Weird blob algae?

[ctbear]

Can anyone help me identify what this weird blob like algae is that I have been getting recently? They seem to be pretty buoyant. They always form in these round/ball like shapes and are sometimes anchored by a short strand reminiscent of a balloon on a string.

Pictures with algae in question circled:

https://imgur.com/gallery/pXDUT

They sorta remind me of cotton candy actually...

[five.five-six]

Originally Posted by ctbear

Can anyone help me identify what this weird blob like algae is that I have been getting recently? They seem to be pretty buoyant. They always form in these round/ball like shapes and are sometimes anchored by a short strand reminiscent of a balloon on a string.

Pictures with algae in question circled:

https://imgur.com/gallery/pXDUT

They sorta remind me of cotton candy actually...

If it’s what I think it is, and your photo could use help, it’s not alage. You might wish it’s alage but it’s not

[phatsonate]

Originally Posted by five.five-six

If it’s what I think it is, and your photo could use help, it’s not alage. You might wish it’s alage but it’s not

What are you thinking? Dinoflagellate?

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[phatsonate]

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[five.five-six]

Originally Posted by ctbear

reminiscent of a balloon on a string.

Sounds like Dino’s.

[phatsonate]

Originally Posted by five.five-six

Sounds like Dino’s.

Cross ur fingers and hope not.

After some negligence with testing my RO water, I basically had to restart my class tank because of dino.

Learned my lesson

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[five.five-six]

For some reason a cheap jebu UV sterilizer lights out an inordinate amount of the dinoflagellate cases

[ctbear]

Originally Posted by five.five-six

Sounds like Dino’s.

Shoot...at first I didn't think so by the looks of it. But now that it has developed even more....gosh

More pictures (hopefully more clear this time):

https://imgur.com/gallery/n1vRN

It's all over the rock and on some of the coral as well.
Maybe that is why all my mushrooms have been unhappy lately...

I guess I can only blame myself: negligence and no quarantine

So you guys think it is Dino? What's the best course of action?

Nuke the whole nano tank and start over? I was actually thinking of transferring everyone over to a larger tank...but if everything's contaminated...iono

[five.five-six]

Originally Posted by ctbear

I guess I can only blame myself: negligence and no quarantine

No

All tanks have Dino’s (IMHO) it’s just when conditions are right, they flourish.

It seems dino blooms, in part, are a result of restricted biodiversity.

First and most effective in many cases is a cheep Jaebo UV sterilizer. Wipes out a lot of cases


Stop doing water changes, if you must do a water change, use a differant brand of salt.

[ctbear]

Originally Posted by five.five-six

No

All tanks have Dino’s (IMHO) it’s just when conditions are right, they flourish.

It seems dino blooms, in part, are a result of restricted biodiversity.

First and most effective in many cases is a cheep Jaebo UV sterilizer. Wipes out a lot of cases


Stop doing water changes, if you must do a water change, use a differant brand of salt.

Strange...came home today and some of it disappeared: the 3 ridges on top of the rock.

Is this actually dino.....

[five.five-six]

Originally Posted by ctbear

Strange...came home today and some of it disappeared: the 3 ridges on top of the rock.

Is this actually dino.....

That’s typical of Dino’s, they go into the water column in the dark and recionfigure in intense light.

[ctbear]

Originally Posted by five.five-six

That’s typical of Dino’s, they go into the water column in the dark and recionfigure in intense light.

Which Jaebo UV sterilizer do you use/recommend?

[five.five-six]

I actually used ozone to kill them but it seems like lots of people are using the 55W jebao depending on tank size. https://www.ebay.com/itm/Jebao-UL-Li...-/290499195698

[ctbear]

Originally Posted by five.five-six

I actually used ozone to kill them but it seems like lots of people are using the 55W jebao depending on tank size. https://www.ebay.com/itm/Jebao-UL-Li...-/290499195698

Thanks for the suggestion. I'll try the UV light.
I suppose you already had an ozone emitter on your tank so you just upped it to take out the dinos?

[five.five-six]

Originally Posted by ctbear

Thanks for the suggestion. I'll try the UV light.
I suppose you already had an ozone emitter on your tank so you just upped it to take out the dinos?

Close, a guy down the street sold it to me $30. It worked.