This algae? is taking over my tank

[abeelias]

Any idea? The service team that was maintaining my tank just kept burying it in my sand bed. After a month it came back with a vengeance. It covered pretty much all of the sand and crawled up the rock work.

 

[Woodneers]

Not an algae! Looks like Dinoflagellates to me. Sorry!

 

[abeelias]

Would make sense. It’s driving me nuts. Going to research. DinoX didn’t make a dent. I tried doctors Tim’s refresh and waste away. That didn’t help either. Is there a proven technique to remove them?

I’m using ro, dosing no POx, lanthiumcloride (for phosphate).

really disappointing given how much attention this tank gets.

 

[Woodneers]

Get your nutrients up and stop doing water changes. Then go to the Dino thread and read.

 

[taricha]

ostreopsis dinoflagellates.

 

[Mikedawg]

UV addition worked for me; many, many threads about how to manage but after reading/researching for a while you'll find some common recommendations: usually non-zero nutrients; syphon/strain out; add UV sterilizer, some advocate h202 dosing, etc. Seems most reefers take a multi-pronged approach and get another chance to test their patience.

Good luck.

 

[Mikedawg]

Would make sense. It’s driving me nuts. Going to research. DinoX didn’t make a dent. I tried doctors Tim’s refresh and waste away. That didn’t help either. Is there a proven technique to remove them?

I’m using ro, dosing no POx, lanthiumcloride (for phosphate).

really disappointing given how much attention this tank gets.

May be that your levels of nitrate and phosphate are too low and, if so, I would stop dosing