Another DINO Thread

[Hallowhead]

Howdy,

I know everyone posts one of these at some time or another during their hobby lifeline. It's a right of passage at this point.

I confirmed i do in fact have brown dinos - the stringy type... I let my nitrates & phosphates bottom out.... right when I thought my tank was going to succeed, I began dosing nitrates to keep a healthy 10 ppm & was feeding a healthy amount. I stupidly got back onto a weekly water change route & would dose afterwards and for some reason... I didn't dose. The dino's are here and they're trying to stay... I constantly baste them off my corals as they're growing on everything and suffocating them I ordered a IM UV 11 watt for my IM 30 AIO tank - it comes Thursday and I hope that elevated nutrients & good basting will zap them. My thoughts are to continue having elevated nutrients & baste and replace filter floss daily until UV arrives... Should I crank my photoperiod way down? should I go dark until UV comes?

Any insight helps.

 

[MadReefer]

Fought that crap on / off for a year. I won by doing a 7 day blackout. Did lose numbness and few fish. I would do a 3 day blackout first. Blow all stuff off Rochester and then a water change.

I used black cardboard all over and covered with a dark blanket tightly wrapped.

 

[Hallowhead]

Thought that carp on / off for a year. I won by doing a 7 day blackout. Did lose numbness and few fish. I would do a 3 day blackout first. Blow all stuff off Rochester and then a water change.

I used black cardboard all over and covered with a dark blanket tightly wrapped.

That's why I want to try elevated levels & a UV with constant basting into water column.

 

[MadReefer]

Good luck. I picked up a 13w UV for the 92g but wasn't big enough. It helped some but not enough.
I did the 7 day blackout cause either way figured would start over if everything dies from the Dino.

 

[Hallowhead]

Good luck. I picked up a 13w UV for the 92g but wasn't big enough. It helped some but not enough.
I did the 7 day blackout cause either way figured would start over if everything dies from the Dino.

This is only a 30 gallon tank - it should lazer them.