Thanks!
Yep. I feel like most tanks (in the dino threads at least) would be better off with more nutrients and better herbivores to manage algae, rather than trying to manage algae from the nutrient side.
Totally agree!
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Thanks!
Yep. I feel like most tanks (in the dino threads at least) would be better off with more nutrients and better herbivores to manage algae, rather than trying to manage algae from the nutrient side.
How did you like FM Rebiotic bacteria overall ? Do you dose regularly or just to fight dinoI used rebiotic and dino was gone in 3 days.
Which type of Dino did you have?I used rebiotic and dino was gone in 3 days.
By siphon frequently, I assume you mean siphon the sand. How heavily should I do this? I replaced the mixed bed in my di stage after sending in the tank icp + the RODI icp, I'm planning on doing a decent size water change tomorrow in case I had some other contaminants make it in, as I'm losing polyp extension on one of my acropora, another has some damage on the tips, and my grafted cap isn't looking too hot either (I had dinos attach to the corals before, but they aren't doing it this time which is making me think the stress is from contaminants). I'm planning on siphoning the sand during that water change. Does this seem like a good idea? Already added a new bag of carbon last week and my uv was added a couple weeks ago, although it doesn't seem to be doing much.yeah, things can go bad fast if dinos attach directly to coral.
Run GAC for water-toxins, siphon frequently, use UV, hang additional rough filter media in high flow to let lots of dinos attach, etc. (search this thread for "dino scrubber" for details.)
We don't know the mechanism for dinos to kill coral tissue, but when they attach, it's fast whatever it is.
You didn't say that this different sand-dwelling dino was toxic / harmful etc.
It sounds like Large cell amphidinium, and it's usually the least toxic, and so conservative approaches are sometimes better for overall tank health.
New setup? Call it "The Uglies", don't try to starve anything, and let things grow. Vacuum out the ugliest parts. Maybe add a few pieces of live rock and algae. Don't worry about it in a tank that has a long way to go to mature and will change many times anyway.
I hope @taricha will agree with me since he is more of an expert than me but let me share my experience with siphoning sand. I would at this stage siphon the mats only on the top of the sand without disturbing the sand itself. I have used a 5 microns socks to siphon into and had a very positive result doing it so. In places I have not disturbed the sand almost no dinos anymore however where I have used a different technique I had quite bad relapse. Siphoning itself is not a cure but slowing their spread and helping competitors to take over quicker.By siphon frequently, I assume you mean siphon the sand. How heavily should I do this? I replaced the mixed bed in my di stage after sending in the tank icp + the RODI icp, I'm planning on doing a decent size water change tomorrow in case I had some other contaminants make it in, as I'm losing polyp extension on one of my acropora, another has some damage on the tips, and my grafted cap isn't looking too hot either (I had dinos attach to the corals before, but they aren't doing it this time which is making me think the stress is from contaminants). I'm planning on siphoning the sand during that water change. Does this seem like a good idea? Already added a new bag of carbon last week and my uv was added a couple weeks ago, although it doesn't seem to be doing much.
perfect but way too expensieve. go for a used one and don't buy these or lookalikes : https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/1600X-US...445393f0c0bc4c13f3ce|ampid:PL_CLK|clp:2334524Will this microscope be decent for identifying Dinos? Or can anyone point me to something better?
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Dave
perfect but way too expensieve. go for a used one and don't buy these or lookalikes
they are useless
and only when it works as half of the time it doesn't.LOL yeah I have one, and indeed can confirm it's garbage.
I can see that I have dino's with it, but what it's very fuzzy.
If you lightly siphon the sand that can help. Be careful though, that you are not doing a large water change, thus lowering nutrients, possibly helping the dinos out. I suggest instead stirring the top of the sand regularly. 2x a day perhaps during lights on when they are forming mats towards mid to end of photoperiod.By siphon frequently, I assume you mean siphon the sand. How heavily should I do this? I replaced the mixed bed in my di stage after sending in the tank icp + the RODI icp, I'm planning on doing a decent size water change tomorrow in case I had some other contaminants make it in, as I'm losing polyp extension on one of my acropora, another has some damage on the tips, and my grafted cap isn't looking too hot either (I had dinos attach to the corals before, but they aren't doing it this time which is making me think the stress is from contaminants). I'm planning on siphoning the sand during that water change. Does this seem like a good idea? Already added a new bag of carbon last week and my uv was added a couple weeks ago, although it doesn't seem to be doing much.
I mostly meant siphon off any small amount that might attach to coral.By siphon frequently, I assume you mean siphon the sand. How heavily should I do this?
agree that exporting dinos by siphoning the mat itself and leaving what's below is s good conservative step to take....let me share my experience with siphoning sand. I would at this stage siphon the mats only on the top of the sand without disturbing the sand itself. I have used a 5 microns socks to siphon into and had a very positive result doing it so. In places I have not disturbed the sand almost no dinos anymore however where I have used a different technique I had quite bad relapse. Siphoning itself is not a cure but slowing their spread and helping competitors to take over quicker.
Those look like dinos. That circle in the middle of them is usually an identifier. I don’t know what kind though.
From the video, I see Large cell amphidinium. If @taricha "Likes" this post, then my ID is confirmed. You can then search here for the Amphidinium Treatment thread to choose which methods you might want to pursue. Amphid treatment is not so clear cut IMO. If this is a "newer" system, you might want to just wait them out. They are not a toxic species like the others.
I don't see anything I can scale by to say large vs small. the shape (asymmetric) looks more like small cell. But yeah, amphidinium anyway.From the video, I see Large cell amphidinium.
video of movement? tank pic or area this sample came from?Can someone please ID these dinos for me
Here are the dinos I’m battling. I think the are Ostreopsis, can someone confirm?