Dino X killing my A. Simplex !!!

[danreefman]

Take your time get some more lps and zoas. Go get a captive bread birdsnest when your ready to test the waters again.

 

[danreefman]

I youst to have the just buy another if that one dies. But sometimes people change.

 

[Scorpius]

I just were to lax and wonder why they want to shut the hobby down. Everyone has there thoughts on why. Most people get out cause they keep killing everything.

Put it this way if people get there hands chopped off for there first offense, for stealing. Alot less people would do it.

I'm not saying we need corporal punishment. I'm just saying were to nice. We should really push patience.

It's kinda hitting me hard the more operations I see shutting down. I know the ocean is big and you guys worked it out to some small percentage that refers are the cause. I think were a big part of wipe out. Yeah I can keep corals. But like I said I see alot more in the hobby killing than keeping.

Our society is really good about hiding the ugly truths.

So yeah in my mind sorry for your loss is pretty lax. More like you should study more and really understand what your buying.

Dude, take your eco-extremist attitude elsewhere. YOUR'RE NOT HELPING.

 

[Fauna Marin]

Hi,

Sorry for the loss.
Acropora Simplex in general are one of the more sensitive corals.

Dino X itself does not harm coral. As algae and dino begins to die-off, they release toxins into the water column. The extent of the toxin-release will depend on how much algae is present prior to dose 1. For that reason we always recommend manually removing as much of the algae as possible. This will limit the amount of toxins released and therefore limit the likeliness of toxins harming coral and inverts.

 

[jda]

Exactly what toxins do dinos and algae release as they die?

 

[Fauna Marin]

Hi,

This is a difficult question to answer because their are so many different types of Dinoflagellate. The type of toxin released is very complicated and not standard.

 

[Graffiti Spot]

I am curious as to what toxins algae releases. We know some Dino's can kill off fish when disturbed, but algae like hair algae or bryopsis has toxins?

 

[Fauna Marin]

Green hair algae and Bryopsis is not the main algae that is targeted by DINO X. The product's ability to eliminate this type of algae is in-part due to the slow metabolism of GHA and Bryopsis.

From what we've found, normal green algae does not release toxins. The extent of the algae die-off and how much it can alter the water chemistry is a direct cause of coral stress. That is why we always recommend manually removing as much of the algae as possible before starting treatment.