What is the dirty method
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After further review, the dinos are more sesame seed shaped so most likely ostreopsis so am fearful of using Dino-X. Thoughts?
@Bob Lauson I hate to say it but the GFO and vibrant dosings will only prolong this battle. Once you think you've been in the clear and you decide not to waste more income on media and bacteria, you'll see your bloom again. These efforts aren't actually killing your outbreak but only suppressing dinos into cyst mode only to return when conditions are right. The lack of nutrients is also not allowing predators to flourish this also includes beneficial bacteria that aim to rip the armor off dino. Believe it or not the GARF grunge was a good attempt but can't be sustained without nutrients.
If you start today, I think you can sustain a proper reef if you understand what exactly is going on. We've seen huge success without nutrient export medias, measurable nutrients(including po4), and the use of UV sterilization. Weekly GAC change outs and upkeep of water quality. It really is as simple as that. No black outs, vibrant dosings, GFO or heavy water changes.
Well, vibrant won't exactly give details out about it's secret sauce but with nutrient reduction properties it would make more sense that its more like carbon dosing along with bacteria. As aminos provide protien which get consumed and become nitrogen and nitrate. Or at least my bottle of vibrant has never given me nitrates.I understand the comment regarding GFO since my phosphates are at zero. However help me understand the comment about stopping Vibrant. Vibrant is primarily bacteria and amino acids which should be beneficial.
I wonder why they chose one negatively charged amino as opposed to any at all?Vibrant is only 0.5% vinegar for carbon dosing and 1% aspartic acid (amino acid).
Vibrant works by adding strains of bacteria with 2 functions. The first is a group that efficiently consumes nutrients, especially nitrates. This mimics carbon dosing without adding the carbon source. The other class of bacteria appears to directly consume chlorophyll from algae. This is the stuff we don't have much information on but Jason did capture it occurring under his microscope.