Brown Diatoms with no Phosphates?

[Bryson.bobby]

I must have misinterpreted. I thought you said that you dosed po4

 

[Kasey Grohowski]

I must have misinterpreted. I thought you said that you dosed po4

Nope didn't dose, although this algae did come the day after I broadcast fed reef roids.

 

[OpenOcean33]

Box test. I also have 15 nitrates. I do currently dose Seachem Phytoplankton.

Hey, just stumble across your thread here. It appears you have dino. Cyano under a microscope looks like long tubes and diatoms are different shapes but mostly shorter stick shapes. This picture looks like dino. Do they zoom around and move under the microscope? Also yes high nutrients can also have dinos. There are a few strands and treatments but all include increasing your biodiversity. Shoot over to the dino thread and put the picture up and a video and they will see you threw till the end. I just dealt with it myself

 

[Kasey Grohowski]

Update: long stringy brown strands are now turning green? Also there is more green spots on my rocks now. Another thing, I'm starting to see red spit's on my rocks as well? I have a microscope and will be looking at it in a few.

 

[AquaLogic]

Update: long stringy brown strands are now turning green? Also there is more green spots on my rocks now. Another thing, I'm starting to see red spit's on my rocks as well? I have a microscope and will be looking at it in a few.

It's been a long time since an update, did the algae get you too?

 

[Randy Holmes-Farley Verified Community Expert]

It's been a long time since an update, did the algae get you too?

Kasey has not been on in 7 months, so likely will not answer.

 

[AquaLogic]

Kasey has not been on in 7 months, so likely will not answer.

Probably true... but I get so curious I can't help but ask.