We all hate them, Dinos! I have a cure...

[brandon429]

there is only one way to fix that, not any other way is better. you take apart the entire tank and clean it and start over, but not recycle. you just instantly set back up a fully cleaned tank of rock, fish and coral on top of a beautiful white bed. we specialize in full tank resets here, this entire thread is written exactly for your condition:

http://reef2reef.com/threads/the-of...ead-aka-one-against-many.230281/#post-2681445

 

[zemuss]

@ali.farzinrad is it hard to remove? I have the same problem and it is either dinos or a brown algae.
I did have the stringy stuff but thats all gone. It left when I was dosing peroxide for cyano.

Can anyone ID if Dinos is hard to remove off glass?

 

[brandon429]

no they will be the easiest to remove off glass of all invaders we see, they are pelagic aggregators, floating rascals who simply settle in phases (and move about in other phases) and congregate but could be blown around with a baster if needed.

if its attached, not dinos

 

[ali.farzinrad]

@ali.farzinrad is it hard to remove? I have the same problem and it is either dinos or a brown algae.
I did have the stringy stuff but thats all gone. It left when I was dosing peroxide for cyano.

Can anyone ID if Dinos is hard to remove off glass?

I have to scrape them with something sharp like thorn, they are all green and hard to scratch

 

[twilliard]

You have any pics you could share under the scope twilliard? It is crazy how fast they reproduce, slimy little buggers!

Oh yes let me fire up the laptop and I will show you all how they really look

 

[brandon429]

Ali

your tank has a condition called eutrophication which is caused by the animals and the waste in the tank, fix that and you wont have the algae. it will be hard work but your tank will look and function as if it were new, a literal reset back to new.

 

[twilliard]

OK guys here is what you are looking at at 1200 power (some shots may be 2500)



The picture with the clear round area is after my initial testing of my cure.

 

[shred5]

I don't know what to do with these algae on my glasses
What ever I do, they come back again
I'm really getting tired of them.

It looks to me like your tank possibly is overloaded.
How much total water volume do you have and what kind of filtration..
I see 4 large tangs and anthias and all provide pretty much waste.

That algae will probably need a razor blade to remove at this point especially with the coraline.

 

[salttanklife]

I have to scrape them with something sharp like thorn, they are all green and hard to scratch

This sounds like green corraline algae.

 

[ali.farzinrad]

Ali

your tank has a condition called eutrophication which is caused by the animals and the waste in the tank, fix that and you wont have the algae. it will be hard work but your tank will look and function as if it were new, a literal reset back to new.

I don't feed them too much, always give them that they eat it all less than 5 minutes.
Maybe I have too many fishes, more than my tank size, I think it is time to change my tank to a bigger one.

 

[brandon429]

its not a problem at all, that tank is healthy and thriving, aquarists just want an unnatural look (algae free) any scuba diver knows the oceans are not algae free at all, tangs and urchin raspers and turtles rejoice.

the sandbed shows the traits that signal a simple need for cleaning whether you upgrade or not. either way, that linked thread prior page shows how to move tanks, or clean them, and erase eutrophication with a lot of examples.

 

[ali.farzinrad]

It looks to me like your tank possibly is overloaded.
How much total water volume do you have and what kind of filtration..
I see 4 large tangs and anthias and all provide pretty much waste.

That algae will probably need a razor blade to remove at this point especially with the coraline.

Yes, most of my fishes are large, my filtration is a C7 buble Magus skimmer, a DIY bio pellet, refugium, and some Brightwell products.

 

[salttanklife]

I don't feed them too much, always give them that they eat it all less than 5 minutes.
Maybe I have too many fishes, more than my tank size, I think it is time to change my tank to a bigger one.

When is the last time you cleaned your glasses? It looks like brown hair algae to me that has accumulated because you got tired of scraping because of corraline buildup. I can see the green and what looks like the start of pink. Corraline is a good algae, but it's a pain in the rear to clean. Razor blades/ plastic cards work good, but you can also buy a glass cleaner with a razor designed for corraline

 

[salttanklife]

Not glasses but glass in the above comment

 

[FL_Reefer]

Thanks twilliard !!!!! I need to find some pics of tanks with dino in them, seems like a lot of people don't know how to identify dino in their tank.

 

[twilliard]

Yes this is true even the identification of cyanobacteria/spirulina is hard without a microscope
The cool thing I am doing is beating them through DNA

 

[ali.farzinrad]

When is the last time you cleaned your glasses? It looks like brown hair algae to me that has accumulated because you got tired of scraping because of corraline buildup. I can see the green and what looks like the start of pink. Corraline is a good algae, but it's a pain in the rear to clean. Razor blades/ plastic cards work good, but you can also buy a glass cleaner with a razor designed for corraline

It was 2-3 month ago when I cleaned it completely,
I don't have any hair algae, thanks God,
I think they are corraline on my glasses, they are mostly green, pink.
I always have to clean them with a razor blade [emoji24] [emoji24] [emoji24] [emoji24]

 

[twilliard]

Thanks twilliard !!!!! I need to find some pics of tanks with dino in them, seems like a lot of people don't know how to identify dino in their tank.

The easiest way is to identify the reproduction rate.
From what I have been seeing is less than 12 hours for a cell to reproduce

 

[Mattrg02]

The sides of the tank look like biofilm catching detritus or diatoms to me. I've always had that. I scrape it off before a water change.

Also running a skimmer has lengthen the time it takes to start getting noticeable.

Matt

 

[ali.farzinrad]

My tank after scrapping the glasses, it took 2 hours!!!