Dinos

[austin_socal]

Unfortunately I have run across the Dino’s again.
They are spreading like wildfire across my rock work and sandbed. Anyone know the best nitrates and phosphates to dose to help get rid of them? Or fish that eat them?
Tia

 

[14 foot reef]

Unfortunately I have run across the Dino’s again.
They are spreading like wildfire across my rock work and sandbed. Anyone know the best nitrates and phosphates to dose to help get rid of them? Or fish that eat them?
Tia

We would need levels of nO3 pO4 before we could answer this.

No "Fish" eat them.

 

[austin_socal]

We would need levels of nO3 pO4 before we could answer this.

No "Fish" eat them.

Alright, thank you. I am out of the house right now, I’ll get you the levels at 7:30ish

 

[14 foot reef]

Alright, thank you. I am out of the house right now, I’ll get you the levels at 7:30ish

Excellent !! The forum will help for sure.

Search Dino's on this forum there are laid out plans for conquering Dino's

Knowing the species will be a huge help. Microscope is the only way to ID for sure, Forum will help on that also

 

[austin_socal]

Excellent !! The forum will help for sure.

Search Dino's on this forum there are laid out plans for conquering Dino's

Knowing the species will be a huge help. Microscope is the only way to ID for sure, Forum will help on that also

Awesome, thanks man. I do not own a microscope though, do you know of any good ones I should purchase?

 

[Kmst80]

Awesome, thanks man. I do not own a microscope though, do you know of any good ones I should purchase?

Cheap one will do.
Check out this thread to see what you got
https://www.reef2reef.com/threads/dinoflagellate-identification-guide.671466/

 

[austin_socal]

Cheap one will do.
Check out this thread to see what you got
https://www.reef2reef.com/threads/dinoflagellate-identification-guide.671466/

I literally have no clue where to start with microscopes? Can you link one?

 

[Kmst80]

You should keep nitrates at around 10 and phosphates around 0.1.
I used Calcium nitrate and monopotassium phosphate to do that.
At the beginning of my fight I would test nearly every day and dose accordingly, later on I did it twice a week as it hot better.
This is going to be a long battle, you'll probably fight it for a good half year.

 

[austin_socal]

You should keep nitrates at around 10 and phosphates around 0.1.
I used Calcium nitrate and monopotassium phosphate to do that.
At the beginning of my fight I would test nearly every day and dose accordingly, later on I did it twice a week as it hot better.
This is going to be a long battle, you'll probably fight it for a good half year.

Man, that’s sucks. Thank you

 

[Kmst80]

I literally have no clue where to start with microscopes? Can you link one?

Something like that. No need to go overboard

Amazon product ASIN B00GGY85EC

 

[austin_socal]

Something like that. No need to go overboard

Amazon product ASIN B00GGY85EC

Awesome, thanks. Will that truly work? Seems like a kids toy almost haha

 

[Kmst80]

Here is what I did,I had prorocentrum:

1. Keep nitrate/phosphate at 10/0.1
2.Manual removal as often as possible, I used a 5 micron filtersock, sucked them up and returned the water through the sock in the sump
3.dose phytoplankton
4.dose silicate, I used sodium silicate

Keep at it and you'll beat them eventually.

 

[Kmst80]

Awesome, thanks. Will that truly work? Seems like a kids toy almost haha

I got a 20 dollar one from national geographic that still got the mirror on the bottom for the lightsource, it worked. You can spend more if you want to, I found it unnecessary.

 

[austin_socal]

Here is what I did,I had prorocentrum:

1. Keep nitrate/phosphate at 10/0.1
2.Manual removal as often as possible, I used a 5 micron filtersock, sucked them up and returned the water through the sock in the sump
3.dose phytoplankton
4.dose silicate, I used sodium silicate

Keep at it and you'll beat them eventually.

Ok, thanks man. Keeping no3 at 10 seems high, and po4 at 0.1 seems low. Is this only for a little while till the Dino’s are gone?

 

[Kmst80]

Ok, thanks man. Keeping no3 at 10 seems high, and po4 at 0.1 seems low. Is this only for a little while till the Dino’s are gone?

I always keep nitrate between 10 and 20 ppm and phosphate between 0.1 and 0.2. I don't have high end sps though, my mixed reef thrives with those parameters.