Onthejohn Posted March 13 Share Posted March 13 Hello. Attached are pics of this brown algae in my tank. Any help with identification and, more importantly how to get rid of it is greatly appreciated! Thank you! P.S. Chemiclean treatment was ineffective Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
reefbandit Posted March 13 Share Posted March 13 May be dinos Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
islandVib3s Posted March 13 Share Posted March 13 Also could be brown jelly disease Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Algaewarrior Posted March 13 Share Posted March 13 Looks like dinos to me too. Brown snot with bubbles at the end. I've had luck with raising my nitrates and phosphates, putting uv on, and raising the temperature to 80. I've seen some people go to 82 but I didn't feel comfortable going that high. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
islandVib3s Posted March 13 Share Posted March 13 48 minutes ago, Algaewarrior said: Looks like dinos to me too. Brown snot with bubbles at the end. I've had luck with raising my nitrates and phosphates, putting uv on, and raising the temperature to 80. I've seen some people go to 82 but I didn't feel comfortable going that high. I thought that at first,but its coming off the corals. I think all LPS can get BJD. Hopefully I'm wrong about it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
youcallmenny Posted March 13 Share Posted March 13 Just a little bit of dinos. You've got some bioavailability in your water column. I find the easiest way to stymie them is just blow them off with a turkey baster every other day. They don't stick the way algae do so it's pretty effective. 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
obrien.david.j Posted March 13 Share Posted March 13 I started replying here, but it was getting long and needed a dedicated thread. My reply to your situation is: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Onthejohn Posted March 14 Author Share Posted March 14 I appreciate everyone's help! Today begins my one man crusade against MF dinos Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
obrien.david.j Posted March 15 Share Posted March 15 3 hours ago, Onthejohn said: I appreciate everyone's help! Today begins my one man crusade against MF dinos What steps are you doing first, have you read the Dealing With Dino's pdf yet? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Onthejohn Posted March 16 Author Share Posted March 16 On 3/14/2022 at 5:02 PM, obrien.david.j said: What steps are you doing first, have you read the Dealing With Dino's pdf yet? Yes I read it. Did the obligatory water change (was due) manually removed some. Started dosing neonitro and cut back on lights hours/day. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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