Algae ID

[Jables]

That's exactly what I had in my tank. I'm no expert, but I think It's dino. I started using Dino X and blacked out my tank for two days. In my case, I think my lighting was way to intense and the root cause of the problem. I have since turned down the LEDs. I'm on day 8 and I've seen a noticable improvement. Like i said, I'm no expert, but this is what's helped me.

I'm running two 165 watt chinese led units, I feel like I don't have them too high but maybe will try turning them down more

 

[Jables]

Anyone else have any ideas on this stuff? I have read a lot on dinos and I'm just not 100% sure these are dinos. They look the same in the morning after no lights all night as they do in the evening. There are only a couple bubbles here and there. Its only growing on the rocks, no where else. I know there are a lot of different types of dinos so its hard to tell, and it seems like the tactics used to get rid of them are a little different than regular algea so I just want to be sure of what I have.

 

[Jables]

Well if anyone was curious I have mostly gotten rid of this stuff. Did a 3 day blackout and scrubbed off the rocks. My nutrients were just too high. Did some large water changes and a little carbon dosing to get nitrates down and they really haven't come back yet. I see one little tiny patch starting to develop but it's definitely not exploding like it did before. Now I just have to keep nutrient levels lower.

 

[garyinco]

Never seen dinos that looked like that. Dinos look like cyano when they first start, usually in high flow areas. To me the tell-tale sign is when they form long snotty strings near the end of your light cycle that seem to disappear during the lights off cycle. Repeats every day. Only positive way I know to confirm with a microscope. Let's hope that's not what it is, and I doubt that it is. They are challenging to get rid of, or get into remission.

 

[Jables]

Never seen dinos that looked like that. Dinos look like cyano when they first start, usually in high flow areas. To me the tell-tale sign is when they form long snotty strings near the end of your light cycle that seem to disappear during the lights off cycle. Repeats every day. Only positive way I know to confirm with a microscope. Let's hope that's not what it is, and I doubt that it is. They are challenging to get rid of, or get into remission.

Yeah I didn't think they were either, from what I read anyways. They still haven't come back so I think it was just some type of brown algea. I am thankful they weren't dinos for sure.