Dinoflagellates

[bonarjoseph]

Have any of you fought with dinoflagellates? If you have please comment below what worked.

 

[Ebslinger]

I haven't had any issues with my current tank, but have had some in the past.

However, my issues always resolved them selves with a little time.

How old is your tank?

 

[Terry C86]

what helped me was feeding fish more and stop water changes for a bit. seems that dinos thrive in low nutrient water. also ive heard raising ph can help. but be sure u have dinos and not diatoms or cyano.

 

[bonarjoseph]

I’ve been looking into it and it seems like it’s just diatoms ,caused by me thinking it was Dino and removing the carbon to dose Dino x. I changed the carbon and added phosphate and silicate absorber.

 

[Ebslinger]

What are your NO3 and PO4 levels?

 

[bonarjoseph]

Way out the roof

 

[bonarjoseph]

I have a color based one and it maxed out

 

[bonarjoseph]

. This happened before I put in the carbon and po4 remover.

 

[bonarjoseph]

I’ll send a pic of the tank as well

 

[Entz]

Honestly the best way is to get a Microscope and check. Since there a bunch of different types as well but they can certainly be nasty.

The big thread on them is here: https://www.reef2reef.com/threads/dinoflagellates-–-are-you-tired-of-battling-altogether.293318/
With the Amphidinium specific one here: https://www.reef2reef.com/threads/amphidinium-dinoflagellate-treatment-methods.365850/

 

[bonarjoseph]

I don’t have a microscope

 

[Entz]

It is the only way to be sure unfortunately

Hopefully just diatoms