Flash21 Posted September 26, 2020 Share Posted September 26, 2020 The last year or so my tank has many ups and downs. Curious if someone could identify this.... I thought red slime....now thinking Dino’s. What can I do? Phosphate I’m not sure 🤔 Alk 9.8 and all other levels are good. Thanks Chris Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
obrien.david.j Posted September 26, 2020 Share Posted September 26, 2020 I had dinos and just completed this course. Read about treatment many places. Did the Dark Tank for three days. & the two bio bottles. And Bingo. https://www.bulkreefsupply.com/80-gallon-dinoflagellate-treatment-bundle-dr-tim-s-bundle.html 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shaywood Posted September 26, 2020 Share Posted September 26, 2020 Have you tried increasing flow? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bler Posted September 26, 2020 Share Posted September 26, 2020 Just my $0.02 Do you have a sump/nutrient export? I was dealing with that till I got some macro going in my sump and started feeding more to get the macro going and taking up the nutrient that would otherwise grow algae in my DT. Hard to tell though without full knowledge of your sys.. What are your other water parameters looking like? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flash21 Posted September 26, 2020 Author Share Posted September 26, 2020 Nero pump Cor 15 Return Pump Tunze Pump for flow as well.... I have a bottle of Dino x coming that I was gonna try out?! My system...It’s a 100 lagoon with 40 sump. I run UV... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flash21 Posted September 26, 2020 Author Share Posted September 26, 2020 40 minutes ago, obrien.david.j said: I had dinos and just completed this course. Read about treatment many places. Did the Dark Tank for three days. & the two bio bottles. And Bingo. https://www.bulkreefsupply.com/80-gallon-dinoflagellate-treatment-bundle-dr-tim-s-bundle.html I’ll look into that...Thanks 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flash21 Posted September 26, 2020 Author Share Posted September 26, 2020 31 minutes ago, bler said: Just my $0.02 Do you have a sump/nutrient export? I was dealing with that till I got some macro going in my sump and started feeding more to get the macro going and taking up the nutrient that would otherwise grow algae in my DT. Hard to tell though without full knowledge of your sys.. What are your other water parameters looking like? About 2 months ago I tossed away all my Marcos. Maybe I need to get some back into the system. I started feeding more nori and frozen as the nits are a tad low. Took the skinner off as well. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Emerald525 Posted September 26, 2020 Share Posted September 26, 2020 I had Dino’s in a ten gallon tank and dosed hydrogen peroxide. It seems to be related to low flow areas https://www.reef2reef.com/threads/fighting-dinoflagellates-with-h2o2.364113/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flash21 Posted September 26, 2020 Author Share Posted September 26, 2020 22 minutes ago, Emerald525 said: I had Dino’s in a ten gallon tank and dosed hydrogen peroxide. It seems to be related to low flow areas https://www.reef2reef.com/threads/fighting-dinoflagellates-with-h2o2.364113/ Thanks Kim. Low flow is not an issue as the whole tank has it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Emerald525 Posted September 26, 2020 Share Posted September 26, 2020 5 minutes ago, Flash21 said: Thanks Kim. Low flow is not an issue as the whole tank has it. It was a combo of too many nutrients and low flow. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bler Posted September 26, 2020 Share Posted September 26, 2020 34 minutes ago, Flash21 said: About 2 months ago I tossed away all my Marcos. Maybe I need to get some back into the system. I started feeding more nori and frozen as the nits are a tad low. Took the skinner off as well. Yeah I personally would try to get some macro going in there to take up whatever nutrient that the DT algae is growing with, throw that skimmer back on and do whatever manual removal you can. Though I'm no expert just my personal experience. I was siphoning the algae through a sock filler into the sump daily for a while till it eventually reached a balance .. though mine was centralized on rock so it was a bit easier to siphon. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flash21 Posted September 27, 2020 Author Share Posted September 27, 2020 4 minutes ago, bler said: Yeah I personally would try to get some macro going in there to take up whatever nutrient that the DT algae is growing with, throw that skimmer back on and do whatever manual removal you can. Though I'm no expert just my personal experience. I was siphoning the algae through a sock filler into the sump daily for a while till it eventually reached a balance .. though mine was centralized on rock so it was a bit easier to siphon. This was my attempt when it first started. It’s been back on...I’ll try and find some more macro. Thanks everyone for there input. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheClark Posted September 27, 2020 Share Posted September 27, 2020 Hmm... your corals look pretty happy. Basically, if your corals are doing great, don't do anything too drastic. Just take it slow and easy, test Phosphate and Nitrate to be sure you are happy with your levels. Share what works, we all fight this stuff now and then. Best of luck! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flash21 Posted September 27, 2020 Author Share Posted September 27, 2020 phosphates around .1. Nitrates under 10. Calcium 430. Alk 9.8 Mag 1300 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flash21 Posted September 29, 2020 Author Share Posted September 29, 2020 Last night was the first evening to dose DinoX... we will see how things go. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
obrien.david.j Posted September 29, 2020 Share Posted September 29, 2020 Keep the updates coming. Maybe a new photo, each day - and your impressions of what's happening? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bighoho Posted September 29, 2020 Share Posted September 29, 2020 I don't think you should be overly concerned. Someone mentioned increasing flow in that area? Have you also tried just cleaning the substrate as part of your water change? I do agree with the macroalgae add, our turbo snails decimated what was in our fuge a few weeks or so after we had spike in nitrates and P04. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flash21 Posted September 29, 2020 Author Share Posted September 29, 2020 The above pics in original post was how it was yesterday...when lights turn on I’ll see what I notice. At about 1:00-2:00 that’s when I’ll notice if something has worked. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
J-Dog Posted September 29, 2020 Share Posted September 29, 2020 Doesn’t look like Dino’s to me......looks like diatoms. Have u had your water tested for silicates? When was the last time u changed your RO/DI filters? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flash21 Posted September 29, 2020 Author Share Posted September 29, 2020 I have read that Dino’s are fueled by water changes and the best bet is to leave the tank alone and let it do its own thing. So don’t scrap the glass no water changes. I did read that I could siphon out some of the areas out of the sand bed. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flash21 Posted September 29, 2020 Author Share Posted September 29, 2020 All new filters...replaced about a month ago Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flash21 Posted September 30, 2020 Author Share Posted September 30, 2020 Tonight will be my second dose...I’m going to keep a close eye on this dose! Dosed Monday 1hour before lights going out. Took out carbon...Turned off UV...Etc. Tank looks about the same. last night tank looked fine. All fish swimming and loving life I think. Eating fine. This AM my kick [language filter] Tahitian butterfly gone and dead! Now that pisses me off. He never nipped at my corals and all my aiptasia gone! Now after this treatment I’ll need another one...after this dose if something else happens I’ll do a 50 gallon WC. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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