Some sort of algae growing on zoas.

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Good evening, any idea what this is? It's growing on my zoas, frag rack and other plugs I have in the tank. I can easily blow it away then it comes back the next day.

Can I get an ID and possible resolution? Thanks all!

 

[bios]

Hi
those are dino
Many posts about them

 

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Oh no! Took some more pics to try and confirm Dino's.

 

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[bios]

In my opinion yes and Also some cyano. So sorry

 

[bios]

Enhance flow your tank seems to be well reduce light and nutrients corals are in Hood shape

 

[bios]

Good ...sorry phone

 

[reeferfoxx]

Looks like dinoflagellates

 

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Ugh this isn't going to be fun. It looks like it's just a tarting to take off I found a thread started by @twilliard and am currently reading into it. I guess they are having succes with Seachem's Metronidazole. I have to keep reading through the thread though.

 

[reeferfoxx]

Ugh this isn't going to be fun. It looks like it's just a tarting to take off I found a thread started by @twilliard and am currently reading into it. I guess they are having succes with Seachem's Metronidazole. I have to keep reading through the thread though.

No. Sorry that method didn't work. Flip to 700+ comments.

 

[twilliard]

Yup there is a high chance that is dinoflagellates

 

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Didn't work!? Ugh I had hope but only got through 7 pages.

 

[twilliard]

Yes it is true that it was disproved.
There were several attempts but only came down to a single solution.

 

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Why was it disproved? I'm trying to find it on the thread? What was the outcome?

 

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@twilliard did the Dino end up returning even after you had such good results for multiple weeks?

 

[twilliard]

@twilliard did the Dino end up returning even after you had such good results for multiple weeks?

Through the testing of several methods the dino's did return. Only the bleach treatment was successful during the last phase.