Eric's 65-Gallon Project!

[Hiker4twenty]

The tank looks great! Those bubbles look like they're caught in some type of slimey algae like cayno or dino's. Hope its not dinos! They're bad news. Can you get a closer pic of the bubbles to help us ID it better?

 

[Hiker4twenty]

Also, how are the two yellow tangs getting along now?

 

[Eric Noa]

Yea I have notice that slimey algae too on the rocks.. I will get some closed up pics of the bubbles because now the lights are off. The tanks are doing great and I have been feeding them red algae that I got from my LFS and they are getting fatter lol.

 

[Hiker4twenty]

Yea I have notice that slimey algae too on the rocks.. I will get some closed up pics of the bubbles because now the lights are off. The tanks are doing great and I have been feeding them red algae that I got from my LFS and they are getting fatter lol.

Glad to hear the tangs are doing well and getting fat. Definitely get us the pics when you can. If it is something bad you'll need to take care of ASAP. Good luck!

 

[Eric Noa]

Thanks... I will get the pics by tomorrow afternoon.

 

[Bifferwine]

The coloration on that torch is really unique! It looks great.

 

[Eric Noa]

Thanks Sarah.

 

[Eric Noa]

Here are the pictures.... as the day goes on more bubbles appear and then during the night when the lights are off they start to disappear.

Here you can see the slime around the rock

 

[Smitty]

Oh wow...that looks like dinos to me...I hope I'm wrong, and it's cyno.

 

[Eric Noa]

If their Dinos how can I get rid of them?

 

[Eric Noa]

This picture was taken last night around 8pm you can see how the bubbles reproduce during the day...

 

[BL1]

Here's an article from reefkeeping.com about dinos

Dinoflagellates - Predators, Pathogens, and Partners by Eric Borneman - Reefkeeping.com

 

[BryanS]

Wow that is alot of bubbles, Have you tried leaving your lights off for a few days?

 

[Eric Noa]

Wow that is alot of bubbles, Have you tried leaving your lights off for a few days?

No I havent.... would it harm my corals and anemones?

 

[BryanS]

I dont think so... I had some algae in my tank that looked like that I turned off the lights for a few days and it disappeared.

But what and ask someone else about your corals and anamones because i didnt have any in my tank at that time.

 

[Eric Noa]

Other pics of the Torch...

 

[Smitty]

Very nice color.

 

[Eric Noa]

That's Smitty

 

[Eric Noa]

New inhabitants!!! Two anthias, but can somebody help identify which type they are? :frustrat:

 

[Bifferwine]

They look like lyretail (squamipinnis) anthias.