Is this dinoflagellate?

[IxTCxI]

Can anyone ID if this is dinoflagellate?? :/

 

[Tahoe61]

Any bubble formation? How old is the tank? Carbon dosing or using Amino Acids?

 

[IxTCxI]

I don't see any bubbles. Tank is around 7 months old. Not dosing anything just a refugium.

 

[Tahoe61]

Can you increase the flow lower in the tank and see if that clears it up. Phosphates and nitrates are in line?

I have had what I am pretty sure was dino twice, both times bubbles developed on the threads.

How quickly does it come back after you remove it? Dino comes right back in a couple hours.

 

[IxTCxI]

I did try to add more flow lower in the tank but they would reappear and they do come back farely quickly. Phosphate and nitrate are in line.

 

[Hawain_Rob]

I have the same problem. I did dose amino acids..but no mas. But it won't go away.

 

[Sabellafella]

Any bubble formation? How old is the tank? Carbon dosing or using Amino Acids?

That looks like the bad type of dino, i got the light globs of snot once i started nopox dosing and acropower on my new build, never had dino before any suggestions on how to cure it

 

[Sabellafella]

The harmfull one usually has that dark brown bubble look to it and goes away at night

 

[Tahoe61]

Look at the image of Dino in the link, that is exactly what it looks like.

http://www.reefcleaners.org/nuisance-algae-id-guide

The unknown in your tank looks a lot like Dino, but I am very hesitant to label it as such.

Hopefully someone else can be more definitive.

 

[IxTCxI]

But I never seem any bubbles on them.

 

[Sabellafella]

Does waterchanges make it worse?

 

[Diesel]

Did you do anything to your tank lately?
New piece of rock, or equipment, more fish, new light or increase light schedule?
Turned on the heater?
Did you guys recently had a lighting storm and some snow?

 

[Sabellafella]

Lolol i introduced mine with a frag like an idiot its not bad onmy part tho i just have it on an area in the sand, just dont wanna keep it from apreading

 

[Black Pearl]

Does waterchanges make it worse?

Yes, I've been hitting it with turkey baster siphoning it and dosing h2o2, tried lights out for 3 days temporarily better. last couple of days had cannister filter in place looks much better, just hope its gone once I remove the filter

 

[twilliard]

@Russ265 what is your opinion

 

[Javier peynado]

And this

 

[twilliard]

Green cyano is my guess

 

[Javier peynado]

I thought so
sorry for invading the topic
sorry for my English

 

[sonnus]

You can try the method I outlined in this thread to test if it's dino
http://reef2reef.com/threads/helpful-method-for-identifying-dinoflagellates.216508/
This will work even in the very early stages of dino when visual identification is still difficult and vague.

 

[twilliard]

I thought so
sorry for invading the topic
sorry for my English

No problem we are all here to help :-)