Confirm dinos ?

[Hallowhead]

Howdy,

In whites does this look like dinos ? It's only on substrate for now. Disappears closer to lower intensity lights.

 

[MadReefer]

Howdy,

In whites does this look like dinos ? It's only on substrate for now. Disappears closer to lower intensity lights.

Not to me. Looks like diatoms. Dinos are more red and slimy. Similar to cyano.

 

[Hallowhead]

Not to me. Looks like diatoms. Dinos are more red and slimy. Similar to cyano.

It's goes away as the lights begin to lose intensity... do diatoms do that?

 

[Foxchase]

It's goes away as the lights begin to lose intensity... do diatoms do that?

Yes diatoms also do that

 

[Hallowhead]

Yes diatoms also do that

well this makes me feel sooo much better....

I will just let them run their cycle? monitor phosphate & nitrate.

 

[DangerDave]

The only way to confirm is with a microscope...

This is a good place to start:

https://www.reef2reef.com/threads/dinoflagellates-–-are-you-tired-of-battling-altogether.293318/