Any takers on what this is ?

[Kona26]

So I thought it was diatoms but have not been able to get rid of it. I went lights out for 3 days and seemed to help but a few days later bang. I have my skimmer running super wet to pull as much as I can any ideas on what to do ?

I have put a post in the past of so thug like this but it was more red in color this is brownish and stringy. It is starting to take over my tank

 

[jminick2]

dinos would be my guess

 

[worm5406]

How is the flow in the tank?

 

[Kona26]

Good IMO I have my return and 2 rw15 at about 60%. One on either side

 

[Kona26]

I tried to adjust them and power the higher but it was a sand storm. They are near the back wall facing the front

 

[JamesHolt]

looks like dinos,, what I am battling right now, some reading material for you below

what ever you do,, DO NOT do a water change until you read up on it,, it will double overnight

http://www.reefcentral.com/forums/showthread.php?t=1962886

also what else is in the tank coral/fish or are you just starting one up???

 

[Kona26]

Here are some newer pics. It goes away almost completely at night then by the time I get off work it is full blown all over. I have a Gfo and carbon reactor on the way hope that will help. Going lights out again. Has any had good luck getting rid of this with chemicals ?

 

[Kona26]

This tank has been up for about 2 years no real changes other then 2 fish. But I had some before. I haven't ran a filter sock for a few weeks and last time I did a water change I cleaned some of the sand bed for the first time. I have rw 15 at 60-70 %. Flow seems good to me the rws would be the newest equipment

 

[Kona26]

Also it just blows right off the rocks and sand and turns into what looks like dust and blows around my tank. I have tried to keep it as clean as I can but I am loosing this battle

 

[Kona26]

Dose anyone else have pics of this stuff that I can cross ref ? The other pics I have seen are green in color this is brownish

 

[GilliganReef]

Here are a few pics of Dino's from my battle.

 

[Kona26]

so I have been looking in a few threads and this dose not look like what other people have said to be dinos. this is long and stringy. I have some sections that are about 7in long. The pics I have seen on dinos look fluffy and not very long.

 

[Kona26]

do you have any long sections..? like 6in or so

what I have is like brown hair. when I blast it with the turkey baster it just blows off easy and my rocks look great.

 

[Kona26]

is it hard to get off your rocks. ?

 

[GilliganReef]

Yeah when I turn off my powerhead for 10-15 I will get long hairy snot. Watch turn off your powerheads and dust up everything. You will see white snot suspending in the water column. Thats the dino bacteria in your water. Its comes right off my rocks with siphoning. When I was in battle mode I would siphon my rocks off every other day and replace my socks. I would go through 4-6 socks a week from siphoning. Before water changes dust it up and turn off your powerheads and siphon out as much that white junk out.

 

[Kona26]

Calothrix is what is looks more like to me from the pics I have seen on line...but then again the pics also said dinos..lol I am not sure what the difference is

 

[Kona26]

would I help to siphon the sand bed..? or leave it alone. It is on my sand bed also..

 

[GilliganReef]

Siphon everything that is brown.

 

[GilliganReef]

Calothrix and Dinos are pretty much same battle techniques to fight them. But Dinos take longer and are harder to over come.

 

[Phildirt]

I'd say dinos. See the pics and video of some here.

http://www.reefcentral.com/forums/showthread.php?t=2278198