What is this?

[Hults]

Thinking Cyano have been dosing nutrients nitrate: 3.4
Phosphate: .03

 

[CoralB]

Thinking Cyano have been dosing nutrients nitrate: 3.4
Phosphate: .03

Is there any way to get a picture with whites on ?

 

[Hults]

Thinking Cyano have been dosing nutrients nitrate: 3.4
Phosphate: .03

Is there any way to get a picture with whites on ?

 

[Hults]

Thinking Cyano have been dosing nutrients nitrate: 3.4
Phosphate: .03

Is there any way to get a picture with whites on ?

 

[slingfox]

My guess is Dino’s

 

[Bucrob]

Newer tank I assume? If it's only a month or so old it's just diatoms and other forms of algae starting to grow onto the sand and rocks.

 

[Hults]

Newer tank I assume? If it's only a month or so old it's just diatoms and other forms of algae starting to grow onto the sand and rocks.

Tanks been running 6 months lights have been on for 2 months I had crysophites and once I started dosing nutrients it went away and seen green patches on the rocks and this afterwords

 

[ReefRob82]

Microscope is the best way. That way there is no guessing. Very useful tool to have on hand.

 

[Hults]

Microscope is the best way. That way there is no guessing. Very useful tool to have on hand.

I agree unfortunately I don’t have one yet

 

[ReefRob82]

Microscope is the best way. That way there is no guessing. Very useful tool to have on hand.

I agree unfortunately I don’t have one yet

I’ve had my own issues in the past and always put buying one on the back burner. If I could go back, I would have ordered one before I even got in the hobby lol.

 

[Bucrob]

Tanks been running 6 months lights have been on for 2 months I had crysophites and once I started dosing nutrients it went away and seen green patches on the rocks and this afterwords

With your lights on for only two months I highly doubt its dinos and its not cyano, cyano is red and dinos normally come with cyano in my experience

 

[Gumbies R Us]

I almost want to say they are diatoms. Do you notice any O2 bubbles associated with the algae that disappear once the lights go out?

 

[Mr. Mojo Rising]

IMO possibly detritus build up and subsequent micro algae growth. Even the rocks have sand or dusting on them, how is the flow in the tank?

 

[Hults]

IMO possibly detritus build up and subsequent micro algae growth. Even the rocks have sand or dusting on them, how is the flow in the tank?

I have one powerhead across the tank thinking about adding a second I know I will need one in the future anyways