help with sand issues

[elagui]

ive been battling with this sand and i cant figure out what it is my parameters are perfect 0 phospahtes and nitrates and ph at 8.3 the only thing i do know is that its not cyano doesnt look like it. its more brown than red and its not slimy

 

[StevenBell]

dinoflagellates

 

[Cleo642]

dinoflagellates

Those things are bad huh?

 

[StevenBell]

They can take over just like a nuisance algae does.Can smother corals too!Try upping the flow in that part of the tank

 

[Cleo642]

They can take over just like a nuisance algae does.Can smother corals too!Try upping the flow in that part of the tank

Had a post I recently replied to where they guy kept mushrooms and said he got some mushrooms from someone. Those mushrooms turned out to carry dinoflagellates. And had to rid of all of his coral after or something. Said it's bad. Maybe he over reacted.idk

 

[StevenBell]

I would try and find some kind of sand sifter as well.Like a sea star,goby,nasarious etc...

 

[Cleo642]

I would try and find some kind of sand sifter as well.Like a sea star,goby,nasarious etc...

You have dealt with this before?

 

[elagui]

i siphon the sand weekly but they come back the next day. what else can i do?

 

[StevenBell]

You have dealt with this before?

I think quite a few of us on here have!
I would get better flow down there to start.Tank blackouts work as well boosting MG.There's a million ways to rid the Tank of them.Just constantly be proactive about it

 

[reefndude]

Try tank blackout for 72 hours, use filter sock if you have a sump, and dose peroxide. 1 ml of peroxide per 10 gallons. Dose once per day.
I had a bad case before and it was killing fish and couple sps colonies died. Tried the above formula and tank was clean of dinos, haven't seen it since.
I actually dosed triple of the recommended dosage.

 

[Cleo642]

Try tank blackout for 72 hours, use filter sock if you have a sump, and dose peroxide. 1 ml of peroxide per 10 gallons. Dose once per day.
I had a bad case before and it was killing fish and couple sps colonies died. Tried the above formula and tank was clean of dinos, haven't seen it since.
I actually dosed triple of the recommended dosage.

You mean the regular hydrogen peroxide that you use to treat wounds with?

 

[reefndude]

Yes regular hydrogen peroxide. Doesn't hurt the livestock. Zoas will close for about a hour, sps doesn't seem to be bothered at all.
Go with recommended dosage and it's very safe to use.

 

[elagui]

Yes regular hydrogen peroxide. Doesn't hurt the livestock. Zoas will close for about a hour, sps doesn't seem to be bothered at all.
Go with recommended dosage and it's very safe to use.

regular peroxide or there like a saltwater one?

 

[reefndude]

Regular peroxide from grocery store or pharmacy

 

[Cleo642]

 

[Bryan47]

I get the same and I am no expert but I do believe it is cyano but I could be wrong. Cyano can range from red to brown if I recall. I got the same brown stuff and red slime remover took care of it and higher flow will keep it from growing. Red slime remover works wonders.

 

[Bryan47]

Hey could be right about the dyno can you post a pic with whites on instead of blue and maybe a little closer?

 

[Matthias7]

Looks more cyano to me. Have you tried cleaning the sand bed in that area? Could also be Dino's which is pretty normal for a newer tank

 

[elagui]

lol i was gonna post a pic with white lights but when i put the white lights sand look spotless lol

 

[reefndude]

Yes that's the stuff.