Help With Dinos

[Troylee]

That’s what I thought as well, I’m going to hold off of doing that

What’s your po4 sitting at? That’s more of a concern for algae than anything

 

[toddb93]

What’s your po4 sitting at? That’s more of a concern for algae than anything

po4 is at .09

 

[CWalters]

I’m starting to think it is a blend, when I took some out last night, there was green coloration. My nitrates read 0 so I’m going to try dosing nitrate and seee if I can get some other algae growth to starve it out.

I am starting the process of the Dino's battle. Make sure when you are dosing nitrates you have a way to increase phosphates or it will throw everything out of wack. Having GHA and Dino's in hindsight isn't a bad thing. GHA will hopefully win the battle and then it's just a CUC away from looking nice.

 

[toddb93]

I am starting the process of the Dino's battle. Make sure when you are dosing nitrates you have a way to increase phosphates or it will throw everything out of wack. Having GHA and Dino's in hindsight isn't a bad thing. GHA will hopefully win the battle and then it's just a CUC away from looking nice.

Thank you CWalters, im hoping some extra feedings will assist with the phosphates as well. Goodluck with your battle

 

[CWalters]

Best bet for figuring out how to beat them is look at them under a microscope. Certain types of dino's can be defeated with the help of a UV sterilizer, others cannot.

 

[toddb93]

Best bet for figuring out how to beat them is look at them under a microscope. Certain types of dino's can be defeated with the help of a UV sterilizer, others cannot.

Best bet for figuring out how to beat them is look at them under a microscope. Certain types of dino's can be defeated with the help of a UV sterilizer, others cannot.

Yeah I keep reading that, I ran a UV for a little over a week with no progress, so I chalked it up to being the strain that UV doesn’t work on. I wound up discontinuing UV because I have been dosing bacteria and phyto and I didn’t want the UV to kill that.

 

[CWalters]

Yeah I keep reading that, I ran a UV for a little over a week with no progress, so I chalked it up to being the strain that UV doesn’t work on. I wound up discontinuing UV because I have been dosing bacteria and phyto and I didn’t want the UV to kill that.

Would be a good idea to take a turkey baster at night and blow off the rocks if it is ostreopsis dinos. Change filter socks every morning then.

 

[toddb93]

Would be a good idea to take a turkey baster at night and blow off the rocks if it is ostreopsis dinos. Change filter socks every morning then.

I wanted to do that but held off only because I was worried that it would spread it? Is that possible? And thank you for your replies!

 

[vabben]

Try raising your tank temp to 82-83. This in combination with a filter roller and UV help eliminate my dinos.

 

[toddb93]

Try raising your tank temp to 82-83. This in combination with a filter roller and UV help eliminate my dinos.

Hey Vabben, I forgot to mention, I did gradually raise the temp from 78 to 83 deg. Thanks!

 

[CWalters]

I wanted to do that but held off only because I was worried that it would spread it? Is that possible? And thank you for your replies!

Also... One thing that I did SOOOO wrong because I thought I was just dealing with GHA was water changes weekly. Hold off on water changes unless your numbers are high.

 

[toddb93]

Also... One thing that I did SOOOO wrong because I thought I was just dealing with GHA was water changes weekly. Hold off on water changes unless your numbers are high.

I made that mistake in the beginning, didn’t realize what it was and made 2 big water changes.

 

[vetteguy53081]

Nitrates dont have to be zero but become zero when consumed by the dino cell. I agree on this looking like algae with gas bubbles trying to escape. Start will pulling as much as you can by hand and allowing cleanup snails such as cerith-astrea-turbo and trochus to help control.
Is this tank at or by a window by chance?

 

[CWalters]

Nitrates dont have to be zero but become zero when consumed by the dino cell. I agree on this looking like algae with gas bubbles trying to escape. Start will pulling as much as you can by hand and allowing cleanup snails such as cerith-astrea-turbo and trochus to help control.
Is this tank at or by a window by chance?

Not saying this is the case with the OP, but I thought I just had algae with bubbles. Pulled it, introduced a bunch of snails. Most snails just ended up dying up. (Assuming from the consuming the dinos)

 

[toddb93]

Nitrates dont have to be zero but become zero when consumed by the dino cell. I agree on this looking like algae with gas bubbles trying to escape. Start will pulling as much as you can by hand and allowing cleanup snails such as cerith-astrea-turbo and trochus to help control.
Is this tank at or by a window by chance?

Tank is not by a window, I am going to upload a pic now if the tank since lights have been on for a bit

 

[toddb93]

I know it is kind of tough to tell in the pictures, but the rock seems to be covered in this brown algae. In the picture with the.L zoas those rocks are completely covered over with a brown algae

 

[The_Paradox]

Is it’s medium brown or dark red under white light?

 

[toddb93]

It is more of a brownish/green

 

[toddb93]

Is it’s medium brown or dark red under white light?

The_Paradox I posted 2 more pics with white light, looks to have more green in it

 

[The_Paradox]

Looks like algae and cyano to me.