetry. Large cell amphidinium.

 

[Nigel35]

what magnification was this?

400x

 

[Nigel35]

Since we have here arguments for both sides... How do I best remove BOTH species?

 

[Just John]

I forgot to mention to look at the bottom of the pages of that document for those two species and they my help you figure out which you have based on things like how much mucus there is, etc.

 

[dwest]

Keep in mind that you had an ID from the Dino expert.

A Dinoflagellate Treatment Guide

As the title suggests, this is intended as a short guide on what to do when you suspect dinoflagellates are trying to overtake your system. It is an attempt to boil down the protocols discussed across 11,000 posts in this "Are you Tired" thread...

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