Ok, so here it goes. Yes I’m guilty. Been battling Some Tank Dino’s (STD’s) for about a month. (Get your minds strait).... lol!!! I started reading and reading and reading only to find the somewhat same information. Your stuff is too clean. I thought no way! I feed 3 to 4 times a day, rarely keep my sock cleaned, and do a 20% water change once my 5 gallons of top off water goes empty. I didn’t have any NO3 or PO4 tests so I decided to wing it. I have a 20gallon Nuvo peninsula tank, and the filter sock, the small box or marine pure gems, BRS 2 part for dosing, Maxi jet return pump and a icecap 1k gyre. I bought more food and continued to FEED! The more I fed the more nothing happened. Or so I felt. I bought more food and made sure I fed atleast 5 times a day been doing this for about 3 weeks and the slimmest brown string and continue to grow with the lights on. So about 2 weeks ago I thought well I have some MB7 so I started 4 drops every evening to the tank. Then last week I noticed my mummy eye chalice looking goofy. I tested the water for the alk, cal, and meg. Everything seemed in order. I waited a day and the chalice looked worse, and the tips on one of my acros was turning white. So I bit the bullet in efforts to dirty my water, I did a water change. 3 gallons worth, then cleaned my sock and remembered that I had the gems in the bottom of the chambers in my tank. I thought to my self maybe I better take these buggers out! So that I did too. Well half of them. I didnt want to make too many huge changes at once. We are a week from that a few drops of MB7 and a bunch of food later, and my Dino’s are slowing! But the algae is now taking over!!! I have never been so happy to see algae!!! I don’t dare say the Dino’s are gone cuz well I still see some. But it ain’t as bad as it has been! Thanks to all who have provided info on Dino’s! I’m sure I read it and you HAVE helped me. Some sweet algae shot below for y’all!!!