Dinos, diatoms? microscope pic for help!

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Hello everyone. I have been struggling to i.d this stuff on my sandbed, it looks like some type of dino but can’t pinpoint to any in specific. just want to i.d and start the battle already, thanks for any help

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I had to fight the same dinos for 3 months long

What i did is lower and shorten the light 50% and lesser whites 10% for 9 hours a day

Stopped carbon dosing

Get po4 to a minimal 0.05

Sucked the bottom everyday
With a 100 micron filtersock to catch debrie
Just before the lights go out

Blowoff rocks

Used a power filter an uv

Put extra bacteria in every week

No waterchanges

And a lot of patience and testing po4
 
I had to fight the same dinos for 3 months long

What i did is lower and shorten the light 50% and lesser whites 10% for 9 hours a day

Stopped carbon dosing

Get po4 to a minimal 0.05

Sucked the bottom everyday
With a 100 micron filtersock to catch debrie
Just before the lights go out

Blowoff rocks

Used a power filter an uv

Put extra bacteria in every week

No waterchanges

And a lot of patience and testing po4
thank you. I appreciate the help! will join the facebook group.
 

WHAT KIND OF SUBSTRATE ARE YOU RUNNING ON YOUR TANK?

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