Dino-X and Neonitro

[OrangeFaucett10]

Hey guys once again battling algae… started dinox last night and it says not to add trace elements and no products that absorb. My tank is ultra low nutrient and I want to add Neonitro to help battle the Dino’s. Can I do both at the same time?

 

[sixty_reefer]

I think it would be safe to increase nutrients first, keep a eye on your phosphates also as you don’t want nitrates or phosphates to bottom out, as the dinoflagellates decompose in your system there may be a large increase in organic carbon in your tank. That could deplete your nutrients.

 

[OrangeFaucett10]

I think it would be safe to increase nutrients first, keep a eye on your phosphates also as you don’t want nitrates or phosphates to bottom out, as the dinoflagellates decompose in your system there may be a large increase in organic carbon in your tank. That could deplete your nutrients.

Last time I had to stop using dinox because my cyano was so bad toward the end from all the excess nutrients I assumed.

 

[sixty_reefer]

Cyanobacteria and dinoflagellates thrive wend a lot of organic carbon becomes available, by killing the dinoflagellates you made all the organic carbon that was once used by the dinoflagellates become available in the water column to be utilised by the Cyanobacteria. If you were to increase nutrients before treatment you could weaken the dinoflagellates and Cyanobacteria before organic carbon becomes available again, during treatment monitor the tank to make sure it doesn’t bottom out.