Sand bed algae is whipping my tail

[tidefanjam]

I have had this brown algae on my sandbed for months, I’ve siphoned it many times, always comes back. Is this a type of Dino? It never has bubbles which I’ve always took as the hallmark of Dino’s, I’m getting a microscope so I can really find out for sure, but was just looking for ideas until I do.

Parameters
Nitrate 5
Phosphate.02
Cal 450
Alk 8
Mag 1350

 

[brandon429]

how many gallons is the tank

 

[tidefanjam]

how many gallons is the tank

65

 

[brandon429]

well if you'd like, after exhausting other options, 65 gallons isnt a tough amount to disassembly-clean the system. we have a thirty page thread on the matter, works pretty well. it cannot harm your system to try it, it doesnt harm any system to be part-cleaned, worst case scenario is you get growback. But you have a strong chance simply taking apart the tank and cleaning it out will work, since we're out to thirty pages collecting proofs.

the ideal way is to change all the water too, we're trying to export every target cell you have and keep the filter bac. If not possible, then draining off and catching 50 gallons in a brute to re add, to a clean tank, is ok 2nd place too. (make up a bit of new water to fill in the rest)

even if you have another preferred dinos treatment method, starting from the massless condition has major advantage. Our sandbed rinses have never, ever caused dinos this isn't like bottoming out nitrate or po4. removing all detritus, plus target cells, is just that alone.

 

[tidefanjam]

well if you'd like, after exhausting other options, 65 gallons isnt a tough amount to disassembly-clean the system. we have a thirty page thread on the matter, works pretty well. it cannot harm your system to try it, it doesnt harm any system to be part-cleaned, worst case scenario is you get growback. But you have a strong chance simply taking apart the tank and cleaning it out will work, since we're out to thirty pages collecting proofs.

the ideal way is to change all the water too, we're trying to export every target cell you have and keep the filter bac. If not possible, then draining off and catching 50 gallons in a brute to re add, to a clean tank, is ok 2nd place too. (make up a bit of new water to fill in the rest)

even if you have another preferred dinos treatment method, starting from the massless condition has major advantage. Our sandbed rinses have never, ever caused dinos this isn't like bottoming out nitrate or po4. removing all detritus, plus target cells, is just that alone.

I am in the process of building a stand for a 120g that I’m upgrading to , so I’ll be removing everything for the move soon anyway, one tear down is enough for me so I’m gonna try to treat in in the tank for now, if I can’t get rid of it in the mean time then I’ll clean it during the move