Vibrant

[Ryandip]

Does vibrant work on dinoflagulants
Sorry if the spellings wrong lol

 

[Miami Reef]

What type of dinoflagellates do you have? You need a microscope.

 

[ahiggins]

Does vibrant work on dinoflagulants
Sorry if the spellings wrong lol

IMO no. I’ve tried it, didn’t work. It’s marketed to reduce nitrates and phosphates while introducing new bacteria…but usually (not all the time) dinos happen when N and P bottom out.

 

[Ryandip]

What type of dinoflagellates do you have? You need a microscope.

Not sure took a sample to my local fish shop they tested everything plus water and said if they dont start going with water changes then vibrant will help.

 

[ScottB]

If it is chrysophytes, Vibrant will help. If it is dinos, Vibrant will set you back a little further. What were the results of the water tests? Nitrate and phosphates?

Do the Coffee filter test first. It is easy.

The coffee filter test:
a) Syphon out a good sample of the gunk along with some tank water.
b) Place in a container with a lid and shake very hard for 30 seconds or so. The gunk should be dissolved now.
c) Pour the solution through a coffee filter into a clear glass. The water should be largely clear now.
d) Place the jar under a light source for roughly an hour.
e) If the gunk coagulates back into a glob, well, welcome to the club nobody really wants to be in.

 

[Ryandip]

If it is chrysophytes, Vibrant will help. If it is dinos, Vibrant will set you back a little further. What were the results of the water tests? Nitrate and phosphates?

Do the Coffee filter test first. It is easy.

The coffee filter test:
a) Syphon out a good sample of the gunk along with some tank water.
b) Place in a container with a lid and shake very hard for 30 seconds or so. The gunk should be dissolved now.
c) Pour the solution through a coffee filter into a clear glass. The water should be largely clear now.
d) Place the jar under a light source for roughly an hour.
e) If the gunk coagulates back into a glob, well, welcome to the club nobody really wants to be in.

When i clean the sand its starting to come back within minutes

 

[ZoWhat]

The coffee filter test:
a) Syphon out a good sample of the gunk along with some tank water.
b) Place in a container with a lid and shake very hard for 30 seconds or so. The gunk should be dissolved now.
c) Pour the solution through a coffee filter into a clear glass. The water should be largely clear now.
d) Place the jar under a light source for roughly an hour.
e) If the gunk coagulates back into a glob, well, welcome to the club nobody really wants to be in.

f) if it tastes like 7/11 coffee after the filtering, then you're going to get sick

 

[ScottB]

When i clean the sand its starting to come back within minutes

I guess then don't bother too much with that method.