afgun Posted April 10, 2012 Share Posted April 10, 2012 What is this and the best method for dealing with it? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
subsea Posted April 10, 2012 Share Posted April 10, 2012 Looks pretty neat. Nice picture. Before dealing with it, it would be good to know what it is exactley. Has it done anything bad in your tank? If not, then why not learn more about it as you observe it. Patrick Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JamesL Posted April 10, 2012 Share Posted April 10, 2012 Is it only on the gorgonian? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
subsea Posted April 10, 2012 Share Posted April 10, 2012 Help describe what are we looking at. We who know nothing about your tank and its inhabitants need some background. In the right hand side of the picture is a feathr duster crown. Immediately above the duster looks to be purple gorgonian. Prior to it, what would have been in the picture? Patrick Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
victoly Posted April 10, 2012 Share Posted April 10, 2012 kill it with fire Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Juiceman Posted April 10, 2012 Share Posted April 10, 2012 Is is stringy, like flowing in the water? Is it yellow like that or brown? Does it look like snot/ slime etc? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+ludakris Posted April 10, 2012 Share Posted April 10, 2012 looks like a dino algae outbreak. ive read these happens with purple gorgoninas from florida Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Juiceman Posted April 10, 2012 Share Posted April 10, 2012 It looks like dinos to me. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
afgun Posted April 10, 2012 Author Share Posted April 10, 2012 Sorry for the lack of explaination. We have a mostly fish & LR tank with a few frags and corals and a large cleanup crew. The growth is greenish-brown tendrils that are soft and slimy; they detach or break easily and spread about the tank when disturbed by fish or human. They started on a rock in the bottom of the tank and have since spread and now are growing primarily on the 2 gorgonians, but are also attached to some LR. Dinoflagellates? As in this RHF article? http://www.reefkeeping.com/issues/2006-11/rhf/index.php Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Meteorflower Posted April 11, 2012 Share Posted April 11, 2012 Could be dinos. If so, you'll need a multifaceted plan of attack. I beat them with massive water changes and a 3 day blackout, followed by a week of actinics only while dosing hydrogen peroxide.I also ran carbon in a reactor throughout, cut my fish feeding to every three days, and did another massive water change afterwards. Dinos can be resilient, so you often can't beat them without going all-out. Good luck! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
afgun Posted April 11, 2012 Author Share Posted April 11, 2012 Thanks; I started today with a water change and siphoning off a lot of them until my back couldn't stand bending over any more. I will repeat for the next several days, reduce feeding and should probably reduce lighting period. I have seen recos for carbon and other stuff... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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