diatoms?

  1. spicymikey

    Brown dusty particles accumulating in sump - not diatoms

    Over 6 months ago I started getting a lot of these particles on the bottom of my tank and sump. I'm not a new aquarist and even this current 400gal system is over 3 years old, but I am stumped on identifying and eliminating this rapidly accumulating brown dusty particles in the sump and tank...
  2. aquamann

    Algae on Sand Bed and GHA HELP

    So tank has been up and running over a little over a year. During that year I've battled dinos twice (both being LCA dinos) by dosing phosphate and spongExcel daily and was successful. Well I recently upgraded to new lights as the par on the old light was really weak. (zoa's were stretching a...
  3. S

    Diatoms?

    Hello guys. Need to know what are these brown slime. Possibly diatoms? They break when i try to pick it up. I got a kid microscope. Idk if thats enough to identify. Thanks in advance guys.
  4. T

    New Tank Water Is Brown! But No Signs Of An Algae Bloom. What Should I Do?

    Hey everyone, I’m pretty new to reefing and i’m eager to learn more. I just got this 30 gallon aquarium a little under a month ago, started the cycle with Dr. Tims one and only with ammonia and followed the instructions. It started really good, until now, or so I think. I seem to have some sort...
  5. notofthisreef

    Diatoms or Dinos?

    Hi All, I'm new to the forum and somewhat new to reef keeping as I've got back into the hobby a few months ago. I have a JBJ RL 20 cube that has been up and running since April 11th. I started noticing what I think is diatom algae on the substrate and have been doing weekly water changes...
  6. S

    Dinos?

    Are these are diatoms or dinos ? it is a new tank however I used some rock from my old tank and most is dry rock. here’s the photos , I also used the towel method. I have a microscope coming tomorrow.
  7. Semper.Reefing

    DINOS?

    A little over a week ago I fixed what I thought was a Dino problem. I did a 3 day black out and went through the Dr. Tim’s treatment. Today I come back from a long weekend and my rocks have the same brown stuff growing on them and a little on the sand bed. I don’t think they are Dino’s because...
  8. Niels Verstappen

    Are these diatoms, can’t figure it out

    Hi all I’ve been fighting this stuff for a while now and can’t figure out what it is it’s wavy and comes off pretty easy
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