Is this dinos?

[vetteguy53081]

Interesting. I have been dosing hydrogen peroxide at 1.5ml per 10 gallons for almost a week now and have seen no difference in the tank. I’ve also been doing 20% water changes weekly. I do have some turbo snails, cerith snails, and blue leg hermits and they really don’t want to eat the stuff. Every time i scrape it off it does seem to come back with a vengeance though. I’ve even tried chemiclean when i thought this stuff was cyano. It did kill off some of it within the recommended 48 hours but once I did the water change after the 48 hours it started growing back immediately.

These are flagellate cells and hermits wont eat it in fact most inverts wont touch it. Peroxide is an oxidizer and will do nothing to treat it nor will chemiclean. It needs physical removal. This stuff takes at time several cleanings before its gone. The inverts that do address it will when there is particles and often cannot keep up due t the fast growth of Lyngbya. Low lights or a 3-4 blackout often slows down its reproduction

 

[lilpew]

Looks like a mix on nuisance organisms

What would be the best way to tackle a mix? I’ve mentioned i’m currently dosing 3% hydrogen peroxide. I’m completely open to trying anything new. The only thing that I don’t really want to do is take out all the rocks and scrub them but if that’s going to be the ONLY way to handle this I will. Let me know what you think

 

[lilpew]

These are flagellate cells and hermits wont eat it in fact most inverts wont touch it. Peroxide is an oxidizer and will do nothing to treat it nor will chemiclean. It needs physical removal. This stuff takes at time several cleanings before its gone. The inverts that do address it will when there is particles and often cannot keep up due t the fast growth of Lyngbya. Low lights or a 3-4 blackout often slows down its reproduction

So if I did a 3-4 day blackout then scooped all of it out would that work?

 

[vetteguy53081]

So if I did a 3-4 day blackout then scooped all of it out would that work?

It should but may require a repeat cleaning in the future. Best to say, the more you attack it, the less it will return until gone. Lyngbya-bryopsis and chrysophyte algae are the ones that will test your patience.

 

[Dan_P]

What would be the best way to tackle a mix? I’ve mentioned i’m currently dosing 3% hydrogen peroxide. I’m completely open to trying anything new. The only thing that I don’t really want to do is take out all the rocks and scrub them but if that’s going to be the ONLY way to handle this I will. Let me know what you think

Sorry, I don’t have any ideas

 

[lilpew]

It should but may require a repeat cleaning in the future. Best to say, the more you attack it, the less it will return until gone. Lyngbya-bryopsis and chrysophyte algae are the ones that will test your patience.

Got it. How often should I do a blackout? Once a month?

 

[vetteguy53081]

What would be the best way to tackle a mix? I’ve mentioned i’m currently dosing 3% hydrogen peroxide. I’m completely open to trying anything new. The only thing that I don’t really want to do is take out all the rocks and scrub them but if that’s going to be the ONLY way to handle this I will. Let me know what you think

peroxide is an oxidizer and wont do much with this. Requires physical removal

 

[vetteguy53081]

Got it. How often should I do a blackout? Once a month?

Should take a one time period. Do you have indirect sunlight hitting the tank or tank at or near a window?

 

[lilpew]

Should take a one time period. Do you have indirect sunlight hitting the tank or tank at or near a window?

Gotcha. There is a window in the same room but I keep the blinds closed most of the time.

 

[vetteguy53081]

Gotcha. There is a window in the same room but I keep the blinds closed most of the time.

The power of UV is strong and will penetrate shades-blinds-curtains. Try as i often suggest and works, placing a sheet of black construction paper from walmart on the side of tank that faces the window and you should see a drastic reduction. You may even notice this substance is heavier on side that faces window.

 

[Uncle99]

My tank has almost been running for a year now. I’ve went the the diatom phase and they all died out a long time ago. I’ve tried tooth brushing it off but it just seems to make it worse lol

You should not have that beyond a year which may indicate something in your chemistry and/or light is out of whack.
Hydrogen Peroxide kills stuff and but is indiscriminate killing both good and bad, killing good populations is counterproductive to where you want to go and increases time for maturity.

 

[lilpew]

The power of UV is strong and will penetrate shades-blinds-curtains. Try as i often suggest and works, placing a sheet of black construction paper from walmart on the side of tank that faces the window and you should see a drastic reduction. You may even notice this substance is heavier on side that faces window.

I thought it could have been the window as well but the side furthest away from the window is where the substance is the heaviest. That is one of the reasons it has also confused me so much. Is it possible to have you whites too low? I have a reefbreeder photon v2 and I keep my whites, reds, and greens at 10%. But I have both blue settings and violet setting on 80%. Is the violet too high?

 

[vetteguy53081]

I thought it could have been the window as well but the side furthest away from the window is where the substance is the heaviest. That is one of the reasons it has also confused me so much. Is it possible to have you whites too low? I have a reefbreeder photon v2 and I keep my whites, reds, and greens at 10%. But I have both blue settings and violet setting on 80%. Is the violet too high?

great light.
Try :
White- 10-15
red 5
green 4
blue 80
violet75

 

[lilpew]

great light.
Try :
White- 10-15
red 5
green 4
blue 80
violet75

Perfect. I’ll let you know if it works

 

[lilpew]

great light.
Try :
White- 10-15
red 5
green 4
blue 80
violet75

Forgot to respond to this but after I changed to that setting on my light, my tank did a complete 180. I now have nothing on my back wall or anywhere else! Thank you!!

 

[vetteguy53081]

Forgot to respond to this but after I changed to that setting on my light, my tank did a complete 180. I now have nothing on my back wall or anywhere else! Thank you!!

Keep these settings and tweak if needed but ideal schedule