Ready to throw in the towel from Dinos

[Alexreefer]

The only way I beat it was by overfeeding, dosing phosphate and adding some of my lfs green hair algae. With this you have to take a hit in order to beat it.

Actually, I think I have beat it or its on its last limb as green algae is the dominant algae in my tank. Only a bit of brown on the sand. Thank you for your recommendation though. I have been battling Dinos for quite some time but luckily @brandon429 and @merereef helped me along

 

[Is this the LFS]

Actually, I think I have beat it or its on its last limb as green algae is the dominant algae in my tank. Only a bit of brown on the sand. Thank you for your recommendation though. I have been battling Dinos for quite some time but luckily @brandon429 and @merereef helped me along

Ya. It will require a little bit of work getting the tank back to normal, but IMO getting other algaes to fight it is the best way

 

[Alexreefer]

yep and I will continue with my weekly water changes and then hope I can get a couple corals! LOL

 

[Alexreefer]

Well here are some pics after a water change. Hair algae is now the common algae. Still have a but of dinos lurking on the sand but thats it.

 

[Alexreefer]

Sorry for the blurry pics, got to figure this camera out

 

[Alexreefer]

Did another water change this week. Dinos still present on sand but not on rocks. Added a cuc and hair algae has minimized. Do you guys believe I should still be doing water changes?

 

[piranhaman00]

How were you able to bring down their numbers?

 

[Alexreefer]

How were you able to bring down their numbers?

I believe the tank has stabilized for the most part, rocks and sand holding benefical bacteria are doing a big part. Also I added two of these guys in egg crate to help take levels down as well. I do not use gfo though.

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I can post a picture if you want to see my current tank plus filtration.

 

[Alexreefer]

Update: Nothing much has changed, My cuc is doing a great job with the hair algae. Dinos are present only on the sand and one rock. Not sure if its related but the rock with dinos is a man made dry rock I bought from my LFS. Also removed my hang on refugium.

 

[Mikedawg]

Update: Nothing much has changed, My cuc is doing a great job with the hair algae. Dinos are present only on the sand and one rock. Not sure if its related but the rock with dinos is a man made dry rock I bought from my LFS. Also removed my hang on refugium.

I found that a 1 micron filter sock will remove them (Ovata pass through a 5 micron sock in my experience) and you might want to try this size for next water change.

 

[Alexreefer]

I found that a 1 micron filter sock will remove them (Ovata pass through a 5 micron sock in my experience) and you might want to try this size for next water change.

Will give it a try!
I plan on scrubbing rocks and stirring sand then siphoning all the water through the 1 micron sock into my sump

 

[Mikedawg]

Will give it a try!
I plan on scrubbing rocks and stirring sand then siphoning all the water through the 1 micron sock into my sump

I siphoned the "brown" sand/water directly into the sock without stirring it up and was pleased to see that no dinos reconstituted in my waste water; good luck, reads like you have also had a long struggle.

 

[Alexreefer]

I siphoned the "brown" sand/water directly into the sock without stirring it up and was pleased to see that no dinos reconstituted in my waste water; good luck, reads like you have also had a long struggle.

Got it! Will order one and do a water change next week like that

 

[Alexreefer]

Well, guess its time for an update. Dinos have receded even more but still on the dry rock. Sand bed is white as possible. (Bought a sand sifting goby to help clean it up). gave away my Melanarus wrasse, sad to see him go but he was just too much of a bully and loved to eat my cuc. Will post pics tmr.

 

[merereef]

Well, guess its time for an update. Dinos have receded even more but still on the dry rock. Sand bed is white as possible. (Bought a sand sifting goby to help clean it up). gave away my Melanarus wrasse, sad to see him go but he was just too much of a bully and loved to eat my cuc. Will post pics tmr.

Hello alex.. if you still are having dino issues.. ive found a new method thats a little simpler.. so you know how we are encouraging algae to out compete the dinos? Well if you dosed silicate... product by brightwell spongexcell its called this will encourage the tank to frow DIATOMS.. its a brown algea you get when you first set up your reef tank.. this OUTCOMPETES THE dinos and sets the reef back in balance found out by a member called @taricha

 

[Alexreefer]

Hello alex.. if you still are having dino issues.. ive found a new method thats a little simpler.. so you know how we are encouraging algae to out compete the dinos? Well if you dosed silicate... product by brightwell spongexcell its called this will encourage the tank to frow DIATOMS.. its a brown algea you get when you first set up your reef tank.. this OUTCOMPETES THE dinos and sets the reef back in balance found out by a member called @taricha

thank you, fortunately for me dinos are barely holding on, I have hair and green algae growing and taking up space. I have also found that my goby cleans every speck of sand so dinos arent growing there either.

 

[brandon429]

Is This the Dinoflagellate Treatment We’ve all been Hoping for? | Reef Builders | The Reef and Saltwater Aquarium Blog

Being a reef aquarists, means dealing with nuisance algae, parasites, and other pests… Cyanobacteria, AEFW, Red Bugs, and who here remembers that pink cotton candy algae (Callithamnion)?

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I never forgot about your perseverance here A

i know u had something go wrong during a water change, hope that rebounded but I saw this today and wanted to link whatever I could here since you have worked so hard.

 

[KTTX]

I didn't read everything but here is a solution that you might not have been tried yet.
https://store.drtimsaquatics.com/Recipes_ep_54-1.html...scroll down that page to Dinos fix

 

[Alexreefer]

Is This the Dinoflagellate Treatment We’ve all been Hoping for? | Reef Builders | The Reef and Saltwater Aquarium Blog

Being a reef aquarists, means dealing with nuisance algae, parasites, and other pests… Cyanobacteria, AEFW, Red Bugs, and who here remembers that pink cotton candy algae (Callithamnion)?

reefbuilders.com

I never forgot about your perseverance here A

i know u had something go wrong during a water change, hope that rebounded but I saw this today and wanted to link whatever I could here since you have worked so hard.

Thank you so much, Sadly something did go wrong during a water change and i have only 1 fish remaining
On the bright side coraline has been growing like crazy, and if i dont clean the glass it will start growing there after only a week. I still have Phosphate high at around 0.6 so I have bought some gfo online but it will take a while to get here. Every thing has started to work itself out. Hopefully ater this quarantine I can go get some nice corals and fish for the tank.

 

[Alexreefer]

I didn't read everything but here is a solution that you might not have been tried yet.
https://store.drtimsaquatics.com/Recipes_ep_54-1.html...scroll down that page to Dinos fix

thank you for exposing me to that right up. If I ever come along dinos again I will think about that but for now i think I will let the tank run its course.