Dinos

[christian1989]

I have some rocks that are covered with green/brown hair algae and now i also have the sand starting to what looks like Dinos. question is how do i get rid of them and not make it worse. I know with dinos they strive on low nitrates/phosphates and then hair algae is higher nitrates/phosphates. so technically if I raise nitrate/phosphate to fight the dinos wouldnt I be making the hair algae worse?

 

[Tahoe61]

An image with age of tank and N/P values will help others assist you.

 

[Uncle99]

I have some rocks that are covered with green/brown hair algae and now i also have the sand starting to what looks like Dinos. question is how do i get rid of them and not make it worse. I know with dinos they strive on low nitrates/phosphates and then hair algae is higher nitrates/phosphates. so technically if I raise nitrate/phosphate to fight the dinos wouldnt I be making the hair algae worse?

You need to put all parameters in line and ensure their stability first.

This creates an environment which favours the good guy algae’s and bacteria’s.

But that takes quite some time, the best guys are the slowest to populate.

It will be these unseen populations that will keep rocks clean and sands white, without any help.

For now, you need to work manually to lower pest stuff as much as possible.

Scrubbing rocks and sucking out stuff is one, changing filters every day and a light vacum of the sand surface only will by you time.

 

[Julie'sreef]

You need to put all parameters in line and ensure their stability first.

This creates an environment which favours the good guy algae’s and bacteria’s.

But that takes quite some time, the best guys are the slowest to populate.

It will be these unseen populations that will keep rocks clean and sands white, without any help.

For now, you need to work manually to lower pest stuff as much as possible.

Scrubbing rocks and sucking out stuff is one, changing filters every day and a light vacum of the sand surface only will by you time.

I'm struggling with this problem right now. I have only corals and it will be like that for a year, after a year I'll add fish. Such a gentle start and maturation.Last test with Hanna No3 -9 , Po4 - 0 . I added a little bit of reef roids

 

[Finn450]

I've had dinos twice...both as a result of traveling, reduced feeding for the system. I did a minimal dose of Neo Phos and Neo Nitro for a week or so and the issue resolved itself.

 

[Uncle99]

I'm struggling with this problem right now. I have only corals and it will be like that for a year, after a year I'll add fish. Such a gentle start and maturation.Last test with Hanna No3 -9 , Po4 - 0 . I added a little bit of reef roids

It is much more difficult without fish as they are both a source of ammonia, nitrate and phosphate.

But at the end of the day you can manually add phosphate

Dinos will always be a numbers game.
They multiply fast so daily removal through many ways is best. If they leave the sandbed at night, you can UV them.

At the same time, adding bacteria, dosing Phyto and keeping parameters pinned will speed the good guy stuff.

Along that journey, the good just outcompetes the Dino’s and they seem to disappear in days