Possible Dinos and corals mad!

Reeflix · Sep 19, 2023

Ok! Was not a hundred percent sure about the Dinos ID but I feel that certain things point to Dinos and others to diatoms, I am going to order a microscope today for a positive Id, because I don’t want to turn off my lights until I am certain. Until I get it should i continue the hydrogen peroxide?
Edit: ordered the microscope, getting here in 2 days, should I do anything in that time?

Reeflix · Sep 19, 2023

I did the jar test and there is a strand of Dino’s growing in there…

EeyoreIsMySpiritAnimal · Sep 19, 2023

Reeflix said:
I know, but the pics are pretty bad and I am going to hopefully get a positive I’d today

How old is your tank?? Looks like diatoms to me which can last up to 3 months but will eventually go away...

vetteguy53081 · Sep 19, 2023

Reeflix said:
is this Dinos!!! My Xenia coral is shriveled, and my Zoas and mushrooms aren’t too happy, it was in smaller amounts a couple of days ago and now it has grown to larger amounts it is just barely growing on the glass now except for that, it is only in the sand bed.

Its appears to be but pics, not the best quality (blurry) but you have the plan to beat them

Reeflix · Sep 19, 2023

Yes the pic sucks but I’m 100% percent positive now

Reeflix · Sep 19, 2023

the mass just keeps getting bigger and bigger

Reeflix · Sep 19, 2023

vetteguy53081 said:
Its appears to be but pics, not the best quality (blurry) but you have the plan to beat them

Should I cover up the tank with cardboard?

EeyoreIsMySpiritAnimal · Sep 19, 2023

Reeflix said:
Should I cover up the tank with cardboard?

It's diatoms! Normal part of a new tank...

Reeflix · Sep 19, 2023

EeyoreIsMySpiritAnimal said:
How old is your tank?? Looks like diatoms to me which can last up to 3 months but will eventually go away...

About 1 year 2 months

Reeflix · Sep 19, 2023

EeyoreIsMySpiritAnimal said:
It's diatoms! Normal part of a new tank...

I had diatoms but now with the jar method I am so certain

EeyoreIsMySpiritAnimal · Sep 19, 2023

Reeflix said:
I had diatoms but now with the jar method I am so certain

What jar method?

(And fwiw, a lot of times patience is all it takes for dinos to go away too... )

Reeflix · Sep 19, 2023

EeyoreIsMySpiritAnimal said:
What jar method?

(And fwiw, a lot of times patience is all it takes for dinos to go away too... )

Where you take some of the algae and shake it up, let it sit, and the Dinos reform back into strings

Reeflix · Sep 19, 2023

EeyoreIsMySpiritAnimal said:
(And fwiw, a lot of times patience is all it takes for dinos to go away too... )

I would but my corals are really POed

Reeflix · Sep 19, 2023

This is the in the jar

Mikeltee · Sep 22, 2023

Definitely get a microscope. Spend an extra hundred and get a mechanical stage. 1000x will not do you any good. 100x will ID their movement and 400x will give you a nice closeup. I got a Swift 350T for a couple hundred. This is Coolia at 400x.