Help Confirming Dinoflagellate ID - Thanks!

[JayinToronto]

I believe it’s Dinoflagellate Proprocentrum.

 

[flchamp89]

I agree Dino's.

 

[JayinToronto]

I agree Dino's.

Proprocentrum?

 

[flchamp89]

Proprocentrum?

That's beyond my skill level. The photos are picture perfect based on my experience.

 

[MnFish1]

Curious - why do you ask - do you have a certain cure for that dinoflagellate as compared to others? Most go away without doing anything.

 

[JayinToronto]

Curious - why do you ask - do you have a certain cure for that dinoflagellate as compared to others? Most go away without doing anything.

There does seem to be some differences between the dinoflagellates depending on which one specifically you are dealing with. Mainly with regards to their presence in the water column and thus their susceptibility to UV light. Ostreopsis and proprocentrum seem to be very susceptible to UV. Amphidinium not so much. So before I rigged up a $$$ UV sterilizer into my system I wanted to be sure. I’ve screwed up my system in the past mis-identifying organisms.

 

[tenurepro]

Looks like prorocemteum to me.
Here is a summary of my battle with this beast

 

[JayinToronto]

Looks like prorocemteum to me.
Here is a summary of my battle with this beast

Thanks!

 

[JayinToronto]

Looks like prorocemteum to me.
Here is a summary of my battle with this beast

This video plus the one you did reviewing the recent literature on increased nitrates and phosphates and coral growth were fantastic and have inspired me to do the exact same approach (that plus the 300+ page dino thread here on reef2reef). Thanks for all the time that you have spent putting those summaries and videos together.

 

[tenurepro]

Thanks

This video plus the one you did reviewing the recent literature on increased nitrates and phosphates and coral growth were fantastic and have inspired me to do the exact same approach (that plus the 300+ page dino thread here on reef2reef). Thanks for all the time that you have spent putting those summaries and videos together.

thanks!