Dinoflagellates sample identification (pics and video)

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I have NO idea what I'm looking at. Can anyone identify these dinos and how to go about combating them? Also,I just happened to catch this worm/nematod? Looks like it's struggling.

I'm throwing everything I can at these guys.

-Have UV (GKM) running at night.

-Dosed ocean magic phyto

-2 jars of copepods from Algae Barn. Each jar containing 2 different species.

-Dosed AF life source mud yesterday.

-Slowly raising P04/NO3 from 0.04 and 4.6 up to 0.1 and 5.

-Dosing PNS PROBIO

- Also using 3d reefer UV wand on sand bed
along with his recommended dosing of Microbe lift.

I'm unning carbon at night in a power filter just incase dino toxins are releasing. Have skimmer, but not running it as I want to keep nutrients up right now.

It's a lot, I know, but hoping this diversity thing works. 🙏



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I have NO idea what I'm looking at. Can anyone identify these dinos and how to go about combating them? Also,I just happened to catch this worm/nematod? Looks like it's struggling.

I'm throwing everything I can at these guys.

-Have UV (GKM) running at night.

-Dosed ocean magic phyto

-2 jars of copepods from Algae Barn. Each jar containing 2 different species.

-Dosed AF life source mud yesterday.

-Slowly raising P04/NO3 from 0.04 and 4.6 up to 0.1 and 5.

-Dosing PNS PROBIO

- Also using 3d reefer UV wand on sand bed
along with his recommended dosing of Microbe lift.

I'm unning carbon at night in a power filter just incase dino toxins are releasing. Have skimmer, but not running it as I want to keep nutrients up right now.

It's a lot, I know, but hoping this diversity thing works. 🙏



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Prorocentrum
 
Agree. Prorocentrum.

Turn off your UV sterilizer plumbed in to the tank. That is only useful for ostreopsis and coolia dinos. It will slow down the bacteria in the water column.
 

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