Dino?

[anon9896]

 

[anon9896]

 

[LAReefer4Life]

Dinos are singled cell. Looks like it is.

 

[flsalty]

Looks like it. Do they spin around?

 

[anon9896]

Looks like it. Do they spin around?

You mean if they cycle from day to night?

 

[anon9896]

If so, nope they stay fixed all night long

 

[Katrina71]

+1. Sorry.

 

[anon9896]

Welp, that kind of algae always have been around , but I never had degenerating problem with it. (Touches wood)
I'm glad I got to analyze it as well.
The tank is young, i'll pray to the reef tank god for a healthy outcome

 

[Zeal]

Had a bit last 2 weeks out of nowhere.
Dosed Brightwell Phosphate E 2ML (for 2 days) right next to the skimmer 2ML into the media basket. Next day on day 3 phosphate dropped

this was my filter pad the morning after I dosed phosphate E. I changed it 24 hours prior to dosing

 

[anon9896]

Had a bit last 2 weeks out of nowhere.
Dosed Brightwell Phosphate E 2ML (for 2 days) right next to the skimmer 2ML into the media basket. Next day on day 3 phosphate dropped

this was my filter pad the morning after I dosed phosphate E. I changed it 24 hours prior to dosing

Try giving this a read https://aquariumstoredepot.com/blogs/news/how-to-get-rid-of-dinoflagellates
It has plenty of information.
I figure I should stop the vodka dosing.
Cycling a tank with corals and fish is tricky.
My steps:
1 manual removal
2 cut vodka
3 add copepod (I have a big culture ready for that)
Probably be adding some phyto as my culture still has some phosphate in it and will help my algaes to thrive.

 

[Pennywise the Clown]

Ostreopsis dinos.
Possibly the easiest to treat as they are waterborne at night. A powerful UV sterilizer could wipe them out in a couple of days.

 

[anon9896]

Oh almosy forgot, add some activated charcoal.

 

[anon9896]

Ostreopsis dinos.
Possibly the easiest to treat as they are waterborne at night. A powerful UV sterilizer could wipe them out in a couple of days.

Yeah I dont have a uv... good thing for me it can be a plan B

 

[ScottB]

Try giving this a read https://aquariumstoredepot.com/blogs/news/how-to-get-rid-of-dinoflagellates
It has plenty of information.
I figure I should stop the vodka dosing.
Cycling a tank with corals and fish is tricky.
My steps:
1 manual removal
2 cut vodka
3 add copepod (I have a big culture ready for that)
Probably be adding some phyto as my culture still has some phosphate in it and will help my algaes to thrive.

In addition to the UV, increase your NO3 and PO4 to 15 and .1 at least.
Don't dose aminos.

 

[anon9896]

I'm questioning myself though...
Right now it's not an outbreak it's at most a couple strings of it (obviously some you cant see)
But at this point having a UV seems like an unwize choice...
As you will also kill some of the dinos competition.
But again thats just a guess

 

[anon9896]

Good thing you told me abput amino , I didnt make the link there.
Even though I didnt started back my doser since I installed this aquarium, I thought that it could help fight the eutrophic water syndrom that dinos seem to thrive on.

In addition to the UV, increase your NO3 and PO4 to 15 and .1 at least.
Don't dose aminos.

 

[Pennywise the Clown]

I'm questioning myself though...
Right now it's not an outbreak it's at most a couple strings of it (obviously some you cant see)
But at this point having a UV seems like an unwize choice...
As you will also kill some of the dinos competition.
But again thats just a guess

I agree.
If the outbreak is still in its infancy I would try other methods first before the nuclear option of a UV.
Raise your nutrients, dose bacteria and maybe reduce and shorten your lighting.
That should stop them getting out of control and then you should see them reduce and finally disappear.
And if that doesn't work, nuke 'em.

 

[ScottB]

Good thing you told me abput amino , I didnt make the link there.
Even though I didnt started back my doser since I installed this aquarium, I thought that it could help fight the eutrophic water syndrom that dinos seem to thrive on.

Dinos (ostreopsis at least) really crank up with amino dosing. Like you, I thought it would help raise nutrient and feed the corals (as NO3 and PO4 were difficult to raise at first). But I found a very direct correlation between amino dosing and dino bloom. Even after I had ostreopsis beat into submission (UV), once I started back with aminos they returned. I still have a gallon jug of the stuff in my fridge.

 

[anon9896]

I must say I have a very very complexe ecosystem with many varietys of algaes sponges and etc.
I hope that will be of some help here.
Right now dinos only show themselves
in the upper part of the aquarium on a fishline holding my cleaning magnet and the aquarium itself is very high.

 

[ScottR]

I must say I have a very very complexe ecosystem with many varietys of algaes sponges and etc.
I hope that will be of some help here.
Right now dinos only show themselves
in the upper part of the aquarium on a fishline holding my cleaning magnet and the aquarium itself is very high.

I too was in your shoes. I have loads of organisms in my tank from sponges to coralline to foraminiferans. I had high PO4 and NO3 but dinos were there and a nuisance. When people say get your nutrients up, it’s in hopes that something else takes over. It’s not guaranteed. My NO3 has always hovered just under 50. I agree with @ScottB about aminos. They seem to be the cue for dinos to jump in. Also, when I increased my lighting, they came back. I’ve noticed that lowering my lighting was extremely helpful.