Another Dino or Cyan ID Please

[BurgerFish]

You need a UV for beat dinos. For 6-8 months at night.

 

[Lithoman]

One day in and I can see the UV knocked out half the dinos.. will see later tonight what day two brings..

You need a UV for beat dinos. For 6-8 months at night.

Wow that long.. is there a reason you only run UV at night? Would it be okay to run 24/7?

 

[Jason mack]

One day in and I can see the UV knocked out half the dinos.. will see later tonight what day two brings..



Wow that long.. is there a reason you only run UV at night? Would it be okay to run 24/7?

Because they only go into the water coloum at night ...so you only need too have it on at night ..

 

[Lithoman]

Because they only go into the water coloum at night ...so you only need too have it on at night ..

I understand that.. just want to know if it has any negative effects running 24/7..easier to leave it running all day/night.

 

[Jason mack]

I dont think it will be a problem...you will see a big improvement over the next few days ...dont forget too add phytoplankton and copepods...and bacteria this will all help getting balance back in your tank ..

 

[Lithoman]

Thanks, got algae barn sending me some pods and plankton..I started dosing microbactor7.

 

[Lithoman]

Do you recommend any water changes ..my nitrates are up to 20ppm?

 

[Jason mack]

I wouldn't do one yet ..I'd wait a little longer ...you can do small water changes..10-20 liters each day and try and siphon as much of the dinos out as you can ..also clean your filter socks every day..

 

[Lithoman]

Thanks

 

[BurgerFish]

Wow that long

Or Dinos will be back...

 

[Jason mack]

Or Dinos will be back...

Dinos will only come back if there continues too be an unbalance in microbiology in the tank.or no3 and p04 arent kept at measurable levels....adding copepods and phytoplankton will help keeping dinos in check ...yes they will probably always be in the tank ...but are out competed...

 

[MichaelvO]

One day in and I can see the UV knocked out half the dinos.. will see later tonight what day two brings..



Wow that long.. is there a reason you only run UV at night? Would it be okay to run 24/7?

i should be careful saying this but after 4 days all the dinos are gone.. still using the uv though..
after i put the uv in my tank i blow my reef and my stones off with a feeding pipette

ill add a picture of my tank with dinos

 

[Lithoman]

You had it worse then me.. I did not have much on the sand bed.. Was it covering your rock and corals?
keep them fingers crossed .. I wish you luck.. got a pic of it now?

 

[MichaelvO]

You had it worse then me.. I did not have much on the sand bed.. Was it covering your rock and corals?
keep them fingers crossed .. I wish you luck.. got a pic of it now?

It was on my rocks.. luckily I didn’t have much corals yet.
thank you ill need it!

after 4 days with the uv, copepods and phytoplankton it looks like this (pictures)

pictures are a little bad in quality because my tank is looking green i didnt clean it and haven’t done any wc while battling the dinos.

 

[Lithoman]

dont clean the glass for a couple of weeks

Jason, what's the reason for not cleaning the glass?

 

[Jason mack]

Jason, what's the reason for not cleaning the glass?

To allow algea to grow . To help out compete the Dinos....have you checked out my build thread around page 20 i think .. I've now been dino free for about a year now I think .

 

[Jason mack]

Jason, what's the reason for not cleaning the glass?

Hows your tank doing .. ?? Any updates ..

 

[Lithoman]

I was just getting ready to thank you again. My tank is thriving again. I know I'm not out of the woods yet, but what you had me do,.... has produced amazing results.. Corals are looking better than ever and fish looking great.. in less then 4 day!!!

I will keep this thread updated to help anyone else fighting Dinos.

Thanks so much … Do you ever sleep, you post replies all day and night!!!

 

[Jason mack]

I was just getting ready to thank you again. My tank is thriving again. I know I'm not out of the woods yet, but what you had me do,.... has produced amazing results.. Corals are looking better than ever and fish looking great.. in less then 4 day!!!

I will keep this thread updated to help anyone else fighting Dinos.

Thanks so much … Do you ever sleep, you post replies all day and night!!!

Thanks for the update .!
Glad to share my experience with you ...and I'm happy you can enjoy your tank again ...
Keep adding copepods and phytoplankton..
Happy reefing ..!!!

 

[MichaelvO]

I was just getting ready to thank you again. My tank is thriving again. I know I'm not out of the woods yet, but what you had me do,.... has produced amazing results.. Corals are looking better than ever and fish looking great.. in less then 4 day!!!

I will keep this thread updated to help anyone else fighting Dinos.

Thanks so much … Do you ever sleep, you post replies all day and night!!!

Nice to read that u are beating it!