Aug 24, 2020 #1 HouseCookie New Member View Badges Joined Nov 13, 2012 Messages 10 Reaction score 5 Rating - 0% 0 0 0 Hello, Does anyone know what type of algae I'm working with here? Any help here would be greatly appreciated. The tank has been up and running for a little over 2 months. Nitrate - 0 Po4 - 0.031 Ca - 435 DkH - 7.8 Mg - 1440 Temperature - 78 Salinity - 35
Hello, Does anyone know what type of algae I'm working with here? Any help here would be greatly appreciated. The tank has been up and running for a little over 2 months. Nitrate - 0 Po4 - 0.031 Ca - 435 DkH - 7.8 Mg - 1440 Temperature - 78 Salinity - 35
Aug 24, 2020 #2 GeoSquid Well-Known Member View Badges Joined Jul 15, 2010 Messages 546 Reaction score 554 Location SoCal Rating - 0% 0 0 0 Might be Dino's. Does it have air bubbles?
Aug 24, 2020 #3 OP OP HouseCookie New Member View Badges Joined Nov 13, 2012 Messages 10 Reaction score 5 Rating - 0% 0 0 0 It's hard to see in the pictures, but yes, there are bubbles collecting where the algae is.
Aug 24, 2020 #4 Tiki Reef Joshua Well-Known Member View Badges My Tank Thread Joined Jul 27, 2020 Messages 666 Reaction score 581 Location NOVA Rating - 0% 0 0 0 Some bubbles don’t necessarily mean Dino’s. It could be, but it could be a mix of GHA and diatom. Just work on manual removal and keep observing.
Some bubbles don’t necessarily mean Dino’s. It could be, but it could be a mix of GHA and diatom. Just work on manual removal and keep observing.
Aug 25, 2020 #5 OP OP HouseCookie New Member View Badges Joined Nov 13, 2012 Messages 10 Reaction score 5 Rating - 0% 0 0 0 I did the coffee filter method and ended up with the result in the picture. Is this enough to confirm dino?
I did the coffee filter method and ended up with the result in the picture. Is this enough to confirm dino?
Aug 25, 2020 #6 Tiki Reef Joshua Well-Known Member View Badges My Tank Thread Joined Jul 27, 2020 Messages 666 Reaction score 581 Location NOVA Rating - 0% 0 0 0 You could give it a good shake and try again. But that doesn’t look promising.