Diatoms or Dinos ID please

[CoralClasher]

As this stuff started growing I noticed my confirmed ostreopsis Dinos are not blooming as much really hope this is diatoms not some other type of Dinos.

 

[sfin52]

not dino

 

[saltyhog]

Those are definitely diatoms. Same species I have in my tank.

 

[ScottR]

I’ve seen diatoms under the microscope. If you google pics, there are so many different ones. My diatoms looked like tube worms similar to what you have. But didn’t have those long white things sticking out. My best guess is it’s some type of algae. Neither dinos nor diatoms.

 

[ScottR]

https://www.advancedaquarist.com/2002/5/aafeature

Interesting article. Yeah, those look like diatoms. Much different from the strain I had.

 

[AtlCPA]

diatoms