Northstar24
The Tang Herder
Can someone chime in and let me know what kind of algae this is, it showed up after having to turn off the skimmer after dosing the tank with Pimafix (lesson learned...)
Algae ID Please!
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BL1
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Looks like dinos to me.
Rufio808
Reefing newb
Diatoms? Ugh, I hate that stuff.
BL1
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nah that looks more stringy, google dinoflagellates
Rufio808
Reefing newb
Ah I see. I don't like those either haha.
Bifferwine
I am a girl
I think it's dinos. It's more brown than red, and it's got those stringy snotty things coming off the surface.
yeah lol I was just trying to be hopeful
Northstar24
The Tang Herder
Color is more brown than red, the stringyness goes away after lights out, and comes back when the lights come on.
I was thinking either cyano or dino's - I was hoping for the former, not the later
Dino's are the nasty stuff correct?
I was thinking either cyano or dino's - I was hoping for the former, not the later
Dino's are the nasty stuff correct?
Bifferwine
I am a girl
Sounds like dinos. Dinos suck. But luckily it doesn't look like you have them too bad. I'd try a black out for a few days.
Northstar24
The Tang Herder
Yep, blackout in progress right now. I assume the corals will be okay, I have some Xenia and some spas and mushrooms. I'll cut back on feeding to every other day as well. I'm still trying to get the skimmer running after dosing pimafix in the DT
Thanks for the info
Thanks for the info
Northstar24
The Tang Herder
It foams to the point of overflowing after dosing the pimafix. I've been changing water out as fast ad my RO system makes it and I'm at about 40% now. I haven't tried the skimmer yet, still working on the water change and sucking the Dino's off the sand
Northstar24
The Tang Herder
I run the lifereef sump system, the skimmer is on a separate, dedicated pump
Northstar24
The Tang Herder
I've been running carbon, thinking about swapping it out for chemipure
That's the odd thing, I don't smell the pimafix any longer
That's the odd thing, I don't smell the pimafix any longer
sen5241b
Reef enthusiast
Looks like brown cyano. I've had it before.
Northstar24
The Tang Herder
The blackout didnt accomplish much, and its spread through most of my sandbed. I've been looking at photos of cyano and of dino's - and this really looks like both. I'm light on a CUC and need to add more. I realize that if its dino's there isnt much that will eat it and what does will most likely be poisoned. If it is cyano though, are there particular critters that are cyano eating machines?
