Any idea of what this is? It’s tufting with hair growing out of it on the sand. Looks like hair algae on the rocks and it creates a green dust on the glass.
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Looks like dino’s to me.
Definitely not. Checked it under a scope. Green and stringy.
nitrates and phosphates refuse to rise.
Those are most likely bound up in your algae / or dinos.
Which leads those being out of your water column to test effectively.
Not sure on the id?
If you scoped, then you scoped.
Break them all apart, then re-test your phosphates and nitrates, again.
Nitrates: Use Salifert
Phosphates: NYOS kit
Thank you. I'll suction as much out as possible in the morning and then test again at night. Under the scope it looks like standard GHA.. however as you can see not so much in the tank. I also did not realize that dinos could potentially be green; I've only fought dark brown in the past.
Thanks! I'll post a picture of a scope shot tomorrow to ensure I am not crazy.Good luck!!
Thanks! I'll post a picture of a scope shot tomorrow to ensure I am not crazy.
If theres enough magnification yesI can't id dinos that way, but post it.
@Jason mack @saltyhog
Can you guys id dinos with a scope shot?
If theres enough magnification yes
It sounds like just the new tank uglies. The rocks and glass are green... life is starting there. If you didn't see dinos on the scope, then probably not dinos. It looks like gha growing out of the sand to me.
Best get those nitrates and phosphates up to around 5ppm and .03-.05ppm respectively. You want this algae to grow to help mature your tank. This will then help it to out compete the dinos later! I occasionally dose Loudwolf Sodium Nitrate and Seachem Flourish Phosphorous if my nutrients get too low. You can also take the skimmer offline fir part of the day and shut off any refugium lights over the chaeto to minimize its growth while trying to raise nutrients.
Get some good cuc helpers in their...a few trochus or astaea snails will attack that green on the rocks.