Is this stuff dinos or cyano?

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Stringy red stuff. Been treating with blue reef red cyano and doesn’t seem to be doing anything

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My dinos kinda looked similar. What are your nutrient levels?
 
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My dinos kinda looked similar. What are your nutrient levels?
Ph: 8.2
Ammonia: 0-.25ppm
N02: 0-.25 ppm
N03: >0ppm
P04: unreadable bottomed out

Haven’t used any phos remover or anything besides carbon before dosing the red cyano rx. Should i dose phosphates? Also just took this test with api salt and reef master kits dont know how accurate
 

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Bring up your nitrates and phosphates, and siphon out as much as possible. A couple of sand sifting stars, adding a UV and dosing with coral snow and a bacterial product is a solid strategy to end the plague.
 

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Bring the phosphates up first. If they're at 0 it's very likely they're dinos.
 

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I also hung a small sheet (8"*5") of filter floss in my tank. My dinos were attracted to it. Rinse it twice a day - once a little before lights out and once just before the lights come on.
 
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I also hung a small sheet (8"*5") of filter floss in my tank. My dinos were attracted to it. Rinse it twice a day - once a little before lights out and once just before the lights come on.
Was thinking that because this stuff is actually eating through my rs nanomat rolls
 

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