Good morning all. I believe I have a huge problem. This started several weeks ago. I am new to this hobby so I am trying to learn as I go. So I originally thought that I was starting to have a Cyanobacteria gathering. I looked up what i was seeing on this forum and I had thought I confirmed it. Several weeks later, it is all getting worse. I tried the stain remover for it and it did nothing. That made me curious because everyone seemed to have amazing success with it. I am across a thread on this forum about Dinos. I had no idea what that was and now after doing a lot of looking to confirm I am 99% confident that I misdiagnosed my issue and I am afraid it might be too far gone.
I know people say to look under a microscope to see what type i have but I feel like I do not have time for that. (could be panicking a little, But look at that tank!)
My plan of action.
-UV sterilizer 15W (30GAL tank)
-Remove the GFO to start making it easier to raise phosphates. I have had 0 since I have started this because I wanted to start of keeping my different levels from getting away from me. Little did I know I was making a breeding ground for Dino. 0.2 is what i will be shooting for. I already have about 10-20 ppm of nitrates so I feel that it is good enough.
-maybe do a blackout. I have a lot of corals in there and I do not know if it is a good idea to do 72 hour blackout.
-I usually Feed my tank once every other day. I will be switching to once a day.
-Maybe 2-10 Micron sock filters
-Put a new bag of carbon in the tank to keep the potential poison down.
Any input would be awesome. I would not have figured out this issue without R2R and the community you all have created.
Thanks! I hope this works.
I know people say to look under a microscope to see what type i have but I feel like I do not have time for that. (could be panicking a little, But look at that tank!)
My plan of action.
-UV sterilizer 15W (30GAL tank)
-Remove the GFO to start making it easier to raise phosphates. I have had 0 since I have started this because I wanted to start of keeping my different levels from getting away from me. Little did I know I was making a breeding ground for Dino. 0.2 is what i will be shooting for. I already have about 10-20 ppm of nitrates so I feel that it is good enough.
-maybe do a blackout. I have a lot of corals in there and I do not know if it is a good idea to do 72 hour blackout.
-I usually Feed my tank once every other day. I will be switching to once a day.
-Maybe 2-10 Micron sock filters
-Put a new bag of carbon in the tank to keep the potential poison down.
Any input would be awesome. I would not have figured out this issue without R2R and the community you all have created.
Thanks! I hope this works.