dino

Pretty sure it’s a Dino just not sure which. I’ve had Ostreopsis before which I beat with silicates and UV. Can I do the same with this one?

Hey everyone, battling dinos right now, bought a microscope to get some better and larger images, i figured these images/videos could maybe be useful for people trying to ID, this is Amphidinium, not sure if large or small cell but someone else can try to confirm. i did a 3 day blackout to no...

Cheers, all! I am moving a pair of clowns and a cleaner shrimp (with a couple of snails) into a new and cycled tank. The current tank has been neglected (by me, not intentionally) and is riddled with cyano, nuisance algae, and flatworms (NOT acropora munching ones, thank goodness.) I have...

Howdy All! My tank is about 8 months old (this time around), and I noticed my water get VERY clear... and then something popped up. I just vaccumed it all up, but, I should have taken a picture. Was brown with a bubble coming out of the top of the string on the sand and lower rocks... so I took...

Hey there! We have been battling a nuisance algae for what feels like forever. I thought I'd post here to get some insight and advice. To give a basic rundown of what we've done so far, we had what we thought was a dino outbreak since we were taught that Cyano is generally red and carpet like...

Hi Guys, I have some mild Dino’s, I know they are Ostreopsis. I am using the UV sweeper which has really helped but there is a lot of daily maintenance. Rather than plumb a UV into the display. Has anyone run a Canister Filter into the display with an inbuilt UV? If so did it work? Thanks

I have been having this water surface problem. Some type of green film has been building up. Manual removal does not work; it just comes back in hours. Anything it touches (equipment, fingers, containers) it sticks to. Today, I decided to put it under the microscope. It is not algae. It is a...

Any one have any ideas it's a folwer tank been up since 2018 but this is its third tank I've done many blackouts but it always comes back i do run a 40watt uv the tank is a 240g to not it's also not on the sand. I plan on getting a microscope if I must. Thanks

I completed the final day (day 7) of the Elegant Corals Dino Method this morning, and although I still have Dinos, I think it's because I wasn't monitoring NO3 and PO4 during the treatment, so I want to do it again, but monitor (and dose) NO3 and PO4 daily. Prior to the treatment I had got my...

Using a 200x (all I could get my hands on) I took this trying to ID algae. I can tell there is GHA, I think dinos, and what was that worm??? Thanks!

Hello, I think there are Ostreopsis. I would like a second opinion. Sorry for the crappy photos, microscope only has a 40x x 25x lens. Video

Hi all, Looking for help or insight I’ve been battling dinoflagellates in my reef tank for nearly a year, and I’m at my wit’s end. Hoping someone here has dealt with a similar case and can offer advice or spot something I’m missing. Tank Info: (I tested my levels before writing this post) 75...

I’ve been running this 15-gallon macroalgae tank with a pair of clownfish for about 7 months now. I do 15–20% water changes every week and feed carefully. Despite that, a slimy film has started covering all my macroalgae, the sandbed, and the rocks. I’m running activated carbon and Biofil by...

Is this dino if so what type

Hello reefers. Could you please help id this Dino’s? Thank you so much

Hi all, I would like to get your advice about rebooting or not a tank. Mine is 50g that is 1.5 yr old. I started it with dead rock that I boosted with startup bacteria. It had a long nitrite cycle then was all fine. I used to have very tiny patches of dino/cyano/hair (not that expert to...

Hi, can anyone help identify these dinos I have? There seems to be two species, one large round type that spins in circles, and one which is a lot smaller, kind of a sesame seed shape that swims fast in a forward zig zag type pattern. Previously I was told I had Large Cell Amphidinium but I’m...

Dino wind down…. Ok, lots of great advice and processes described on how to irradicate various types of Dinos. I have run the course for SCA and can no longer spot them easily under microscope. Is there a guideline on how long after dinos ”disappear” to return to normal? Stop dosing...

Hello I have an 250 gallon fowler aquarium it's been up and running for about 6 years well this tank is a year old but the rock and fish were transferred from my last system of 5 years.. this started as a small dime patch a quickly spread. I did add an aqua uv 57 and started to lower my...

hi! i have a new reef tank that is about 2 months old. over the past 2 days, i’ve noticed this brown what i thought to be algae pop up across my sand and rock. there are some bubbles forming as well and im just not sure what to think of it. the tank is 32 gallons. i am a freshwater fanatic and...

Hello, unfortunately I have Dino’s and I want to dose silica! I cannot find anywhere in Melbourne that sells Silica. Is it all the same? There is lots for hydroponics. For example: https://www.drgreenthumbs.com.au/products/growth-technology-silica-1l-potassium-silicate...

Hello! I’m new to the hobby, and have had my 40 gallon saltwater tank since October 2024. Recently I have had my first algae breakout and am struggling to identify the algae, cause, and next steps. My Nitrates & Nitrites are 0, I have no way of testing Phosphates at the moment. I was doing my...

Hey all. I've been fighting this stuff for a couple months now, and I'd really like to make sure 100% that I'm taking the correct steps. I've posted in the dinos megathread, but even with no answer, I was fairly confident I knew what I was dealing with. I've attached a coin microscope video, but...

Moderate Noobie. I need help identifying friend or foe. Pretty sure it’s foe. Water parameters in check: tested today and all inline. Nano tank 14gal. Ever since I bought it (8yo tank I bought from a friend) I noticed these little aliens in the bottom corner. No light gets there and very minimal...

Microscope images under a cover slip, kinda squashed: Microscope images without cover slip (they were moving around so they're all in different orientations): Gif attempt to show motion (Couldn't figure out how to take a proper video so I pieced it together from multiple stills, didn't...