PhillyGeeks
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Figured I would try here, since I didn't get any bites in the New to the Hobby section...
I am beginning to suspect what I have are Dino's and not algae and would appreciate any help with ID. See attached pics
Tank has been up since November and has since had a diatom bloom which died off, cyano bloom which died off most markedly after starting some GFO. After the cyano bloom died off I started to notice growth depicted in the picture below and at first assumed it was algae, but now am wondering if they are dinoflagellates.
Temp 78.5
pH 8.28
dKH 9 - Hanna
Ca 425 - RedSea
Mg 1250 - RedSea
Nitrate, nitrite, ammonia unreadable on API
Don't check for phos but run gfo
Have trochus, cerith, nassarius and nerite snail. aside from the bigger trochus, most snails seem to be very sluggish. nassarius snails have tended to die
When we clean the stuff off during maintenance it grows back quick within a day. No bubbles in the strands.
Lawnmower blenny won't touch the stuff, although he/she also eats a lot of mysis shrimp and Rod's food for a supposed herbivore
I am beginning to suspect what I have are Dino's and not algae and would appreciate any help with ID. See attached pics
Tank has been up since November and has since had a diatom bloom which died off, cyano bloom which died off most markedly after starting some GFO. After the cyano bloom died off I started to notice growth depicted in the picture below and at first assumed it was algae, but now am wondering if they are dinoflagellates.
Temp 78.5
pH 8.28
dKH 9 - Hanna
Ca 425 - RedSea
Mg 1250 - RedSea
Nitrate, nitrite, ammonia unreadable on API
Don't check for phos but run gfo
Have trochus, cerith, nassarius and nerite snail. aside from the bigger trochus, most snails seem to be very sluggish. nassarius snails have tended to die
When we clean the stuff off during maintenance it grows back quick within a day. No bubbles in the strands.
Lawnmower blenny won't touch the stuff, although he/she also eats a lot of mysis shrimp and Rod's food for a supposed herbivore
