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Starvin Marvin · 04/16/2017, 10:56 PM

Hey, just wondering if anyone thinks these are Dino's? They grow to the this level in approx 24 hours lately.

I have also been told they could be:
-Diatoms
-Chrysophates
-Golden Algae
-Bacteria Strings

I dose NOPOX daily. Currently 9 mL per day. Which is the dosage for 2.5-10 ppm Nitrates.

I have between 5-8 ppm consistently regardless whether I increase the carbon dosing.

Tank is about 2 months old.

116 gallon water volume. Lots of Rock and Ceramic bricks and Sand.

Lots of flow - enough that I can't go much higher without bothering the livestock.

Skimmate is a nasty black that reeks like an old effluent tank on a farm septic system. It stinks the entire house up every time I drain the cup. This has always been the case, even before these weird stringy Algae-type stuff popped up.

For the longest time, maybe 5 weeks, I had zero Algae. I've never had GHA or Cyano or Bryopsis or anything yet, just this stuff.

I run Carbon and UV 24/7 at 100 GPH.

7 minute microscope video:

https://youtu.be/YvSRMoqekr4

Videos showing what it looked like after 24 hours, with daylight spectrum only:

https://youtu.be/ObRV1zE4juA

https://youtu.be/NfpK0vIl3bU

https://youtu.be/RCEXEiGAOys

Here I blow it off with a turkey baster just to illustrate how loose and free this stuff is when you stir it up with a jet of water:

https://youtu.be/QfeAPtXIGpo

It grows on the OUTSIDE of my 200 micron Mesh Filter Socks even with zero light in the sump. It seems to get caught in the filter but some of it passes through and loosely clings there.

If I remove the filter sock from the water, it all falls off and contaminates my skimmer chamber!!! So frustrating.

I syphon it all off daily and it comes back with a vengeance.

Thanks!!!

The sample for the microscope video above:

Skimmate:

Pics in daylight:

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04/16/2017, 10:56 PM	#4302
Starvin Marvin Registered Member Join Date: Jun 2015 Posts: 79	Hey, just wondering if anyone thinks these are Dino's? They grow to the this level in approx 24 hours lately. I have also been told they could be: -Diatoms -Chrysophates -Golden Algae -Bacteria Strings I dose NOPOX daily. Currently 9 mL per day. Which is the dosage for 2.5-10 ppm Nitrates. I have between 5-8 ppm consistently regardless whether I increase the carbon dosing. Tank is about 2 months old. 116 gallon water volume. Lots of Rock and Ceramic bricks and Sand. Lots of flow - enough that I can't go much higher without bothering the livestock. Skimmate is a nasty black that reeks like an old effluent tank on a farm septic system. It stinks the entire house up every time I drain the cup. This has always been the case, even before these weird stringy Algae-type stuff popped up. For the longest time, maybe 5 weeks, I had zero Algae. I've never had GHA or Cyano or Bryopsis or anything yet, just this stuff. I run Carbon and UV 24/7 at 100 GPH. 7 minute microscope video: https://youtu.be/YvSRMoqekr4 Videos showing what it looked like after 24 hours, with daylight spectrum only: https://youtu.be/ObRV1zE4juA https://youtu.be/NfpK0vIl3bU https://youtu.be/RCEXEiGAOys Here I blow it off with a turkey baster just to illustrate how loose and free this stuff is when you stir it up with a jet of water: https://youtu.be/QfeAPtXIGpo It grows on the OUTSIDE of my 200 micron Mesh Filter Socks even with zero light in the sump. It seems to get caught in the filter but some of it passes through and loosely clings there. If I remove the filter sock from the water, it all falls off and contaminates my skimmer chamber!!! So frustrating. I syphon it all off daily and it comes back with a vengeance. Thanks!!! The sample for the microscope video above: Skimmate: Pics in daylight: Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk