Dinos with Bryopsis? Help!

Snot Otter

Community Member
View Badges
Joined
Apr 26, 2022
Messages
26
Reaction score
4
Location
Worthington
Rating - 0%
0   0   0
My tank is about four months old. I made several posts last week regarding my concerns with algae. I finally purchased a microscope, and based on what I am now seeing, it certainly looks like dinos and something else. Under the microscope, however, nothing appears to be moving. I've been dosing phytoplankton daily. Some kind of green algae (perhaps Bryopsis) is starting to take over the rocks, and the sand has brown spots.

Any help would be appreciated.

Parameters:
Temperature - 79 degrees
Salinity - 1.024
pH - 8.0
Ammonia - 0
Nitrite - 0
Nitrate - fluctuating between 0.7 and 1.7 ppm, but it did bottom out at 0 for a couple of days several weeks ago
Phosphate - fluctuating between 0.03 and 0.05 ppm
RODI TDS - 0

Dinos3.jpg Dinos1.jpg Fluval 8.jpg Fluval 11.jpg Fluval 10.jpg
 

vetteguy53081

Well known Member and monster tank lover
View Badges
Joined
Aug 11, 2013
Messages
92,214
Reaction score
203,896
Location
Wisconsin -
Rating - 100%
14   0   0
Doesn’t look like bryopsis
I just answered similar post- is this posted elsewhere?
Cross posting not advised and often causes confusion amongst those responding
 
OP
OP
Snot Otter

Snot Otter

Community Member
View Badges
Joined
Apr 26, 2022
Messages
26
Reaction score
4
Location
Worthington
Rating - 0%
0   0   0
I apologize for cross-posting. I'm still new to forum and trying to learn the rules. I can delete this thread if that would help. Thanks.
 

Looking back to your reefing roots: Did you start with Instant Ocean salt?

  • I started with Instant Ocean salt.

    Votes: 117 77.5%
  • I did not start with Instant Ocean salt, but I have used it at some point.

    Votes: 11 7.3%
  • I did not start with Instant Ocean salt and have not used it.

    Votes: 21 13.9%
  • Other.

    Votes: 2 1.3%
Back
Top