Hoping nothing else but diatoms

[Kilo]

ph 8.3, salinity 1.025, phosphate.07, alkalinity 7.8, nitrate 5ppm Calcium 400 ppm.

thoughts on the different slides?

 

[vmarquez1986]

Cool pics

 

[Jimbo327]

There is a FB group that will help you analyze the microscope pics and tell you exactly what to do. I plan to take some photos of my brown stuff, and post it over there.

Mack's reef...Dinoflagellates support group! .

 

[Dipan00]

Doesnt look like Dinos to me but that facebook group Jimbo shared is awesome.

 

[DEWreefing]

Never seen bubbles in my diatoms. Zoomed in on your picture.

 

[Kilo]

Never seen bubbles in my diatoms. Zoomed in on your picture. View attachment 114422

Bubbles stuck from a water change, high silicates in water changing rodi system to a stage 6

 

[shootingstar_reef]

although I see diatoms, I am somewhat confident that your third pic is dinos. Can't quite tell which kind tho

 

[Kilo]

Bubbles stuck from a water change

although I see diatoms, I am somewhat confident that your third pic is dinos. Can't quite tell which kind tho

damn… i have nitrates and phosphates rn so i thought mayb they couldnt survive well with those up

 

[DEWreefing]

damn… i have nitrates and phosphates rn so i thought mayb they couldnt survive well with those up

I have a nasty dino I'm fighting. Nitrates are 15.6 phosphates .26 to .44 uv running, ozone, change socks every morning, temp is 81.5. DINOS JUST PLAN SUCK. Silicate consume same food as dinos.