I think I have Dino

I've had this stuff for about a moth now. I'm pretty sure it's Dino. What should I do?

I'll see if I can get some macro shots.

 

is it stringy with bubbles at the ends of the tips?

like the pic in this thread http://www.3reef.com/forums/algae/ultimate-nuisance-algae-thread-58657.html also this thread has alot of super great info

 

Yep. It's snot like. Here's the macros.

 

Can you get the rocks out an nuke them?

 

:-/no. that wouldn't be possible.

 

Man i had dino 2years back and it caused me to tear down my entire tank but you still have hope because your in the early stages.

1) run phosphate remover
2) do a water change and use a siphon to suck the algae out of the tank
3) remove all equipment and rocks that you can and nuke them

wait and see what happens if it starts to grow back u can repeat 1-3 then do a few days of no lighting over the tank with another water change at the end.

The most important thing is to get good gfo in a reactor this will make all the diffrence

 

Is it spreading rapidly? I am not sure this is Dino. I have had similar in my tank and I just cleaned with water changes and then eventually it quit coming back. I would say some form of cyano.

 

I'm thinking its time for a blackout. Ill see if I can get some GFO too.

 

its been in the tank for a few weeks now. it comes and goes. not invasive at all at this point.

 

Sounds like you should look at those peroxide threads again. Your tank size is about right (a little big) and it is really making some improvements for people in this situation.