Dinos or Cyno

[Joesmoe45]

Does this look like Dino's? Tank is 3 weeks old (transferred rock, coral, fish and media from 5 year old tank) new live sand.

Phosphate and nitrates have been 0 but have been dosing both Neonitro and Neophos as well as bacteria (special blend). Do you agree with this approach?

 

[Jasonak]

Its not cyano, that looks like it might just be diatoms.

 

[Wu Wei Reefing]

Those are definitely Dino’s (I’d bet a lot of money) Time for a 400x microscope to get the species to know how attack. Get nitrate/phos up, pods, phyto, good bacteria in the mean time. If it’s ostreopsis or coolia you’ll need a UV at 1W per 3 gallons and flow of 2-3x tank volume. The others will have you silicate dosing amongst other things. Get ahead before it takes over.

 

[Joesmoe45]

Hoping it's not ostreopsis as none have bubbles but will confirm in am when microscope arrives.

 

[Wu Wei Reefing]

Hoping it's not ostreopsis as none have bubbles but will confirm in am when microscope arrives.

Ostreopsis is the easiest to defeat. I hope it is what you got lol

 

[Joesmoe45]

Okay good to know. Including some more photos zoomed in but will have more info in am.

 

[Joesmoe45]

Do these help to ID the type? I can get more if needed. The sand looked the same when lights came on.

 

[BubbleAlgaeFarmer]

Run UV, i believe those are ostreos. If i’m right, you are lucky as they are so easy to get rid of.

 

[BubbleAlgaeFarmer]

Oh and feed some pellet food and you’ll have nitrates and phosphates in no time!

 

[Joesmoe45]

Thank you. I have UV coming today. I thought osteo to but they weee still in strands on sand this am. Figured I would have seen less in sand prior to lights on.

 

[BubbleAlgaeFarmer]

Oh and add copepods. Sorry, shoulda put this all in one post!

 

[Joesmoe45]

I shouldn't add pods while running UV correct? Hoping this UV unit will work until the Innovative Marine UB unit for my tank arrives next week. Thinking I should suck up as much as possible off the sand while running UV?

 

[Wu Wei Reefing]

Has to be 1W per 3 gallons and 2-3x tank volume. If flow is faster than that it’s waste of money. Won’t do a thing.

 

[Wu Wei Reefing]

And yes those are ostreopsis

 

[Joesmoe45]

Any specific units you recommend? It's only a IM cube.

Appreciate all the help everyone.

 

[BubbleAlgaeFarmer]

No need to go crazy vacuuming the sand. Ostreos go into the water column when your lights go out. Which reminds me, you can just run the UV at night

 

[Joesmoe45]

Starting to make some head way. 1/2 as much in the sand, more on rocks with bubbles but did notice my glass is covered in pods which I did not put in the tank.

 

[Joesmoe45]

Dino's looked to be going away but now have this. Some bubbles and string. Thought this may be diatoms and a little bit of Dino's. Thinking still Dino's on rock work.

 

[Joesmoe45]

Everything was going so well. Currently running 2- 9 watt uv lights. One in display and other in overflow.