Dino Questions

bradv123 · Nov 5, 2020

Hello,

I'm pretty sure I have dinos and I don't have access to a microscope and buying one just for ID'ing them is sort of out of the question right now.
Is there any treatments that will work for the vast majority of them?
Something else I'm very confused about is what I should do with my fuge?
I have the fuge lights on around 6 hours a day, turning on right when dt lights go off. This has pulled all the nitrates out of the water. I've read that to deal with dino you should increase nutrients, but I've also read you should keep them low because they will feed off the nutrients. I've also read that you should increase them, and use chaeto to out-compete the dino. How do I increase my nitrates and then keep them up? Can I just feed heavier? Should I turn off my fuge for 2 days to let the nitrates build back up?
Also, if I do a blackout for a few days, what do I do with my fuge light? Should that be off as well for a couple days?
I feel like everything I read is so conflicting. Any advice is really appreciated

Gravity · Nov 5, 2020

From everything I’ve gathered it’s best to maintain some nutrients but Dino could make it difficult if it’s a big outbreak. Refugium is good to have as I have heard they can inhibit Dino. You can try individually or a combination of feeding heavier, reduce refugium light cycle duration or intensity, and removing some chaeto to raise nutrients.

However, you may need to take more drastic action to actually get rid of it. A majority of the species can be treated with just a UV sterilizer but the more stubborn ones would also benifit from a 3-4 day blackout and competing bacteria. FYI, hard corals don’t tolerate the blackout well in my experience.

bradv123 · Nov 5, 2020

Thanks for the response. I can't get a uv right now, so I'll probably try a blackout, with reduced fuge light time and slightly heavier feeding

face · Nov 5, 2020

It seems once they get a foot hold then feeding heavier makes them bloom and become much worse. For me UV did it and I got the cheap Jebao. You can get it overnight to you on amazon.