Cyano in high flow?? How is it so?
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groupergenius
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Originally Posted by mak90
http:///forum/post/2549235
grouper thats the same oooglay stuff i had growing in my tanks! funny thing is it grew just about ONLY in the places wiht high flow
lol but i just cleaned it up, and stopped leaving my light on all day, it went away just as quickly as it appeared
I hope it's that easy for mine. I don't mind leaving the lights off for a few days and even covering the tank with a blanket. Just worried about the corals.
http:///forum/post/2549235
grouper thats the same oooglay stuff i had growing in my tanks! funny thing is it grew just about ONLY in the places wiht high flow
I hope it's that easy for mine. I don't mind leaving the lights off for a few days and even covering the tank with a blanket. Just worried about the corals.
dmschiff
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Grouper,
Sorry to jump in but think I'm developing the same snotty thing. I 've had a small spot of some green algae that was staying pretty small, but in the last week really took off. My nitrates were high but since I started using ro water from the store they dropped. Anyhow noticed bubbles around my skimmer and then the snotty stuff in my fuge and now these teeeny tiny things in my DT. They are maybe 1/16 to 1/8 inch long, white looking and I believe they are swimming or spinning around the DT. I mean they are small--just basicall look like fine hair. They are not pods!
Is this dino? Aren't dinoflaggelates those organism that are bioluminescent and will actually glow under a microscope is their light schedule is correct? See this site http://www.lifesci.ucsb.edu/~biolum/.../dinohome.html. I'm trying to figure out whats causing this. I think I'm basically breaking every rule. My lights are old and on order, I just removed all my carbon. Is this screaming Dino? Is the green stuff truely hair algae or a by product of dino?
Sorry just a little paranoid. I was so excited my nitrates were down too.
Sorry to jump in but think I'm developing the same snotty thing. I 've had a small spot of some green algae that was staying pretty small, but in the last week really took off. My nitrates were high but since I started using ro water from the store they dropped. Anyhow noticed bubbles around my skimmer and then the snotty stuff in my fuge and now these teeeny tiny things in my DT. They are maybe 1/16 to 1/8 inch long, white looking and I believe they are swimming or spinning around the DT. I mean they are small--just basicall look like fine hair. They are not pods!
Is this dino? Aren't dinoflaggelates those organism that are bioluminescent and will actually glow under a microscope is their light schedule is correct? See this site http://www.lifesci.ucsb.edu/~biolum/.../dinohome.html. I'm trying to figure out whats causing this. I think I'm basically breaking every rule. My lights are old and on order, I just removed all my carbon. Is this screaming Dino? Is the green stuff truely hair algae or a by product of dino?
Sorry just a little paranoid. I was so excited my nitrates were down too.
groupergenius
Active Member
Originally Posted by dmschiff
http:///forum/post/2557379
Grouper,
Sorry to jump in but think I'm developing the same snotty thing. I 've had a small spot of some green algae that was staying pretty small, but in the last week really took off. My nitrates were high but since I started using ro water from the store they dropped. Anyhow noticed bubbles around my skimmer and then the snotty stuff in my fuge and now these teeeny tiny things in my DT. They are maybe 1/16 to 1/8 inch long, white looking and I believe they are swimming or spinning around the DT. I mean they are small--just basicall look like fine hair. They are not pods!
Is this dino? Aren't dinoflaggelates those organism that are bioluminescent and will actually glow under a microscope is their light schedule is correct? See this site http://www.lifesci.ucsb.edu/~biolum/.../dinohome.html. I'm trying to figure out whats causing this. I think I'm basically breaking every rule. My lights are old and on order, I just removed all my carbon. Is this screaming Dino? Is the green stuff truely hair algae or a by product of dino?
Sorry just a little paranoid. I was so excited my nitrates were down too.
Still trying to figure this all out myself. I did put Red Slime Remover in this morning to see if that changes anything. That's some really freaky stuff when you do it when it's dark and just the actinics are on. Makes the whole tank glow like it's radioactive.
http:///forum/post/2557379
Grouper,
Sorry to jump in but think I'm developing the same snotty thing. I 've had a small spot of some green algae that was staying pretty small, but in the last week really took off. My nitrates were high but since I started using ro water from the store they dropped. Anyhow noticed bubbles around my skimmer and then the snotty stuff in my fuge and now these teeeny tiny things in my DT. They are maybe 1/16 to 1/8 inch long, white looking and I believe they are swimming or spinning around the DT. I mean they are small--just basicall look like fine hair. They are not pods!
Is this dino? Aren't dinoflaggelates those organism that are bioluminescent and will actually glow under a microscope is their light schedule is correct? See this site http://www.lifesci.ucsb.edu/~biolum/.../dinohome.html. I'm trying to figure out whats causing this. I think I'm basically breaking every rule. My lights are old and on order, I just removed all my carbon. Is this screaming Dino? Is the green stuff truely hair algae or a by product of dino?
Sorry just a little paranoid. I was so excited my nitrates were down too.
dmschiff
Member
I don't know if you read my link, but apparently dinos are supposed to glow during it's night cycle, especially when they are stressed. MAYBE they are stressed by the red slime remover.
MAYBE I'm completely wrong and they are a total different type of dinos?????? Thought it was interesting though.
How high can you safely increase PH? Do you run a uv?
MAYBE I'm completely wrong and they are a total different type of dinos?????? Thought it was interesting though.
How high can you safely increase PH? Do you run a uv?
groupergenius
Active Member
Originally Posted by dmschiff
http:///forum/post/2558141
I don't know if you read my link, but apparently dinos are supposed to glow during it's night cycle, especially when they are stressed. MAYBE they are stressed by the red slime remover.
No, the mix was beaming before I poured it in.
Originally Posted by dmschiff
http:///forum/post/2558141
MAYBE I'm completely wrong and they are a total different type of dinos?????? Thought it was interesting though.
How high can you safely increase PH? Do you run a uv?
No UV. And I can't say I "safely" raised it. I used ESV Calcium Hydroxide and actually bumped it up more than I wanted. Luckily, and I repeat luckily, I suffered no ill effects from jumping Ph from 7.8 to 8.8 in a matter of 30 minutes. I do not suggest this action to anyone else. I made a mistake and got lucky, that's all.
Google aquarium dinoflagellates farley. It may help to understand.
http:///forum/post/2558141
I don't know if you read my link, but apparently dinos are supposed to glow during it's night cycle, especially when they are stressed. MAYBE they are stressed by the red slime remover.
No, the mix was beaming before I poured it in.
Originally Posted by dmschiff
http:///forum/post/2558141
MAYBE I'm completely wrong and they are a total different type of dinos?????? Thought it was interesting though.
How high can you safely increase PH? Do you run a uv?
No UV. And I can't say I "safely" raised it. I used ESV Calcium Hydroxide and actually bumped it up more than I wanted. Luckily, and I repeat luckily, I suffered no ill effects from jumping Ph from 7.8 to 8.8 in a matter of 30 minutes. I do not suggest this action to anyone else. I made a mistake and got lucky, that's all.
Google aquarium dinoflagellates farley. It may help to understand.