Dinoflagellates - dinos a possible cure!? Follow along and see!

[Greenstreet.1]

Are you removing them now?
Drastic change in my tank didn't become noticeable till about day 10

Will be doing weekly WC today and will be keep an eye on them from there and see what happens

 

[RMS18]

3 day black out is up to you. It's not necessary. We are doing 250mg metro per gallon or 2 spoons per gallon of MetroPlex for 3 days. 4th day you should notice a difference.

250 now? Thought it was 125 per 10 gallons... I'm confused... can we get a official dosing amount posted by op

 

[Greenstreet.1]

Do you have any pics of your tank as of now?

I did post a pic early in the thread

 

[seastar]

So @cowboy @twilliard , you both treated with your inverts left in your tank? I have some tiger conchs and some hermit crabs and a handful of snails and I am going to attempt treatment with them remaining in the DT.

 

[Greenstreet.1]

They do look different after dosing. This is how they look now.

 

[twilliard]

250 now? Thought it was 125 per 10 gallons... I'm confused... can we get a official dosing amount posted by op

I dosed 125mg per 10 gallons

 

[twilliard]

They do look different after dosing. This is how they look now.

Oh ya they are ready for some cleaning!

 

[Greenstreet.1]

I did notice that my alk did drop don't know if it's the metro or growth

 

[reeferfoxx]

I dosed 125mg per 10 gallons

You dosed 125mg of 100% metronidazole?

Since I am using MetroPlex(70% metronidazole) I dosed 250mg. Instructions also say it's safe to do 2 spoons(125mg x 2) per gallon or 250mg per gallon.

 

[twilliard]

You dosed 125mg of 100% metronidazole?

Since I am using MetroPlex(70% metronidazole) I dosed 250mg. Instructions also say it's safe to do 2 spoons(125mg x 2) per gallon or 250mg per gallon.

Yes that is what I did. I did not own a bottle of MetroPlex this is where members add their input on how much was dosed.
I am confident that metronidazole can not be overdosed (unless massive amounts)

 

[domination2580]

Is it a powder form or what? Can i add it to a water change? Like add it to the fresh sw when i go to fill the tank back up

 

[cowboy]

So @cowboy @twilliard , you both treated with your inverts left in your tank? I have some tiger conchs and some hermit crabs and a handful of snails and I am going to attempt treatment with them remaining in the DT.

Yes I dosed with all my CUC in place and have shown no ill effects.

 

[cowboy]

Is it a powder form or what? Can i add it to a water change? Like add it to the fresh sw when i go to fill the tank back up

It should not hurt to add it to you water change just add the amount for the full volume of the tank. So say you do a 5 gal WC put 250 MG or .25 G in your mix water.

 

[tampasnooker]

For those of you with sumps, when you are ready to start removing the dead dinos, get a spring type hose clamp and clamp a filter sock and long siphon onto your sump. Siphon dinos directly into the sock and bypass sending them to the water column. They should be good and loose and make for a quick and easy task. This will reduce risk of aerosolizing toxins from dangerous species.

 

[taricha]

We've noticed under the scope that once metro is introduced, the dinos become lethargic and disoriented. They no longer care to be in groups at this point.

Lol. They don't multiply because y'all killed their sex drive? I guess if my DNA were damaged, maybe I wouldn't care either.

 

[taricha]

For those of you with sumps, when you are ready to start removing the dead dinos, get a spring type hose clamp and clamp a filter sock and long siphon onto your sump. Siphon dinos directly into the sock and bypass sending them to the water column. They should be good and loose and make for a quick and easy task. This will reduce risk of aerosolizing toxins from dangerous species.

As strangedejavu showed, the filter would have to be pretty fine to actually catch dinos.

 

[puffy127]

I'm at day 10. I think the growth/reappearance is slowing. I still have to turkey baste them off my rocks and sand daily, but haven't been doing it at the same time each day, so hard to judge the rate of reappearance.

 

[taricha]

May I as.. when a person wants to know the size of a cell is is that dependant on the scope used or is there an attachment a person can get for a scope?

I think Jason has microscope slides with scale bars on them.
Heard they are pricey, though.

 

[miyags]

Yes that is what I did. I did not own a bottle of MetroPlex this is where members add their input on how much was dosed.
I am confident that metronidazole can not be overdosed (unless massive amounts)

I thought it was 250mg per 10gal, not per gal? This is confusing people.

 

[reeferfoxx]

I thought it was 250mg per 10gal, not per gal? This is confusing people.

Gah! Good catch! I might have stated per gallon.