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I thought so initially too but don't see any air bubbles and looks like it will come off in sheets.This looks more like dinos too me ..at a guess i would say its prorocentrum...but will need to see a sample under microscope for a positive ID... check out my group on facebook ...mack's reef dino support group . Download the pdf file dealing with dinos ...you will find it in the files tab .!
@sticky_rice
Was wondering what kind of algae this is and how I can get rid of it. I tried manually removing it but it comes back within a day. Tanks been set up for almost three months.
Not all dinos have bubbles in them thats usually just found with ostreopsis..if its coming of in sheets then its more likely to be prorocentrum they form matts ..recomend treatment is dosing silicates ...I thought so initially too but don't see any air bubbles and looks like it will come off in sheets.
Would silica dosing promote diatom growth?Not all dinos have bubbles in them thats usually just found with ostreopsis..if its coming of in sheets then its more likely to be prorocentrum they form matts ..recomend treatment is dosing silicates ...
Yes , thats the sole purpose of dosing silicates , to promote a diatom bloom too outcompete them, plus your corals will also benefit from it as well as spongesWould silica dosing promote diatom growth?
In a new tank cycle, it is doubtful that silicates are depleted. That’s why I asked OP to detail his startup.Yes , thats the sole purpose of dosing silicates , to promote a diatom bloom too outcompete them
Ditto@sticky_rice
Consider starting a tank journal and detail how you set up your tank for its nitrification bacteria cycle. Once you do that, then advice can be specific to your cycle and your tank.
PS: Since this is your first post, welcome to r2r.
Personally i believe that the rise of dinos over the last 10 -15years has something to do with the LED lights ..where there is a specific spectrum that feeds/ fuels them ...10-15 years ago when everybody was using t5s and metal halides and running ulns systems dinos were unheard off ..In a new tank cycle, it is doubtful that silicates are depleted. That’s why I asked OP to detail his startup.
Personally i believe that the rise of dinos over the last 10 -15years has something to do with the LED lights ..where there is a specific spectrum that feeds/ fuels them ...10-15 years ago when everybody was using t5s and metal halides and running ulns systems dinos were unheard off ..
Most definitely..I never saw Dino’s in my early (1971) high nutrient mixed gardens. Because I never went with alkalinity demanding SPS and instead went with mixed invertebrate Caribbean theme tanks, I opted to go with ornamental sponges then fell into the sponge loop with cryptic sponges.
Best I can tell, diatoms are foundational in the microbial food web.
Most definitely..
Ok thanks ill try setting that up at some point.@sticky_rice
Consider starting a tank journal and detail how you set up your tank for its nitrification bacteria cycle. Once you do that, then advice can be specific to your cycle and your tank.
PS: Since this is your first post, welcome to r2r.