I got tired of battling Dinos and dosed Dino-x to kill them or break the tank down. I only dosed a conservative amount three times and haven’t seen a trace of Dino’s for a few weeks. The problem is GHA has taken over the tank (started while I had Dino’s and dosing neophos daily) and I’m having issues lowering phosphates. I’m guessing there may be a bit bound to the rock after 6 months of dosing phosphate.
I’m considering dosing flux RX to get a handle on the GHA. Ive used it one time before and I believe it bottomed out my nutrients which caused the Dino’s. So the question is this: does flucanozole lower nutrients or raise them from algae die off? To be honest I can’t remember.
Tank: 91 total system. Been running about 15 months. Moved locations about 9 months ago which has been a mess since. This tank has gone through many weird little cycles. At one point good snails were breeding in the tank and that slowed down. Then came vermeil snails everywhere. After that the tank exploded with pods and then literally thousands of mini brittle stars. I believe the Dino -x killed the brittle stars because I don’t see legs sticking out of the rocks anymore.
po4: .21
NO3: 20
DKH: 9
MG1440
Cal 440
sal 35
temp 82
PH 8.3
very lightly stocked since Dino’s killed most of my corals, but I recently Got some frags to grow out. Corals that survived, mushrooms, acans, torches, zoas, and my BTA are doing good. The only fish are two clowns, a sailfin, a goby and his buddy the pistol shrimp, and a royal gamma. I feed reef frenzy / mysis / brine and occasionally pellets for the cleanup crew.
I do a water change of 10 gallons weekly w/ 0 TDS RODI. Running skimmer 24/7 lights on 8hrs w/ only 10% white. I run a UV and carbon in media bags at the bottom of filter cups. I do not have a reactor or I’d run GFO. I’m really just trying to get this this thing back on track. What would you suggest?
I’m considering dosing flux RX to get a handle on the GHA. Ive used it one time before and I believe it bottomed out my nutrients which caused the Dino’s. So the question is this: does flucanozole lower nutrients or raise them from algae die off? To be honest I can’t remember.
Tank: 91 total system. Been running about 15 months. Moved locations about 9 months ago which has been a mess since. This tank has gone through many weird little cycles. At one point good snails were breeding in the tank and that slowed down. Then came vermeil snails everywhere. After that the tank exploded with pods and then literally thousands of mini brittle stars. I believe the Dino -x killed the brittle stars because I don’t see legs sticking out of the rocks anymore.
po4: .21
NO3: 20
DKH: 9
MG1440
Cal 440
sal 35
temp 82
PH 8.3
very lightly stocked since Dino’s killed most of my corals, but I recently Got some frags to grow out. Corals that survived, mushrooms, acans, torches, zoas, and my BTA are doing good. The only fish are two clowns, a sailfin, a goby and his buddy the pistol shrimp, and a royal gamma. I feed reef frenzy / mysis / brine and occasionally pellets for the cleanup crew.
I do a water change of 10 gallons weekly w/ 0 TDS RODI. Running skimmer 24/7 lights on 8hrs w/ only 10% white. I run a UV and carbon in media bags at the bottom of filter cups. I do not have a reactor or I’d run GFO. I’m really just trying to get this this thing back on track. What would you suggest?