tetraodon Posted June 24, 2015 Share Posted June 24, 2015 this is an "algae" growing in a fellow reefers tank, what is it? Link to comment
amphipod Posted June 25, 2015 Share Posted June 25, 2015 First guess, dinoflagellates. Second guess cyanobacteria. Third guess, some freaky algae. Fourth guess I got no clue. Have there been any livestock deaths? Link to comment
keydiver Posted June 25, 2015 Share Posted June 25, 2015 That looks a lot like dinoflagellates. If you have access to a microscope grab a mic under 40x mag. If you can blow it off with a turkey baster easily, and it produces a lot of bubbles, it's likely dinos. Link to comment
tetraodon Posted June 25, 2015 Author Share Posted June 25, 2015 I dont have a microscope, but most of it is is easy to blow off, and it produces some bubbles, the tabk had cyano but it was treated and eradicated. No live stock deaths related there is no coral in there until we can find out what it is and how get rid of it, however the fish are thriving Link to comment
amphipod Posted June 27, 2015 Share Posted June 27, 2015 Tell them black it out for several days and see if that kills a ton of them. They need the light to live, so the darkness will make them start to loose energy and try working off their sugar reserves. Also supplemental bacteria ( since they are not photosynthetic) could be dosed at the same time to make less available nutrients in the water for them to starve the dinoflagellates even worse. I would say a weeks darkness with bacteria would very likely make their extinction in the tank. Its always worth a shot. Link to comment
johnmaloney Posted July 14, 2015 Share Posted July 14, 2015 Looks like young Leathesia spp. sprouts. How does the algae feel? Spongy at all? Link to comment
tetraodon Posted July 15, 2015 Author Share Posted July 15, 2015 Kinda spongy nut also kinda slimy Link to comment
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