dang - I was afraid to see that - yeah, I think it's Amphidinium - now to find the best way to deal with it.
I have had the best success with carbon dosing Bacto Balance at night, dosing water glass (~40% sodium silicate) about 2ml per day per 100 gallons until you see diatoms on the microscope and keep the bloom going. A lot of people say no carbon dosing, but I found it did not hurt doing it at night and I think it helped promote growth of competition. Also, goes without saying but keep nutrients up, especially if carbon dosing. Also, you can lookup Mack's dino group on Facebook. Their approach is similar and they also emphasize getting trace elements in line, I think this is also to do with the competitors and restoring the balance that dinos disrupted. As long as there is an imbalance, that is what the dino like because they are better competitors than others.
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Thank you! I wonder if DinoX would be an option to consider as well - I was told it works for this type of Dyno. But yes, patience it is..I have had the best success with carbon dosing Bacto Balance at night, dosing water glass (~40% sodium silicate) about 2ml per day per 100 gallons until you see diatoms on the microscope and keep the bloom going. A lot of people say no carbon dosing, but I found it did not hurt doing it at night and I think it helped promote growth of competition. Also, goes without saying but keep nutrients up, especially if carbon dosing. Also, you can lookup Mack's dino group on Facebook. Their approach is similar and they also emphasize getting trace elements in line, I think this is also to do with the competitors and restoring the balance that dinos disrupted. As long as there is an imbalance, that is what the dino like because they are better competitors than others.
Other than that it's really just time, patience and normal tank maintenance like adding pods, macro algae is good too, phyto dosing, etc. Emphasize diversity of microbiome.
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