So Doc... Is it Dino?

[PbMan26]

So the tank has got the ugly going on... Nitrates and Phosphates are at zero. So I assumed the worst and pulled a sample and checked under the scope... Does this look like dinoflagellates??? It looks like it to me.

Thanks in advance!

 

[vetteguy53081]

Yes and to treat:
Prepare by starting with a water change and blow this stuff loose with a turkey baster and siphon up loose particles.
Turn lights off (at least white and run blue at 10-15% IF you have light dependant corals) for 5 days and at night dose 1ml of 3% hydrogen peroxide per 10 gallons for all 5 nights. If you dont have light dependent coral- turn all lights off.
During the day dose 1ml of liquid bacteria (such as bacter 7 or XLM) per 10 gallons.
Clean filters daily and DO NOT FEED CORAL FOODS OR ADD NOPOX as it is food for dinos.
Day 5,, you can start with blue lights - ramping up and work your white lights up slowly

 

[PbMan26]

Thank you! No corals in this tank yet luckily. I appreciate the plan as well. I had a similar plan laid out less the hydrogen peroxide.

 

[taricha]

Does this look like dinoflagellates??? It looks like it to me.

small cell amphidinium dinos

 

[ZombieEngineer]

Pick up some waterglass (sodium silicate). You want to dose enough of that to force a diatom bloom that will outcompete them.

 

[PbMan26]

So the tank has got the ugly going on... Nitrates and Phosphates are at zero. So I assumed the worst and pulled a sample and checked under the scope... Does this look like dinoflagellates??? It looks like it to me.

Thanks in advance!