What A I'm dealing with here?? ( DINOS??)

Yazannreef · Jan 1, 2022

I suspect it'Dinos but if someone can ID it that would be great.

It's taking over my tank quite rapidly and I want everyones help to identify it so I can take action.

Thanks all

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RobertTheNurse · Jan 1, 2022

It's hard to tell. Technically only "true" way to diagnose is under a scope. Seems to have the characteristics often used to describe Dinos. Looks a little "snotty" looks to have that bubble like appearance at the end. Is it fast growing? Appear more under lights as opposed to not?

What are your parameters? Age of tank?

Yazannreef · Jan 1, 2022

It's super fast growing and I noticed it would blossom day time and kind of retract when lights are off but I can still see it.

My tank is about a 1 year old
Nitrate 9
Phosphate 0.05
Here is another pic of it.

Thanks

thedon986 · Jan 1, 2022

.05ppm phosphate could definitely be actually zero phosphate, due to test accuracy, which would make these likely dinos. With the strain that grows on the rocks, UV usually can take care of it.

RobertTheNurse · Jan 1, 2022

Yazreef said:
It's super fast growing and I noticed it would blossom day time and kind of retract when lights are off but I can still see it.

My tank is about a 1 year old
Nitrate 9
Phosphate 0.05
Here is another pic of it.

Thanks

So sad man. Sorry you going through this. My worst nightmare. Keep us posted and how things progress. Like the other member posted, UV therapy is the route I would go. And suck the ** off it off the rocks.

I've seen people post some weird stuff they do, but, honestly I'd just do UV first before you add this, that, and this and stuff. IMO.
Good luck

Yazannreef · Jan 1, 2022

I will beat this dang thing!! I will keep you all posted!

Yazannreef · Jan 2, 2022

I figured out the root cause. I tracked back on when dinos and cyano started and it was my sand shifting due.to strong powerhead. Started noticing bold patches in the sand and that seemed to disturb the balance thus dino showing up competing and blossoming. I will get some bacteria culture going and see when that takes me.

Yazannreef · Jan 12, 2022

Ok here is a quick update for those of you that want to beat Dinos ( I confirmed that I have ostreosis and anphidinium via microscope:

I followed simple steps and the tank is looking so much better already. A week or so and I will be dino free:

Leave only blue light on your aquarium ( no reds/ greens/ whites.

Dosing bacteria and microbes: microbacter 7 and reef enhance

Dosing Silica ( used brightwell aquatics )

Installed a UV sterilizer running 24/7

Keep nitrates above 10 and phosphates above 0.10 ( dosing brightwell phos and nitro daily)

Install 5 micron filter socks in your sump

Blew off dinos from rocks and sand daily so The UV and the filter socks capture it

You must run carbon for the toxins from dinos