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Can you get a pic of the sandbed?What would you recommend at this point? It isnt growing on the coral it blows right off. It is red and stringy. Mainly on sand and the birdsnest. I have increased flow in hopes of elimination, and cut lights back.
It does.That really looks like dinoflagellates.
A white pic of that and perhaps a wider shot with more of the effected areas might help.Only blue+ bulbs on in photo.
I did ramp up in sorts. I brought on new bulbs also. DOH!! Although I must have had the problem all along just hadn't noticed!!A white pic of that and perhaps a wider shot with more of the effected areas might help.
Did you ramp up intensity only or did you increase a color a well ?
Not a problem reallly, just a possible bloom. Really fascnriing thing IMO.I did ramp up in sorts. I brought on new bulbs also. DOH!! Although I must have had the problem all along just hadn't noticed!!
Thank you. I really planned this tank for a year. I have an AWC setup that changes 2 gallons a day on little shy of 200 gallons. I think my flow has been lacking, and I know my syphoning of sandbed has been. I have been acclimating acros to light for a few months. It is time to get to it!Not a problem reallly, just a possible bloom. Really fascnriing thing IMO.
Quite likely that the organism will bloom, use up the other resources it needs , Po4 on the rock, silicate , whatever , and go away.
But good practice and science would say keep cleaning it up so it doesn't gain a foot hold , look for foods that it may like , carbon sources aminos etc, and maybe gently bump the ph with kalk. So normal husbandry really.
The ph is if for most types of organisms is to pull he co2 out it may want for photosysntes , and it disrupts the cells in some of them.
Still re re re reading Randy's article on dino and also evident in older bryopsis articles.
Also maybof these things actually create a bit of extra co2.