Help!! What is this??

[Dibi]

Hi, so I do not know what is this. If its cyano or dinos. Or something else.

Nitrates in 5 (it was 10)
Phosphates in 0.02

It could be the fast change in nutrients but I didn’t identify what it is.

 

[Dibi]

 

[Dibi]

@Randy Holmes-Farley @Miami Reef Can you help with that one, please ?

 

[Miami Reef]

@taricha

 

[taricha]

I think I see enough stringy brown structures to say there's probably a good bit of dinos in there.
There's also GHA so it's not just dinos growing.

 

[*GAREEF*]

It looks like it might be ostreopsis.
Actions that I took to get rid of it when I had it.
Adjusted my phosphate to 0.10 - 0.15 and my nitrate 10 - 20.
I ran filter floss sheet 8”x8”, hanging in the aquarium with a magnet and or chip clip.
Rinsed the filter floss very well 2 -3 times per day.
It was gone in two weeks.
If that doesn’t work then try to add uv sterilizer in the tank not sump.
It’s best to figure out exactly which type of Dino you have first. But that is what I did for ostreopsis.

 

[Dibi]

It looks like it might be ostreopsis.
Actions that I took to get rid of it when I had it.
Adjusted my phosphate to 0.10 - 0.15 and my nitrate 10 - 20.
I ran filter floss sheet 8”x8”, hanging in the aquarium with a magnet and or chip clip.
Rinsed the filter floss very well 2 -3 times per day.
It was gone in two weeks.
If that doesn’t work then try to add uv sterilizer in the tank not sump.
It’s best to figure out exactly which type of Dino you have first. But that is what I did for ostreopsis.

I record a video let's see, I will send here.

Ok! I will try to raise my phosphates too.

UV is running in sump, I will switch bulb.

 

[Dibi]

 

[*GAREEF*]

 

[*GAREEF*]

The video doesn’t appear to work.
What size uv do you have and how many gallons per hour is the pump that running the uv?

 

[Dibi]

The video doesn’t appear to work.
What size uv do you have and how many gallons per hour is the pump that running the uv?

36 watts. My tank has 400 liters, and its running 300 liter/hour. Less than 80g.

 

[Dibi]

 

[Dibi]

The video doesn’t appear to work.
What size uv do you have and how many gallons per hour is the pump that running the uv?

 

[*GAREEF*]

I can see the picture here but can’t tell by looking at it. Best thing to do is get a cheap microscope, you can get one that hooks up to your phone.
Look at it and you will be able to identify it by looking up the different images of dinos and compare.

 

[*GAREEF*]

If it’s ostreopsis and you hang filter floss inside of the tank, the ostreopsis will get caught all over it.
Ostreopsis releases constantly into the water column.