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Unread 01/15/2019, 05:33 PM   #51
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I find this very interesting. My tank was doing great also until I decided to give my sump a big clean out, then the next day the sand was covered in dinos. I'll be doing what you did to fix it, just cutting back on feeding and continuing my weekly water changes.
I also will never clean out my sump again.!
I thought maybe it was just a coincidence but could be something to it. I havent had any problems with dinos or much of anything since the last outbreak. I fed I feel fairly heavily for 3 fish, my last wc was on 11/19, and test when my purple stylo looks off. Things seems happy and are doing well so if it isnt broken dont fix it. Keep in mind all tanks respond differently and what works for mine may not work for yours. I hope things work out for you, dinos are very ugly and I know my corals werent happy at all.


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Unread 01/15/2019, 08:08 PM   #52
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I scraped some stuff off the rock and believe that I got some coralline and dinos in the video here.
I hope this is more helpful.

https://www.dropbox.com/s/bxe432kn7r...%2011.mov?dl=0

Here some more showing only the dinos

https://www.dropbox.com/s/6sm0vq0vk0...%2002.mov?dl=0




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I can't make a positive ID with this level of zoom, but I'm sure whatever steps you are going to take to get rid of them would apply to any non-ostreopsis dino.


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Unread 01/15/2019, 08:31 PM   #53
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I can't make a positive ID with this level of zoom, but I'm sure whatever steps you are going to take to get rid of them would apply to any non-ostreopsis dino.


What zoom is needed for a clear ID?


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Unread 01/16/2019, 01:56 AM   #54
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What zoom is needed for a clear ID?


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At least 10x what you have. Maybe 25x. I need to see the cell structure.


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Unread 01/18/2019, 04:49 PM   #55
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At least 10x what you have. Maybe 25x. I need to see the cell structure.


What I am posting is 80x. I will be able to get 120x, but you would need possibly 1000x or more ?
I will try and get some shots from a local LAB.


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Unread 01/18/2019, 04:55 PM   #56
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Could I perform some other tests?
I tried to keep some samples with substrate in an open 1 liter glass jar, but after 24 hrs, despite light exposure and controlled temp in an AC controlled room, almost all of them were dead. Maybe lack of oxygen? I thought that was strange.
I also dropped some DinoX on some samples, which also seemed to kill them off fairly fast. I have one other jar with a sample in a blackout cupboard, but since they died already without blackout, I assume this is not helping with any conclusions. Fresh water contact killed them instantly, which is expected.


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Unread 01/18/2019, 10:19 PM   #57
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What I am posting is 80x. I will be able to get 120x, but you would need possibly 1000x or more ?
I will try and get some shots from a local LAB.


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I think it is easier when you are looking through the scope directly than when you have a picture of it. With a focused picture I think 400x would be more than sufficient.


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