Microbacter 7 with Neophos + NeoNitro

ssagar89

Active Member
View Badges
Joined
May 11, 2020
Messages
104
Reaction score
36
Rating - 0%
0   0   0
Hi Everyone,
I have been battling Dinos in my tank. I plan to increase my nutrients in my tank. I have Neophos and Neonitro. Brightwell recommends adding Microbacter7 with these products. Why do they recommend Micorbacter7 in conjunction? Can I still not add MB7 and have the same results ?
Thanks
 

Fish Think Pink

5000 Club Member
View Badges
Joined
Mar 6, 2021
Messages
5,629
Reaction score
25,987
Location
DFW Texas
Rating - 0%
0   0   0
Hi Everyone,
I have been battling Dinos in my tank. I plan to increase my nutrients in my tank. I have Neophos and Neonitro. Brightwell recommends adding Microbacter7 with these products. Why do they recommend Micorbacter7 in conjunction? Can I still not add MB7 and have the same results ?
Thanks
what are your phosphate and nitrate numbers? Zero? if so then that's why
 

Fish Think Pink

5000 Club Member
View Badges
Joined
Mar 6, 2021
Messages
5,629
Reaction score
25,987
Location
DFW Texas
Rating - 0%
0   0   0
Need to get your numbers higher than 0 nitrates and 0 phosphates...

I'm an 'overfeeder' but admitting is first step ... right? lol ... can't imagine numbers that low as I struggle to get my numbers down...
 
OP
OP
S

ssagar89

Active Member
View Badges
Joined
May 11, 2020
Messages
104
Reaction score
36
Rating - 0%
0   0   0
Need to get your numbers higher than 0 nitrates and 0 phosphates...

I'm an 'overfeeder' but admitting is first step ... right? lol ... can't imagine numbers that low as I struggle to get my numbers down...
After retrospecting my methods, I have some learning from why I got dinos
1. Less bio load. I have just 1 fish which can’t consume too much food. Hence producing waste is difficult
2. Not feeding everyday. I fed every other day but that contributed to less nutrients
3. Weekly water changes routine. Thought weekly water changes are important without assessing the nutrient level which resulted in 0 nutrients. It’s better to first maintain a certain nutrient level before doing a WC
4. Recently added Xenia coral and Dino exploded like crazy. I think nitrates were consumed pretty fast.
 

Fish Think Pink

5000 Club Member
View Badges
Joined
Mar 6, 2021
Messages
5,629
Reaction score
25,987
Location
DFW Texas
Rating - 0%
0   0   0
After retrospecting my methods, I have some learning from why I got dinos
1. Less bio load. I have just 1 fish which can’t consume too much food. Hence producing waste is difficult
2. Not feeding everyday. I fed every other day but that contributed to less nutrients
3. Weekly water changes routine. Thought weekly water changes are important without assessing the nutrient level which resulted in 0 nutrients. It’s better to first maintain a certain nutrient level before doing a WC
4. Recently added Xenia coral and Dino exploded like crazy. I think nitrates were consumed pretty fast.
Is there only 1 fish & 1 Xenia in whole tank? No corals or anything else alive (but dinos)?

IF so, then Neophos and Neonitro...

FYI I spot feed with long thin squirter all my corals 1x daily either Red Sea AB+ or Reef Nutition Phyto Feast (or mix those together... and sometimes I add in Oyster Feast which fish will try to steal eggs)

FYI 2: I've heard Xenia do not need fed (photosynthetic only) but mine are growing crazy and attribute that to feeding. IMO their pulsing seems enhanced filter feeding (so I feed a puff when everything else gets direct puff from squirter)
 

Fish Think Pink

5000 Club Member
View Badges
Joined
Mar 6, 2021
Messages
5,629
Reaction score
25,987
Location
DFW Texas
Rating - 0%
0   0   0
After retrospecting my methods, I have some learning from why I got dinos
1. Less bio load. I have just 1 fish which can’t consume too much food. Hence producing waste is difficult
2. Not feeding everyday. I fed every other day but that contributed to less nutrients
3. Weekly water changes routine. Thought weekly water changes are important without assessing the nutrient level which resulted in 0 nutrients. It’s better to first maintain a certain nutrient level before doing a WC
4. Recently added Xenia coral and Dino exploded like crazy. I think nitrates were consumed pretty fast.
For my QT where I've got red ogo macroalgae only growing... I'm ordering Neophos
 
OP
OP
S

ssagar89

Active Member
View Badges
Joined
May 11, 2020
Messages
104
Reaction score
36
Rating - 0%
0   0   0
For my QT where I've got red ogo macroalgae only growing... I'm ordering Neophos
No I have many other corals including LPS and soft corals. Gsp has gotten irritated since the Dino outbreak. Xenia seems to have died and zoas have closed up. I have turned off reds, green and cool whites in my tank. Hopefully the dinos go away.
 

Fish Think Pink

5000 Club Member
View Badges
Joined
Mar 6, 2021
Messages
5,629
Reaction score
25,987
Location
DFW Texas
Rating - 0%
0   0   0
No I have many other corals including LPS and soft corals. Gsp has gotten irritated since the Dino outbreak. Xenia seems to have died and zoas have closed up. I have turned off reds, green and cool whites in my tank. Hopefully the dinos go away.
Maybe you've already seen this thread:

and end game:

Simplifing it, get your phosphates and nitrates off zero. Don't change anything in your tank - keep everything as stable as possible. Consider UV. Consider refugium with macroalgae and consider reef herbivores.
 
Back
Top