dino

Really thought I had cyano again (red slime). But chemiclean didn’t do a thing this time. Got myself a microscope.. this is dinos right?

You might be thinking "There goes an other dino thread!". But truth be told, there is so much content on algea and more specifically dino/diatoms that my brain is all scrambled as i read one think and its opposite. There seems to be no concensus when it comes to dinos specifically as far as...

Is there any way to ensure frags you by are clean and don't have dinos before adding it to your tank? Trying to make sure not to introduce it from another hobbyist or vendor. TIA

Hi so I’m having some issues with my tank. Things were going really good then corals started to go downhill. It started with my lobo receding. I assumed this was light or flow so moved it. My chalice then started to develop brown blobs but I put this down to my regal tang nipping at it. Now my...

Took a sample from my sump and saw this under the microscope. They are clear and pretty fast moving. Any idea what they could be? I have large cell dino in the display. Thanks

I recently had an outbreak of Dino's in my sand. I siphoned out the top layer of sand, rinsed it out thoroughly, added fresh saltwater along with the recommended first time dose of Microbe Lift Special Blend and some silicate. One day later and my sand looks pristine---no sign of Dino's other...

Please help me identify what type I'm dealing with. The video with loads of golden coloured ones is from my sand and the one with more red ones is from my rocks. Some of them move in circles.

Recently set up a new tank, and about 2.5 weeks in, started noticing what I believe is dinos. The algae started on the live rocks, but eventually moved onto the sand as well. The substance is a film that covers the rock, and has long hairy strands. Bubbles collect to the ends of the substance...

I am certain that I have dinos in my tank as the sand, rocks, and glass are becoming covered in stringy algae that has a lot of bubbles wrapped up in the dinos. Will someone please help me ID what type of dino this is though and possibly give me some steps to take in order to defeat these...

Hey guys, I’ve been battling this algae for a few weeks now! Phosphate used to be at around 1ppm however I’ve brought that down now to a stable 0.25ppm. Nitrates have been sat between 10-20ppm. Which makes no sense as from what I’ve read the general consensus is that Dino’s is from low...

Hey sorry if this has been discussed before, but this has been popping up around my tank and causing me to panic. I can’t tell if they’re dinos or diatoms. Will it kill my corals and should I add a clean up crew to my tank? The tank is a little over a month old with currently no fish and this...

I’m wondering if I am winning this battle with the Dino’s or is it just a false hope. Here is my original post. Thread 'Dino verification.' https://www.reef2reef.com/threads/dino-verification.1055879/ I did the things recommended by the posters. Did a few days of blackout, siphoned the sand...

Hi all, I’m looking for some advice on flow rates to battle dino’s in my 60L nano. I’m looking at getting a uv steriliser with a flow rate of 500L per hour. (It’s the smallest one I can find with a reputable brand) I’ve been hearing that 1-3 times tank volume per hour is good at battling them...

I’m currently battling GHA or turf algae (maybe both). I had a long battle with Dino, which I finally overcame prior to leaving for vacation. I was using Neo nitro in conjunction with UV sterilizers to combat that issue. I went on vacation two weeks ago and came home to a giant outbreak of this...

I am 30 days into my cycled tank which went pretty much textbook with fishless Dr.Tim's. On day 21, I added benthic copepods from @Reef By Steele and they seem to be flourishing in the DT (and hopefully the refugium, although it is harder for me to see in there). I dose 190 ml Phyto daily...

Today an algae bloom appeared in my coral quarantine tank. This is my first batch of coral frags and my first time setting up a quarantine for coral. The frags and tank have been setup for about a week. I used Biospira to seed the tank and used a fresh mix of saltwater to setup the tank. I'm...

Hey guys, i need help identifying this type of dino. ill have a photo attached with it under a microscope. if you guys have any advice on how to battle this that would be greatly appreciated :). N03 - 28.9ppm P04 - 0.01ppm

Today i will be starting the process to stop the situation from the Dino’s I have been having I have already gotten 10 micron filter socks, spongexel, phyto and tisbe pods and seachem silacate test kit Looking at previous forums it’s saying 1 drop per gallon but reading the bottle from bright...

First time dealing with dino, have a hard time to id it, maybe someone else can ?

Can anyone help identify what is taking over my tank? I don’t have access to a microscope to check it accurately. Parameters: Salinity 1.026 Temp 78f Po4 0 (Hanna ulr) No3 0.25ppm (red sea pro) Alk 8.7 Cal 440 Mag 1340 I cannot get detectable nutrients (apart from some nitrates when I feed...

I finally bought a microscope in my losing battle against dinos. The UV filter slowed down the spread, but it isnt stopping them. Neither is dosing NO3 and PO4. My next attempt will be the Dr Tims chemical methods on the way in the mail. But a large portion of the stuff apparently isnt all...

I had a lot of hair algae at one time. I accidentally cleaned too much rock with peroxide and knocked off the biology. Dino's came out, did 3 blkouts over the fall. Eventually the stones became heavily overgrown with fluffy unknown shrubs over time as I started to regain the previous light...

Hello, Can Someone please Help me id these Dinos? Thank you very much :)

Hello, Can someone please Help me ID These Dinos ? Thank you very much :)

I had a brown/green algae problem a while back that was completely eradicated but now it’s coming back looking different - it has bubbles. I did increase light in the tank to help my corals regrow after the past algae bloom, since i dimmed the light for a few weeks to control the algae. My...