What is this crap and how do I get rid of it?

deputydog95 · 04/16/2021, 05:15 PM

It's a relatively new tank (around 5 months) getting prepped for SPS.

8.5 dkh
450 Ca
1400 Mg
.02 Phos
.5 Nitrate
1.026 Salinity

Fritz Salt and Red Sea liquid A&B+Mg. RODI water, of course.

It's rust-colored and bit stringy... I can mix it up into the water column, filter it out, and it's back within hours.

I've been doing the SPS things for year and years and have never experienced anything like this.

I have an active refugium with obviously low nutrients, so none of this makes any sense.

It's on the rocks now too...

Thoughts?

Edited.

See below for pics.

reefing102 · 04/17/2021, 05:59 AM

From the description it sounds like dinoflagelletes however if you intended to post a pic, it doesn’t look like it posted

deputydog95 · 04/17/2021, 08:33 AM

That's odd. I did post two pics, and I can see them in the original post.

Let me try and repost them again through a different method. Not sure why I can see them and you can't but clearly something isn't right.

Thanks for the heads up on the photos.

deputydog95 · 04/17/2021, 08:39 AM

deputydog95 · 04/17/2021, 09:06 AM

deputydog95 · 04/17/2021, 09:10 AM

How about the pics? Can you see them now? I used a different image hosting site.

wrott · 04/17/2021, 09:26 AM

Yes i can see pics, looks like dinos. it should cycle out it a few weeks, dont do more WCs.

deputydog95 · 04/17/2021, 11:36 AM

Interesting. I've had dino's before, but it was more like dust. I've never seen it get stringy like this.

Unfortunately, my sleeper goby is starving as it won't touch the sand anymore and despite feeding him mysis and brine as a supplement, it's apparently not enough.

Thanks for the feedback!

Oldreeferman · 04/17/2021, 12:45 PM

I don't see any bubbling looks more like red cyano to me.
It returns fast after removal, another red flag of cyano.
Try no lights for a day right after removing it and if it does not return strongly then you know that is the issue, if so then the hunt for the cause comes next.
New tanks are prone to this issue, had it myself 2 times until my tank stabilized & matured. I treated with Chemiclean both time amazing stuff did not even bother my pods or snails, totally safe.
It never returned once i rounded the 2 yr. mark.

reefing102 · 04/18/2021, 07:41 PM

I can see the pics now on your new posts (maybe my adblocker is blocking the originals?) anyway, that does look similar to the beginnings of cyano

04/16/2021, 05:15 PM	#1
deputydog95 Registered Member Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: Sarasota, FL Posts: 966	What is this crap and how do I get rid of it? It's a relatively new tank (around 5 months) getting prepped for SPS. 8.5 dkh 450 Ca 1400 Mg .02 Phos .5 Nitrate 1.026 Salinity Fritz Salt and Red Sea liquid A&B+Mg. RODI water, of course. It's rust-colored and bit stringy... I can mix it up into the water column, filter it out, and it's back within hours. I've been doing the SPS things for year and years and have never experienced anything like this. I have an active refugium with obviously low nutrients, so none of this makes any sense. It's on the rocks now too... Thoughts? Edited. See below for pics. __________________ Red Sea Reefer 500 Peninsula, Apex Controller, Apex Wav (2), Apex DOS, Kessil 360WE (3), T5's (4), Kessil H160 Fuge light, RO Regal 150SSS Skimmer, RO DC Return Pump, Red Sea A&B Last edited by deputydog95; 04/17/2021 at 09:08 AM.

