I have been battling dino for few months now. My initial battle started by using DinoX which didn't work at all but wiped out chaeto almost completely. Then I started to use microbacter and I am doing that each week for past 4 months. For 3 months I have been using the biggest jebao uv installed directly in the tank, not the sump. Low water flow to maximize exposure. No results at all. I covered my tank completely for 3 days - no results either. I used waste away and at that point rocks cleaned but I still have dino in the sand.
So I siphon sandbed each 2 days using filter sock and after cleaning I add air to power head for 10 minutes to move up all potential debris. And dino strikes back day after, only on the sand.
I keep water "dirty" having nitrates on ~50 and phosphate on ~.20. Tank looks pristine but the sand is killing me.
The picture shows my sandbed after 2 days of cleaning. No bubbles, no stringy thing. It is like a powder, I can siphon it very easily. I used a microscope to verify it is dino. I is not cyano, I treated tank with chemiclean, at this point I am pretty sure I can recognize cyano
Is there anything else I can do? Any ideas what I can try? What is the best time during the day to clean the bed?
So I siphon sandbed each 2 days using filter sock and after cleaning I add air to power head for 10 minutes to move up all potential debris. And dino strikes back day after, only on the sand.
I keep water "dirty" having nitrates on ~50 and phosphate on ~.20. Tank looks pristine but the sand is killing me.
The picture shows my sandbed after 2 days of cleaning. No bubbles, no stringy thing. It is like a powder, I can siphon it very easily. I used a microscope to verify it is dino. I is not cyano, I treated tank with chemiclean, at this point I am pretty sure I can recognize cyano
Is there anything else I can do? Any ideas what I can try? What is the best time during the day to clean the bed?