CV's 75g noobie tank and now upgrade to 240g
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Thank you so much
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The main takeaways were:
-The threads are now unwieldy. SO LONG!
-We should stop calling them Dinos and start calling them by their own individual IDs. Since each has a different treatment approach. Doesn’t help much to someone with LC amphidinum to read ostreopsis treatments.
-So, the 1st step is to identify them. Don’t be cheap and try to copy other people's treatments before IDing them. I got a $40 microscope. Cheaper than any of those fancy named 1/4 inch frags. So just do it. (plus its cool!)
Totally agree with these points. It would be nice if someone could comb through all the reports of success and summarize the most effective methods by type in a sticky. I was pretty sure I had large cell amphidinium, so I read the entire amphidinium thread (trying not to get discouraged...) but that took hours and hours. I've not taken on the main dinos thread because its like 6x as long as the amphi thread. Plus, I got a scope yesterday and confirmed it is LC amphidinium.
Anyway, appreciate hearing your success story!
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Thanks! If you confirmed it's LC amphidinum I would definitely suggest you do the silicates method. Worst case scenario you just end up in the same place a few weeks later. But it worked for me. Just know it gets worse before it gets better, need lots of patience. Good luck!
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Thanks @Crabby48, admittedly I got the ones that aren't as destructive, but still looked awful for a few weeks. Now back to normal. One observation post dino's is that some of my coral growth has now gone on steroids, specially my montis. My alk consumption has nearly 1.5x. I wonder if the silicate dosing is the reason, or just the fact the dino's were probably "sequestering" other nutrients?. In any case, a welcome outcome
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Some monti warfare pics.
Rainbow vs digi. Digi losing. Before and after below.
And another ongoing war. digi vs. Spongodes.
Hard to tell who is winning. Looks like the Spongodes just wrapped around the voids and avoided the fight. Before and after below.
Rainbow vs digi. Digi losing. Before and after below.
And another ongoing war. digi vs. Spongodes.
Hard to tell who is winning. Looks like the Spongodes just wrapped around the voids and avoided the fight. Before and after below.
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Thanks @Raege . I love them too. Planning on getting some more now that I actually have some more "progression" to point to!
I hadn't noticed, but on 2nd pic, top middle, you can also see the digi starting a war with the setosa. Will take a shot in a few weeks/months to see how that one is going
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I have to say, David at seaside tropical fish really does have some great deals. Last week acquisition for 1/5th of the price and 4x the size of most online vendors.
Best LFS around here IMO.
Best LFS around here IMO.
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I have to say negligence is sometimes great! (And sometimes not)
I have been neglecting my tank a bit, have been too busy at work.
On the positive side, it is looking better than ever. Coral growth and alk consumption have really taken off. I guess when people say keep your hands out of the tank this is what they mean.
One curious observation is phosphates. I completely stopped measuring them or even trying to actively reduce them a while ago (i still have chaeto, but completely removed GFO). I measured it yesterday again after a few months and it's at 114 in my hannah ULR. 0.3+ppm when I was usually trying to keep it around 0.06-0.1. A couple months ago I would have panicked if I saw that increase. But my corals seem to love it. So be it, not going to fight them for now and see how the tank progresses.
On the negative side, I neglected to prune some ricordeas and they killed my torch!
I have been neglecting my tank a bit, have been too busy at work.
On the positive side, it is looking better than ever. Coral growth and alk consumption have really taken off. I guess when people say keep your hands out of the tank this is what they mean.
One curious observation is phosphates. I completely stopped measuring them or even trying to actively reduce them a while ago (i still have chaeto, but completely removed GFO). I measured it yesterday again after a few months and it's at 114 in my hannah ULR. 0.3+ppm when I was usually trying to keep it around 0.06-0.1. A couple months ago I would have panicked if I saw that increase. But my corals seem to love it. So be it, not going to fight them for now and see how the tank progresses.
On the negative side, I neglected to prune some ricordeas and they killed my torch!
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Some update pics.
AquaSD freebie. Grows so fast!
The war continues. 2 fronts. Digi almost gone now.
The largest guy in the tank.
Overflow progress. 1/4 of the way there
The largest weed in the tank. Pocci.
AquaSD freebie. Grows so fast!
The war continues. 2 fronts. Digi almost gone now.
The largest guy in the tank.
Overflow progress. 1/4 of the way there
The largest weed in the tank. Pocci.
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Thank you!
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