Dinoflagellates?

[King Turkey]

I think I got dinosaurs after adding more live rock it was not much I think 10 lbs to my existing 40 lbs. But got a big outbreak. I did not drop phosphate it is sorta hight ish at .3 I have never had this issue befor. Recommended course of action or just wait it out and let it do its thing??

 

[ahiggins]

Do you have pics with white lights?

 

[King Turkey]

I'm at work I can post a pic when I get home

 

[King Turkey]

Best I could do

 

[King Turkey]

I did turkey bast it this morning sorta

 

[Idoc]

That doesn't look like dinos. Looks like regular green algae... with phosphates at 0.3ppm, that's going to promote algae.

 

[King Turkey]

O for sure well nvm then. Idk why I get lots of air bubbles on rock work. Sorry bad pic

 

[Carol Coral]

Acho que consegui dinossauros depois de adicionar mais rock ao vivo, não era muito, acho que 10 libras aos meus 40 libras existentes. Mas tive um grande surto. Eu não derrubei fosfato, é meio que alto .3 Eu nunca tive esse problema antes. Curso de Ação Recomendado OU APENAS espere e DEIXE Fazer o Que Quer?
O QUE OUTRAS PESSOAS estao dizendo

Olá!!! 1Uma alternativa é fazer apagão ( desligar a luz do reef) por no mínimo 15 dias, 2 outra alternativa seria restringir a fonte de alimentação diminuindo os níveis de nitrogenados na água. 3 aplicação de ozônio. 4 desmontar.

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I think I got dinosaurs after adding more live rock, it wasn't much, I think 10 pounds to my existing 40 pounds. But I had a big outbreak. I didn't drop phosphate, it's kind of high .3 I've never had this problem before. Recommended Action Course OR JUST WAIT AND LET DO WHAT YOU WANT?

What other people are saying
Hello!!! 1An alternative is to switch off the reef light for at least 15 days, 2 another alternative would be to restrict the power supply by lowering the nitrogen levels in the water. 3 ozone application. 4 disassemble.

 

[King Turkey]

Got it

 

[King Turkey]

I cant disassemble I have no were to put fish or corals.

 

[Unthinkable]

that looks like diatoms to me, and coincides with new rock. It's feeding off the silicates introduced by the fresh rock. It should go away on its own. you can also run GFO to help reduce it. How long has this tank been running?

 

[King Turkey]

Over 6 months it was all going real good and corals are real happy still. But when I introduced new rock this happened. I do not have gfo but I have phosguard I just put it to help. I am going to do a big water change today. Are these harmful to corals? I was not sure what I had just seemed like this is what was going on with it growing on the new green hair algae that cropped up. I am aio no sump I believe 47 g breader tank 48 lbs rock 40 lbs sand. If you need more info let me know.

 

[King Turkey]

so now when this with it be dinos or dinoflagolence gets on my birds nect coral it is causing it to receded or look bleached in spots like it is melting the polyps off of it! I am having a real hard time with this I could use so help

 

[King Turkey]

is this dinos or diatoms?

 

[Eackone]

is this dinos or diatoms?

Its unlikely anyone can give a confirmation of Dinos vs Diatoms withouth a view under the microscope.
They often appear to be very similar to the naked eye.

By your pictures it looks more like green hair algea to me. But hard to say

 

[King Turkey]

Its unlikely anyone can give a confirmation of Dinos vs Diatoms withouth a view under the microscope.
They often appear to be very similar to the naked eye.

By your pictures it looks more like green hair algea to me. But hard to say

It is on top of it hard to tell sorry. Just trying to figure out how I should go about it