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What am I doing wrong
- Thread starter MadReefer
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I believe it is Dinis, second time this year.
Doing a three day black out and using vibrant in conjunction with peroxide.
If that falls maybe fluczinol
If it is Dino, black out is not effective. It will temporally reduce but will be back 100% once lights are back on. Dino love water changes. Are you using GFO or iron supplement? Peroxide will not do anything to dinos. I did a search and nothing comes up that fluconazole helps with dinoflagellates
What are your Phosphates and Nitrates numbers?
What are your Phosphates and Nitrates numbers?
I have not done a water change yet.
The blackout is to help the vibrant & peroxide get rid of the dinos. A blackout alone will not help.
I cannot find the thread about Fluconazole to fight dinos, will keep looking.
I was using carbon but pulled the bag a few weeks ago.
The blackout is to help the vibrant & peroxide get rid of the dinos. A blackout alone will not help.
I cannot find the thread about Fluconazole to fight dinos, will keep looking.
I was using carbon but pulled the bag a few weeks ago.
If one has Dino, you can use carbon. There is no iron in it. GFO has iron and that is why it is not good to use it when you have Dinos.
Here is a thread that is full of info Dinoflagellates. - Reef Central Online Community
Here is a thread that is full of info Dinoflagellates. - Reef Central Online Community
When my sons tank had dinos long ago it took a blackout, peroxide and no water changes.
The blackout was for 1 week, then I gave the corals a 1/2 day of light then back to black for another week. The blackout will keep the dinos in the water column vs sticking to everything. Peroxide will knock them out. I believe I was doing peroxide for almost a month.
Also, no water changes and add nothing except peroxide. Everything you add will fuel the dinos including newly mixed water. I did not do a water change for a long time, and when I did It was small and coupled with a day of dark.
After a while things just got back to normal and never saw them again.
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I'll also add that prior to this I siphoned out as much as I could to kick it all off. Find a filter sock with the smallest opening you can. Most dinos will likely still pass through but it will help some.
The blackout was for 1 week, then I gave the corals a 1/2 day of light then back to black for another week. The blackout will keep the dinos in the water column vs sticking to everything. Peroxide will knock them out. I believe I was doing peroxide for almost a month.
Also, no water changes and add nothing except peroxide. Everything you add will fuel the dinos including newly mixed water. I did not do a water change for a long time, and when I did It was small and coupled with a day of dark.
After a while things just got back to normal and never saw them again.
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I'll also add that prior to this I siphoned out as much as I could to kick it all off. Find a filter sock with the smallest opening you can. Most dinos will likely still pass through but it will help some.
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@MadReefer you need to identify which strain you have. Different strains have different remedy. A cheap microscope is all you need.
Identification | Algae Identification
Identification | Algae Identification
Right! The highest I'd ever do are kh 12, & ca 465
It's a catch 22. Change water it feeds dinos. No WC and will take very long for calc and Alk to go down. My plan is no WC until dino s are gone or very close to gone.
72 gallons plus a 20 gallon sump.