WMAS Discussion Forum : Help! Is This Dinoflagellates??? http://www.utahreefs.com/forum/ Copyright (c) 2006-2013 Web Wiz Forums - All Rights Reserved. Thu, 25 Jun 2026 03:17:45 +0000 Wed, 27 Jan 2016 06:52:22 +0000 http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss Web Wiz Forums 12.03 360 www.utahreefs.com/forum/RSS_post_feed.asp?TID=78820 <![CDATA[WMAS Discussion Forum]]> http://www.utahreefs.com/forum/1by1.gif http://www.utahreefs.com/forum/ <![CDATA[Help! Is This Dinoflagellates??? : And thanks to you too Adam for...]]> http://www.utahreefs.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=78820&PID=606851&title=help-is-this-dinoflagellates#606851 Author: electricreefer
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Posted: January 27 2016 at 6:52am

And thanks to you too Adam for offering your insight and help.]]> Wed, 27 Jan 2016 06:52:22 +0000 http://www.utahreefs.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=78820&PID=606851&title=help-is-this-dinoflagellates#606851 <![CDATA[Help! Is This Dinoflagellates??? : Excellent thanks for posting those...]]> http://www.utahreefs.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=78820&PID=606850&title=help-is-this-dinoflagellates#606850 Author: electricreefer
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Posted: January 27 2016 at 6:43am

Excellent thanks for posting those pics jfinch.]]> Wed, 27 Jan 2016 06:43:19 +0000 http://www.utahreefs.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=78820&PID=606850&title=help-is-this-dinoflagellates#606850 <![CDATA[Help! Is This Dinoflagellates??? : Landon- I have an excellent scope...]]> http://www.utahreefs.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=78820&PID=606848&title=help-is-this-dinoflagellates#606848 Author: Adam Blundell
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Posted: January 26 2016 at 11:24pm

Landon- I have an excellent scope you are welcome to use.  From my lab.  It has oil immersion, you can go 1000x if you want.

Adam
]]> Tue, 26 Jan 2016 23:24:15 +0000 http://www.utahreefs.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=78820&PID=606848&title=help-is-this-dinoflagellates#606848 <![CDATA[Help! Is This Dinoflagellates??? : That dino looks to be 640x... ]]> http://www.utahreefs.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=78820&PID=606807&title=help-is-this-dinoflagellates#606807 Author: jfinch
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Posted: January 26 2016 at 4:57pm

That dino looks to be 640x...]]> Tue, 26 Jan 2016 16:57:07 +0000 http://www.utahreefs.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=78820&PID=606807&title=help-is-this-dinoflagellates#606807 <![CDATA[Help! Is This Dinoflagellates??? : Humm, wonder how high of magnification...]]> http://www.utahreefs.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=78820&PID=606802&title=help-is-this-dinoflagellates#606802 Author: Fatman
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Posted: January 26 2016 at 4:28pm

Humm, wonder how high of magnification they used? Mine is 7-45X.]]> Tue, 26 Jan 2016 16:28:19 +0000 http://www.utahreefs.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=78820&PID=606802&title=help-is-this-dinoflagellates#606802 <![CDATA[Help! Is This Dinoflagellates??? : Oh and just to make it confusing,...]]> http://www.utahreefs.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=78820&PID=606786&title=help-is-this-dinoflagellates#606786 Author: jfinch
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Posted: January 26 2016 at 1:43pm

Oh and just to make it confusing, diatoms look kinda like a mix between the two :)]]> Tue, 26 Jan 2016 13:43:55 +0000 http://www.utahreefs.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=78820&PID=606786&title=help-is-this-dinoflagellates#606786 <![CDATA[Help! Is This Dinoflagellates??? : Under the microscope if it looks...]]> http://www.utahreefs.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=78820&PID=606784&title=help-is-this-dinoflagellates#606784 Author: jfinch
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Posted: January 26 2016 at 1:35pm

Under the microscope if it looks like individual "sputnik" satellite shaped objects it's Dino.

If it looks like a long train of connected cars, it's cyano.

... let me google a bit...

Dino:



cyano:

]]> Tue, 26 Jan 2016 13:35:45 +0000 http://www.utahreefs.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=78820&PID=606784&title=help-is-this-dinoflagellates#606784 <![CDATA[Help! Is This Dinoflagellates??? : electricreefer wrote:Hi pharmaski...]]> http://www.utahreefs.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=78820&PID=606736&title=help-is-this-dinoflagellates#606736 Author: Mark Peterson
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Posted: January 25 2016 at 9:40pm

Originally posted by electricreefer electricreefer wrote:

Hi pharmaski I have a microscope.... I was going to pull up pictures on Google then compare what I see to what I can find online.
I'd love to see what you find. I hope you'll post/link to the pic when you find the match. 

Coincidentally or not, I'm dealing with the same exact stuff in one of my maintenance tanks. It's growing worse than the pics in the OP. The snails are clearing it up but there aren't enough snails. That's partly why it bloomed, because I had let the snail population get too low and let the PO4 level get too high.

Maybe it's the season for this kind of Cyano. The beginning of summer is the time of year when we see an increase in typical Cyano blooms.

Aloha,
Mark  Hug
]]> Mon, 25 Jan 2016 21:40:21 +0000 http://www.utahreefs.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=78820&PID=606736&title=help-is-this-dinoflagellates#606736 <![CDATA[Help! Is This Dinoflagellates??? : I have a low power stereo microscope...]]> http://www.utahreefs.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=78820&PID=606710&title=help-is-this-dinoflagellates#606710 Author: Fatman
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Posted: January 25 2016 at 3:38pm

I have a low power stereo microscope in my electronics lab.]]> Mon, 25 Jan 2016 15:38:47 +0000 http://www.utahreefs.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=78820&PID=606710&title=help-is-this-dinoflagellates#606710 <![CDATA[Help! Is This Dinoflagellates??? : Hi pharmaski I have a microscope...]]> http://www.utahreefs.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=78820&PID=606703&title=help-is-this-dinoflagellates#606703 Author: electricreefer
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Posted: January 25 2016 at 2:55pm

Hi pharmaski I have a microscope you are welcome to try out. But I am no expert in using it or identifying the algae/bacteria. I was going to pull up pictures on Google then compare what I see to what I can find online.]]> Mon, 25 Jan 2016 14:55:27 +0000 http://www.utahreefs.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=78820&PID=606703&title=help-is-this-dinoflagellates#606703