Fungi or slime - need an ID

Bandsaw · 12/17/2006, 09:54 AM

My tank is going on two years old (jan 4). Recently I have been invaded by this green slime or fungi. Very gooy to the touch. Comes up easy, but keeps growing up.

Tank Parameters are

NH3, NO2, NO3 all zero,
Ca is 480 mg/l
Alk 10 dKH
Mg is 1400 mg/l

System is a 75g with 2 skimmers (a CSS 125 and a Prizm Pro - ton pull a lot of crap a week)

32l of water changed weekly.

Any idea on what this stuff is and who/what gets rid of it?

Thanks

Ursus · 12/17/2006, 11:05 AM

Looks like dinoflagellates (sp?) to me.

Misled · 12/17/2006, 11:22 AM

Yep, looks like dinos to me to.

Bandsaw · 12/17/2006, 11:49 AM

Well, that is really not what I wanted to hear. I understand that most herbivores won't touch the stuff and that dinos can be deadly to snails.

Any ideas on how to tackle this pest? Does any thing at all eat dino?

Thanks

12/17/2006, 09:54 AM	#1
Bandsaw Registered Member Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: North Eastern Ontario (above Sudbury) Posts: 720	Fungi or slime - need an ID My tank is going on two years old (jan 4). Recently I have been invaded by this green slime or fungi. Very gooy to the touch. Comes up easy, but keeps growing up. Tank Parameters are NH3, NO2, NO3 all zero, Ca is 480 mg/l Alk 10 dKH Mg is 1400 mg/l System is a 75g with 2 skimmers (a CSS 125 and a Prizm Pro - ton pull a lot of crap a week) 32l of water changed weekly. Any idea on what this stuff is and who/what gets rid of it? Thanks __________________ VE3SZB Failure is not an option - It is a requirement if you expect to learn anything. Click on my home page button for pictures of my aquarium. Current Tank Info: 75g Display, CPR SM Aquafuge, 8g sump, 20g tall fuge, Maxspect R420R LED, KoralLin 1502 CaRa, EV-180 Skimmer

12/17/2006, 11:22 AM	#3
Misled RC Mod Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Pittsburgh, Pa Posts: 11,440 Blog Entries: 11	Yep, looks like dinos to me to. __________________ Jesse I'm not saying I'm Batman. I'm just saying nobody has ever seen me and Batman in a room together.

12/17/2006, 11:49 AM	#4
Bandsaw Registered Member Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: North Eastern Ontario (above Sudbury) Posts: 720	Well, that is really not what I wanted to hear. I understand that most herbivores won't touch the stuff and that dinos can be deadly to snails. Any ideas on how to tackle this pest? Does any thing at all eat dino? Thanks __________________ VE3SZB Failure is not an option - It is a requirement if you expect to learn anything. Click on my home page button for pictures of my aquarium. Current Tank Info: 75g Display, CPR SM Aquafuge, 8g sump, 20g tall fuge, Maxspect R420R LED, KoralLin 1502 CaRa, EV-180 Skimmer

12/17/2006, 11:05 AM	#2
Ursus Registered Member Join Date: May 2006 Location: Boise, ID Posts: 480	Looks like dinoflagellates (sp?) to me.