Cant get rid of dinos..

Toomnymods · Oct 31, 2012

I bought some zoas about 8 months ago from a vendor that had dinos on them and ever since then my tank has been plagued with them non stop..
I raise alk to 12-13 for a few days and leave lights off and they disappear and about two weeks later thier back again..
What can i do to get rid of these **** things forever..
Been in this hobby for nearly 20 yrs and have never had a issue with them..

NanaReefer · Nov 1, 2012

Hope this helps

http://blog.aquanerd.com/2011/05/how-i-beat-dinoflagellates.html

Squishie89 · Nov 1, 2012

Having trouble with dinos? Just freeze everything! That got rid of them the first time! Ba-doom-tish.
I hope you can solve this problem. Good luck.

Toomnymods · Nov 1, 2012

thanks nana but this isnt going to help.. ive tried those and it just keeps coming back.. I think i'm just gonna buy a 57 watt UV sterilizer and i'm sure it'll eventually break the life cycle of this nasty stuff..

allabout · Nov 1, 2012

Have you tried hydrogen peroxide? You wouldn't believe how bad my tank looked when I had it. I have before and after pics, it's insane. But I did h2o2 dosing plus lights out and water changes. Now *knock on wood* I'm dino free and have been for hmm, almost a year maybe... Good luck!

Toomnymods · Nov 1, 2012

how long and how much did you dose?

allabout · Nov 1, 2012

Had to look back, I did at least 4 days of dosing (I think 6 total) and I believe I did 10ml in a 90 gal tank plus about 15 gallons in the sump. I should have documented exactly what I did better but I wasn't really thinking about that, I just wanted it gone. You can see my pics here: https://www.reef2reef.com/forums/re...perience-h2o2-reefing-tool-40.html#post877768 and then a few posts later are some after pics. That was right after. I can honestly say my tank looks better now than it ever has and I would dose h2o2 again in a heartbeat if I felt I had to. But check out that thread and you can decide for yourself.

Toomnymods · Nov 1, 2012

Just went and bought probably 4 gallons of hydrogen peroxide.. Lady running the checkout at walmart probably thought i was preparing for te zombie apocolypse.. Lol

allabout · Nov 1, 2012

Toomnymods said:
Just went and bought probably 4 gallons of hydrogen peroxide.. Lady running the checkout at walmart probably thought i was preparing for te zombie apocolypse.. Lol

Haha just don't overdose, stick to the script. I was literally days from tearing down my tank and now I'm happy I didn't. Hope it turns out well, keep updating!