04/17/2021, 05:59 AM	#2
reefing102 Who Am I Here? Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Central Ohio Posts: 1,155	From the description it sounds like dinoflagelletes however if you intended to post a pic, it doesn’t look like it posted __________________ Shane Life's a climb... but the view is great. ______________________________ Current Tank Info: 2.5 Gallon Nano

04/17/2021, 08:33 AM	#3
deputydog95 Registered Member Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: Sarasota, FL Posts: 966	That's odd. I did post two pics, and I can see them in the original post. Let me try and repost them again through a different method. Not sure why I can see them and you can't but clearly something isn't right. Thanks for the heads up on the photos. __________________ Red Sea Reefer 500 Peninsula, Apex Controller, Apex Wav (2), Apex DOS, Kessil 360WE (3), T5's (4), Kessil H160 Fuge light, RO Regal 150SSS Skimmer, RO DC Return Pump, Red Sea A&B

04/17/2021, 08:39 AM	#4
deputydog95 Registered Member Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: Sarasota, FL Posts: 966	__________________ Red Sea Reefer 500 Peninsula, Apex Controller, Apex Wav (2), Apex DOS, Kessil 360WE (3), T5's (4), Kessil H160 Fuge light, RO Regal 150SSS Skimmer, RO DC Return Pump, Red Sea A&B Last edited by deputydog95; 04/17/2021 at 09:05 AM.

04/17/2021, 09:06 AM	#5
deputydog95 Registered Member Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: Sarasota, FL Posts: 966	__________________ Red Sea Reefer 500 Peninsula, Apex Controller, Apex Wav (2), Apex DOS, Kessil 360WE (3), T5's (4), Kessil H160 Fuge light, RO Regal 150SSS Skimmer, RO DC Return Pump, Red Sea A&B

04/17/2021, 09:10 AM	#6
deputydog95 Registered Member Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: Sarasota, FL Posts: 966	How about the pics? Can you see them now? I used a different image hosting site. __________________ Red Sea Reefer 500 Peninsula, Apex Controller, Apex Wav (2), Apex DOS, Kessil 360WE (3), T5's (4), Kessil H160 Fuge light, RO Regal 150SSS Skimmer, RO DC Return Pump, Red Sea A&B

04/17/2021, 09:26 AM	#7
wrott Registered Member Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: Alabama Posts: 2,912	Yes i can see pics, looks like dinos. it should cycle out it a few weeks, dont do more WCs. __________________ OK, but where does the meat go! ------------------------------------------------ 120g SPS, 125g mix, 56g FOWLR, 20g qt

04/17/2021, 11:36 AM	#8
deputydog95 Registered Member Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: Sarasota, FL Posts: 966	Interesting. I've had dino's before, but it was more like dust. I've never seen it get stringy like this. Unfortunately, my sleeper goby is starving as it won't touch the sand anymore and despite feeding him mysis and brine as a supplement, it's apparently not enough. Thanks for the feedback! __________________ Red Sea Reefer 500 Peninsula, Apex Controller, Apex Wav (2), Apex DOS, Kessil 360WE (3), T5's (4), Kessil H160 Fuge light, RO Regal 150SSS Skimmer, RO DC Return Pump, Red Sea A&B

04/17/2021, 12:45 PM	#9
Oldreeferman Registered Member Join Date: Jul 2019 Location: NW Indiana Valparaiso Posts: 505	I don't see any bubbling looks more like red cyano to me. It returns fast after removal, another red flag of cyano. Try no lights for a day right after removing it and if it does not return strongly then you know that is the issue, if so then the hunt for the cause comes next. New tanks are prone to this issue, had it myself 2 times until my tank stabilized & matured. I treated with Chemiclean both time amazing stuff did not even bother my pods or snails, totally safe. It never returned once i rounded the 2 yr. mark. __________________ Montipora Digitas, Cyphastrea, Blastos, different Leptoseris, Green Stylo, GSP, gorgonions, Ricordea mushrooms, psammocoras, Birdsnest coral, Clownfish, Watchman goby, Royal gamma. Current Tank Info: Nano Reef tank

04/18/2021, 07:41 PM	#10
reefing102 Who Am I Here? Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Central Ohio Posts: 1,155	I can see the pics now on your new posts (maybe my adblocker is blocking the originals?) anyway, that does look similar to the beginnings of cyano __________________ Shane Life's a climb... but the view is great. ______________________________ Current Tank Info: 2.5 Gallon Nano