What do we have here? Microscope pic

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So I have some brown stringy algae growing over my substrate and irritating my Zoas, causing them to close. So, I snagged a microscope and here’s what I have. The little “dots” are swimming around under the microscope as well
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So I have some brown stringy algae growing over my substrate and irritating my Zoas, causing them to close. So, I snagged a microscope and here’s what I have. The little “dots” are swimming around under the microscope as well
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Look like dinoflagellates
 

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Dinos.
Have a look at this, pretty neat guide to find out which ones you got.
 

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