Help Nuisance Algae ID

[CKap]

Can anyone help me identify what this could possibly be and how to get rid of it? 2 months ago I treated my tank with Chemiclean to get rid of a red cyano outbreak. It worked for the time but now i have something red on my sandbed. I have tried to use chemiclean again but after 2 treatments, the red is still there. Could this possibly be dinos? It’s so ugly to look at it’s frustrating. I’d appreciate any sort of help, thank you.

Alk-8.4
Cal-500
Mag-1350
Nitrates-4.4
Phosphates-0.07

 

[tmccaff]

Looks like dinos best way to find out is use a microscope. You can get one cheap! One way to find out is if you remove it does it clump up like a ball? if it does most likely dinos. If it's dinos water changes makes it worse. Best way is to use a filter sock and remove it by hand. What I did was siphon it into a sock.

 

[Gumbies R Us]

I would try to vacuum up as much of that as you can. If it is dinos (which It looks like it to me) use this thread as a guidance to help you beat them.

Dinoflagellates – Are You Tired Of Battling Altogether?

I don't know what percentage of folks had luck battling dinos with any of the methods in the old Dino thread but it's obviously a very low percentage, so I'd like refresh folks on the natural alternatives and lay out three areas of info: some of the factors that contribute to a dino outbreak...

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