gha dinos, and more

[254014]

hi guys!, just for some context, i recently started college and the stress/ prep for a levels has kinda overshadowed my tank (not an excuse of course) and therefore my tank is looking... not great, but there was nothing wrong with the tank in terms of coral health, fish health, ect however a few days ago i noticed what im pretty sure are dinoflaggelates, i siphoned them out 2 days ago and they are back again, since siphoning them out my corals look very bad, ill attach some photos of them in white light for clarity, regarding the dinos, im almost 100% positive they are the *bad* kind, as since seeing them 3/4 days ago, 2 snails, a stomatella, and my fire shrimp, have all died ill put my parameters below, any advice on what to do is greatly appreciated!

salinity: 1.026
ph: 8.1
nitrate: >10 (been overfeeding the tank since seeing the dinos, hopefully thatll raise my nitrates/phosphates a bit)
phosphate: >0.1
magnesium: 1400
calcium: 450
alk: 9
temp: 24°C

the less important part of this post is the gha and red macroalgae, ive been struggling with it for months now and snails/manual removal dont help, i was considering an urchin (after the dinos are resolved of course) but i dont know if thats the right plan of action any advice on that is also greatly appreciated
oh and the corals in the photos are pulsing xenia, kenya tree, and gsp,

 

[Gumbies R Us]

What is your current CUC? I would start doing water changes frequently around 15-20% every couple of days. This thread below will help you out a ton!

Dinoflagellates – Are You Tired Of Battling Altogether?

I don't know what percentage of folks had luck battling dinos with any of the methods in the old Dino thread but it's obviously a very low percentage, so I'd like refresh folks on the natural alternatives and lay out three areas of info: some of the factors that contribute to a dino outbreak...

www.reef2reef.com

 

[254014]

What is your current CUC? I would start doing water changes frequently around 15-20% every couple of days. This thread below will help you out a ton!

Dinoflagellates – Are You Tired Of Battling Altogether?

I don't know what percentage of folks had luck battling dinos with any of the methods in the old Dino thread but it's obviously a very low percentage, so I'd like refresh folks on the natural alternatives and lay out three areas of info: some of the factors that contribute to a dino outbreak...

www.reef2reef.com

my cuc is basically 95% snails, spiny astrea, turbo snails, trochus snails, i have a strawberry conch as well but hes been buried for a few days (possibly hiding from the dinos, but he does randomly bury for a few days)