AquaSixAquaticsReef
Community Member
I believe I have a dinoflagellate outbreak in my tank. I have watched what BRS says to do to help with this problem (such as adding copepods, which I added 3 jars last week) , but I am wondering if there may be some more things to correct. After looking through some other threads, I plan to order some sodium silicate to dose into my tank, and I am running a Hygger UV light that is just sitting in the sump by the protein skimmer. It is only a 9-watt light; it is just what I had on hand. I am open to any recommendations on lights I can add to my sump that would not break the bank but would work much better for a 90-gallon tank with a 30-ish gallon sump. Recently, my tank bottomed out on phosphate, and I am wondering if that is what caused this outbreak. However, I want to make sure I am not doing anything else wrong. As of tonight, all of my tests showed the following:
Calcium 420
Phosphates .04
Nitrates 10
Alkalinity 8
Salinity 1.026
PH 8.0
Any help is appreciated! Thanks!
Calcium 420
Phosphates .04
Nitrates 10
Alkalinity 8
Salinity 1.026
PH 8.0
Any help is appreciated! Thanks!
