So I have a second outbreak of Dino. My goal is to attack it naturally this time by outcompeting it with beneficial bacteria and running a dirty tank essentially. My tank is currently in a 3 day blackout just to knock it back some before addressing the issue.
I have never considered my tank to be too clean with regards to Nitrates (sits between 8-10) and Phosphates (pretty steady at .25). The only time my Phosphates were lower is when I ran GFO through a reactor and they went down to 0. I stopped using GFO because of that.
Back to the heart of my question. In my plan which seems to be a pretty popular one on Reef 2 Reef, it recommends using a UV sterilzer. So my question is whether or not a UV sterilizer will kill the beneficial bacteria I am going to be dosing into the system? Also, would it kill the algae I want? I am dosing Phyto Feast as well to get that algae quicker as my system is newer. I raise the question because if it does indeed kill those things than running it would be counter productive in my new reefer mind lol. Can anybody answer this?
I love this hobby being new to it but one of the clear problems is that you can't get anyone to agree about anything. Tons of conflicting views with regards to everything in the hobby and it is mind boggling at times.
I have never considered my tank to be too clean with regards to Nitrates (sits between 8-10) and Phosphates (pretty steady at .25). The only time my Phosphates were lower is when I ran GFO through a reactor and they went down to 0. I stopped using GFO because of that.
Back to the heart of my question. In my plan which seems to be a pretty popular one on Reef 2 Reef, it recommends using a UV sterilzer. So my question is whether or not a UV sterilizer will kill the beneficial bacteria I am going to be dosing into the system? Also, would it kill the algae I want? I am dosing Phyto Feast as well to get that algae quicker as my system is newer. I raise the question because if it does indeed kill those things than running it would be counter productive in my new reefer mind lol. Can anybody answer this?
I love this hobby being new to it but one of the clear problems is that you can't get anyone to agree about anything. Tons of conflicting views with regards to everything in the hobby and it is mind boggling at times.