dino

  1. B

    Can dinos stress fish?

    I couldnt find a clear answer. My tank is riddled with dinos and I'm currently working on removing them. Can dinos cause fish to eat less, swim less, and overall look lethargic? I took my clowns out to bring to my lfs, they offer free qt and hospital tanks so they are currently working on my...
  2. fohadi16

    Dino ID please

    Hello, pretty new to reefing and I let my phosphates zero out after not feeding for a day as I was on vacation, came back to brown sand, pretty sure its dino. Bought a microscope and got some videos of them, if anyone could help me ID them I'd appreciate it! First one at 600x other at 1200x
  3. B

    Help ID'ing dinos please!

    Just a quick overview before we begin, one I would like to thank you for taking your time to read and help me out and two I'll keep a close eye for any replies. So I have a 90 gallon aquarium with no Coral just two clownfish, one neon goby, one blue sapphire damsel, and one fox face rabbitfish...
  4. S

    Can you tell which Dino?

    https://youtube.com/shorts/Z1YYUHf6IDs?feature=share
  5. B

    Cyano ? Dinos?

    What’s up everyone, just have a quick question on what I got in the tank. Is it Cyano or Dinos? This tank has been up and running for 2 months and I have not had this algae but till about 2 weeks ago. I use an Ai Prime for the light mainly for my GSP. Just wondering what this is and what I can...
  6. C

    Dino outbreak from Polyp Lab Medic

    I was gifted a mature, stable, but neglected 75g reef a few months ago, quickly added a lot of fish without quarantine and had A very mild ich outbreak. Started dosing Polyp Lab Medic in response and a few days later, I noticed small amounts of dinoflagellate algae everywhere in my display tank...
  7. K

    EMERGENCY Thinking of doing a blackout

    hello all I am new to reef2reef and I’m having a little trouble, I am dealing with some pesky, what I’m thinking is either Dino's or Calothrix. I’ve been trying to get nutrient levels up but can’t seem to. Can’t even keep Cheato alive which I’m assuming with a new-ish tank this is going to be a...
  8. B

    What light cycle do you use?

    So I'm currently fighting off detritus or diatoms. My lfs guy said diatoms. I can't really tell the difference as I'm pretty new to the hobby My current livestock (not cuc) 2 clownfish (one percula one ocellaris) 1 neon blue goby 3 blue sapphire damselfish (probably one, haven't seen the other...
  9. PbMan26

    So Doc... Is it Dino?

    So the tank has got the ugly going on... Nitrates and Phosphates are at zero. So I assumed the worst and pulled a sample and checked under the scope... Does this look like dinoflagellates??? It looks like it to me. Thanks in advance!
  10. wstcpyt1988

    sps burnt tip (dino?)

    several sps have burnt tip, am I dealing with dino? water parameter (1 year old tank): ====================== nitrate:10 phosphate: 0.06 Alkalinity: 8.6 Calcium: 475 Magnesium: 1455 ====================== what have changed recently: About a month ago, both nitrate and phosphate in my tank is...
  11. chemicals

    Dinoflaggelates identification

    Hi, Hi, i’m currently batteling dinos and I was wondering if you could help me id these. Zoom is 250x. My guess is amphidinium small cell.
  12. ZombieEngineer

    Possible Dinos, microscope and UV recommendations

    I have been struggling to get my Nitrates above 0.00 for months. Even with tripling feeding to 100 small pellets and about 1.5 cubes of frozen a day in my 65, it hasn't budged. I previously used a Red sea test kei, but now use the Hanna HR nitrate and ULR phosphate and same results. 65 gallon...
  13. F

    Is that ugly phase?

    Hello, My tank is currently 2 months old, problems started a month ago, when I though that Dino appeared in the tank (phosphates bottomed to 0) and I did 5 day black out and dosing bacter7, but recently I discovered that algae on rocks turning green. Here are some photos: 1. During water...
  14. O

    Dino-X and Neonitro

    Hey guys once again battling algae… started dinox last night and it says not to add trace elements and no products that absorb. My tank is ultra low nutrient and I want to add Neonitro to help battle the Dino’s. Can I do both at the same time?
  15. Oceansinmybasement

    Dino help

    I know there are many threads about treating Dino’s, but I think I have a bit of a unique case and need some help deciding on treatment/management. I have a 80 gal tank (mixed reef) about 2 months old, and confirmed Dino’s by aggregation test today. A few weeks ago my nutrients bottomed out and...
  16. A

    Is this brown algae or dinos?

    When i try to scrape it off it disperses like sand. Everything is turning brown, even the substrate and glass. I tried buying a phosphate test buy i could find it here so i’ll try and see if an aquarium store can perform the water tests. The ammonia is at 0.25ppm and salinity at 1024
  17. C

    EMERGENCY Crazy Algae Issues! Please help!!

    Hi all, hopefully you can help me!! I have a 24 gallon AIO waterbox peninsula, roughly 8 months old. I have been battling algae for the last 4-5 months. I believe its a combination of diatom, dinos and maybe cyano? the algae doesn’t completely disappear at night, but does reduce slightly. If...
  18. A

    Help with ID

    Hi all, I suffered a prorocentrum bout a few months back and it has come and gone in a few patches since, but now I noticed this red stringy stuff that eerily looks like an increase in Dino. I put it under a microscope but I couldn’t really identify anything. I attached a video! #reefsquad
  19. M

    Cyano, dino, or something else?

    Tank is over four years old. 40 Breeder with HOB skimmer and refugium with Chaeto that I harvest weekly. I do a weekly 5 gallon water change including some sand vacuuming. For about the past month my sand has been growing this brown substance on it. It goes away at night and gradually comes back...
  20. W

    What kind of Dinos are these?

    I got back into the hobby about 1.5 years ago. I've been battling Dinos for almost 6 months. When they first appeared I ended up dosing Dino x which got rid of them after about 12 doses (every other day). It wiped out all my corals in the process. After a few weeks I started getting loads of...
  21. L

    Dino?

    Is this Dino? I’ve had my tank up in running for about 2 months now. Just had a die off of diatoms I believe and now this long stringy algae has appeared. Can someone confirm it’s dino or if it’s something else?
  22. K

    Need help id and treatment plan.

    This is my first saltwater tank and has been set up for 3 months now. It is a red sea 625xxl This problem started out looking like dino or diatoms. More brown in color with tentacle like balls of gas. I put an mp40 in the tank and the balls of air went away but the color turned more red and...
  23. S

    thinking about giving up...

    So i am currently in the middle of my second battle with dinos and things have really taken a turn for the worst. I have stable levels of nitrates and phosphates so i know nutrients aren’t an issue. I tried a UV sterilizer with no success. I had read articles on reef builders and seen videos...
  24. S

    Diamond Goby to help with dinos?

    So I am experiencing a bit of a dino problem on my sand bed. I have experienced dinos before but this time they are not nearly as bad as they were, previously they took over all the rocks, sand and basically the whole tank. Now they are back but only in patches on the sand bed. I have had...
  25. Nikko

    Diatoms?

    Hello kind and helpful reefers! I have what hopefully is an easy question. Took a sample of my substrate as I have been having issues with a brown coating on my aquarium that forms once lights go on and go away when they go off. This has been going on for over a month. I don't believe it's...
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