I have an outbreak of what I believe to be dino. It amazes me that though my water parms are contolled (not so much a couple months ago) that I cannot get this out of my display. Here is a pic, so the more experienced can be sure of the type. Two weeks ago I did a 20% water change, removed all the live rock and scrubbed.
I am a consumate newb, having had my first tank now for 8 months. What a learning experience huh? Reading other strings, I boosted my CUC by adding 10 more hermits, 3 emeralds, sally lightfoot, sand sifting crabs and sand sifting cuc (black and white hopefully he won't die and crash my tank) and the best addition being a sea hare that really is getting a belly full of the algea, but at 'night's' end when the hare has cleaned up the sand bed of algea, as soon as the halides kick in, the algea is back. I am down to only 3 snails, two turbos and an astreal.
yellow tang, domino damsel, two small yellowtail damsels, and a green chromis. All seem happy and healthy. fed twice a day, flake, only what they can consume in about a minute or less.
I cut my lights back from 12 hours a day to actinics from 8 am to 9 pm and halides to 11:30 am to 6 pm. will get the particulars on the lighting if needed.
I have a healthy green zoa, torch coral (could have better extension) and a new addition of shrooms that have adapted well.
concidering building an algea scrubber, time permitting.
65 gal
Ecosystems refuge with skimmer (spec sheet sized for the tank) skimmer came with the fuge, so not the high end that I see mention elsewhere, but seems to pull a lot of nasties out. No other filtration barring the sock at the imput of the fuge.
crushed argonite sand bed in display (supposedly live at time of purchase)
Lots-O-Live rock
calcium 390
carbonate hardness at 11 dKh
nitrates and phos un-measurable on api kit
ph 8.2
alk 1.7 plus
Hope I covered all the details, so the experienced may give me much appreciated advice.
