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Originally Posted by Delphinus
I didn't see anything that resembled a dinos bloom, so I'm still hoping that's not what you have.
Here is some reading I was able to dig up.
http://www.reefs.org/library/article/t_crail.html
http://www.reefkeeping.com/issues/2005-05/eb/index.php
Also if you do a search on "dinoflagellates" or "dinos" you should get some reading, several folks on Canreef have been through this. I've suffered dinos blooms twice -- the first time I was able to knock it under control by starving the system of light for as long as I could stand (my goal was to make it a week, but I got impatient). The second time, starving the system of light didn't really work, but then I moved and the tank was so badly disturbed that the dinos just kind of went away on their own.
I really, really hope this is not what you have. |
Now I think if I left it alone and didn't do the water changes it would turn to cyano but it is brown not red but acts the same way with the air bubbles when photosynthisising (sp). Maybe it is cyano trying to get hold but not able to? Just before I do a water change I blast the areas with a small power head to wash off the outer layers. It seems to help a bit.