Cyano or Dynos

branbray07 · Aug 5, 2022

Hey guys so once again my tank is on crash mode, im to the point of throwing the towel. Now i have what seems to be cyano or dynos. Can anyone id please. Yes i know i have dead frags, tank is taking a nose dive
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https://youtube.com/shorts/Jx3E1JqSpO8?feature=share

SaltwaterandLime · Aug 5, 2022

Impossible to tell for certain without a microscope. You can often find a local refer in your area with one, or your local lfs.

DE FISH · Aug 5, 2022

Clearer pics under white light would as I do t know what I’m looking at

branbray07 · Aug 5, 2022

gbru316 · Aug 5, 2022

Looks like dinos, but it’s hard to confirm without a microscope. If it is dinos, you’ll want to determine which type in order to know how to best combat them and you need a microscope for that.

jbholasingh · Aug 5, 2022

Looks like dinos. But a microscope would confirm that.
What's you nutrients? if its 0-0 dinos would make sense.

Also my deepest condolences

branbray07 · Aug 5, 2022

Po4 .13
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jbholasingh · Aug 5, 2022

Strange to see dinos with those numbers. I think you should get in touch with someone with a microscope.

branbray07 · Aug 5, 2022

Exactly why im leaning towards cyano

SaltwaterandLime · Aug 6, 2022

branbray07 said:
Exactly why im leaning towards cyano

It's not impossible, I had an outbreak of LCA with higher numbers than that when I first started, but I agree it's not typical

SaltwaterandLime · Aug 6, 2022

Honestly the absolute easiest way to know for sure without a microscope is to just go ahead and treat with chemiclean.

If it doesn't go away then it's probably dinos.

branbray07 · Aug 11, 2022

SaltwaterandLime said:
Honestly the absolute easiest way to know for sure without a microscope is to just go ahead and treat with chemiclean.

If it doesn't go away then it's probably dinos.

Checked Arround and nothing .Here is a new video. PLease healp

branbray07 · Aug 11, 2022

Youtube video in case better quality.

jbholasingh · Aug 11, 2022

If you go to any sizable veterinary clinic they should have a microscope. You can explain the situation and ask them to take a look at an algae scraping and take some pictures. You may have to pay for the consultation tho. A small price to pay IMO.

Scrape a sample and put it in a small vile with some saltwater. Shake it to disperse it well so we can see the individual cells and not obscure clumps.

vetteguy53081 · Aug 11, 2022

having experience with this and helping many, its dino.
Prepare by starting with a water change and blow this stuff loose with a turkey baster and siphon up loose particles.
Turn lights off (at least white and run blue at 10-15% IF you have light dependant corals) for 5 days and at night dose 1ml of 3% hydrogen peroxide per 10 gallons for all 5 nights. If you dont have light dependent coral- turn all lights off.
During the day dose 1ml of liquid bacteria (such as bacter 7 or XLM) per 10 gallons.
Clean filters daily and DO NOT FEED CORAL FOODS OR ADD NOPOX as it is food for dinos.
Day 5,, you can start with blue lights - ramping up and work your white lights up slowly

Bitcoin Reefer · Dec 10, 2022

vetteguy53081 said:
having experience with this and helping many, its dino.
Prepare by starting with a water change and blow this stuff loose with a turkey baster and siphon up loose particles.
Turn lights off (at least white and run blue at 10-15% IF you have light dependant corals) for 5 days and at night dose 1ml of 3% hydrogen peroxide per 10 gallons for all 5 nights. If you dont have light dependent coral- turn all lights off.
During the day dose 1ml of liquid bacteria (such as bacter 7 or XLM) per 10 gallons.
Clean filters daily and DO NOT FEED CORAL FOODS OR ADD NOPOX as it is food for dinos.
Day 5,, you can start with blue lights - ramping up and work your white lights up slowly

Searching for help with dinos. I've seen you post this couple of times. How often does this work brotha? I'm trying this carbon dosing method from this thread. Any thoughts on it? https://www.reef2reef.com/threads/dinoflagelates-a-disruptive-treatment.926454/page-10#post-10843315 I can't remember if you commented in it. It's 9 pages so I don't want to read through again haha. What about trying both methods at once? And/or UV lol. Will post photo below of the dinos I'm dealing with.

branbray07 · Dec 10, 2022

Bitcoin Reefer said:
Searching for help with dinos. I've seen you post this couple of times. How often does this work brotha? I'm trying this carbon dosing method from this thread. Any thoughts on it? https://www.reef2reef.com/threads/dinoflagelates-a-disruptive-treatment.926454/page-10#post-10843315 I can't remember if you commented in it. It's 9 pages so I don't want to read through again haha. What about trying both methods at once? And/or UV lol. Will post photo below of the dinos I'm dealing with.

branbray07 · Dec 10, 2022

https://www.reef2reef.com/threads/analyzing-a-bacterial-method-for-dinoflagellates-and-cyano.635165/
This is the only thing that worked for me, and very very well

vetteguy53081 · Dec 10, 2022

Bitcoin Reefer said:
Searching for help with dinos. I've seen you post this couple of times. How often does this work brotha? I'm trying this carbon dosing method from this thread. Any thoughts on it? https://www.reef2reef.com/threads/dinoflagelates-a-disruptive-treatment.926454/page-10#post-10843315 I can't remember if you commented in it. It's 9 pages so I don't want to read through again haha. What about trying both methods at once? And/or UV lol. Will post photo below of the dinos I'm dealing with.

I have well one hundred persons who got through their battle successfully