Another Dino or Cyan ID Please

[Lithoman]

Help... what am I fighting? Dino X coming in a few day ..got Chemiclean if needed.

 

[Lithoman]

another pic

 

[Jason mack]

Yes thats dinos ..and I thinki see at two sorts ...
First make sure you've got detectable no3 and po4 in your tank
Have you got a UV on your tank...st least 1 w per 3 gal....
Also add phytoplankton and copepods too your tank as well as bacteria like special blend or so ...dont clean the glass for a couple of weeks ..
hang the UV direct in your tank at night ..
Also when lights go out ..blow all your rocks of with s Turkey baistor....

 

[Jason mack]

You can try dinoX ..but it doesn't work on all dinos ...check out this thread ..

Dinoflagellates – Are You Tired Of Battling Altogether?

I don't know what percentage of folks had luck battling dinos with any of the methods in the old Dino thread but it's obviously a very low percentage, so I'd like refresh folks on the natural alternatives and lay out three areas of info: some of the factors that contribute to a dino outbreak...

www.reef2reef.com

 

[dwest]

Ostreopsis dinos. I would hit hard with uv.

 

[Lithoman]

Okay.. I do UV coming this week.. looks like a pain to set up as I don't have much room.. has anyone had success with DinoX on Ostreopsis dinos? I have been basting the tank to get it off the corals.. they are very unhappy.. I lost a long tentacle plate coral.. and the leathers look bad.. will it kill my tangs if they graze on it.. And yes my Nitrate are now up to 10-20 ppm on API and PH4 tested 39 PPB or .12 PPM on the Hanna

 

[Lithoman]

Also.. I cranked up the flow on my mp40s ..what do you all suggest as a lighting schedule.. I also have Cheato in Ref.. should I cut out the light in the Refugium?

 

[vetteguy53081]

Dinos
Increase water flow, turn off white lighting for 4-5 days and add Hydrogen peroxide @ 1ml per 10 gallons at night during this process and add the same for liquid bacteria during the day

 

[Lithoman]

add the same for liquid bacteria during the day

please clarify.. don't follow.. I understand the 1 mL per 10gal of H202 at night..

 

[Jason mack]

please clarify.. don't follow.. I understand the 1 mL per 10gal of H202 at night..

You add the hydrogen peroxide at night when lights go out and bacteria the same ratio 1ml per 10 gal like special blend or dr Tim's when the lights come on because peroxide will kill good bacteria as well as dinos ...but peroxide didnt work for me ....you can also dose liquid silicate which will cause a diatom bloom which will out compete dinos ...

 

[Lithoman]

Not to be a pain.. but light schedule , running skimmer, cheato and tangs grazing?
Trying to get it knocked out the first time... UV coming soon..

 

[Jason mack]

Reduce lighting time and reduce white lights ...5-6hrs max peak time

 

[Lithoman]

should I run the skimmer.. if it's off more nutrients

 

[Jason mack]

should I run the skimmer.. if it's off more nutrients

Yes run skimmer ..

 

[Jason mack]

Your uv will do alot too kill the dinos if its strong enough ...other than that add lots of copepods and phytoplankton..and continue too blow the rocks off every night when lights are out ..

 

[Lithoman]

Your uv will do alot too kill the dinos if its strong enough ...other than that add lots of copepods and phytoplankton..and continue too blow the rocks off every night when lights are out ..

Thanks Jason.. If I hit the tank with H202 tonight ..will Microbactor7 work as a good bacteria replacement?

 

[Jason mack]

Thanks Jason.. If I hit the tank with H202 tonight ..will Microbactor7 work as a good bacteria replacement?

Yes

 

[Osaurus]

If the outbreak is bad enough, any grazing fish/snails and sand sifting fish can most certainly perish due to the toxins within certain species of dinos.

 

[Jason mack]

If the outbreak is bad enough, any grazing fish/snails and sand sifting fish can most certainly perish due to the toxins within the dinos.

Not all dinos are toxic.........

 

[Osaurus]

Thanks for pointing that out. I clarified my response. I generalized to encourage the OP to err on the side of caution.