Dinoflagellates?

Ponyboy_icw · Jul 26, 2021

Is this dinoflagellates and how do I get rid of them?

vetteguy53081 · Jul 26, 2021

Dino it is. Prepare by starting with a water change and blow this stuff loose with a turkey baster and siphon up loose particles.
Turn lights off (at least white and run blue at 10-15%) for 5 days and at night dose 1ml of hydrogen peroxide per 10 gallons for all 5 nights. If you dont have light dependent coral- turn all lights off.
During the day dose 1ml of liquid bacteria (such as bacter 7) per 10 gallons.
Clean filters daily and DO NOT FEED CORAL FOODS OR ADD NOPOX as it is food for dinos.
Day 5,, you can start with blue lights - ramping up and work your white lights up slowly

Ponyboy_icw · Jul 27, 2021

vetteguy53081 said:
Dino it is. Prepare by starting with a water change and blow this stuff loose with a turkey baster and siphon up loose particles.
Turn lights off (at least white and run blue at 10-15%) for 5 days and at night dose 1ml of hydrogen peroxide per 10 gallons for all 5 nights. If you dont have light dependent coral- turn all lights off.
During the day dose 1ml of liquid bacteria (such as bacter 7) per 10 gallons.
Clean filters daily and DO NOT FEED CORAL FOODS OR ADD NOPOX as it is food for dinos.
Day 5,, you can start with blue lights - ramping up and work your white lights up slowly

Thanks so much for the info. I have 2 long polyp toadstool leathers and approximately 12 zoanthid polyps, that's it for corals at the moment. Lost a couple blue mushrooms and a frogspawn a couple weeks ago.
When you are saying to dose the tank with peroxide, do you mean spot dosing the dinos directly or just broadcast dosing in the tank after removing with the turkey baster?

vetteguy53081 · Jul 27, 2021

Ponyboy_icw said:
Thanks so much for the info. I have 2 long polyp toadstool leathers and approximately 12 zoanthid polyps, that's it for corals at the moment. Lost a couple blue mushrooms and a frogspawn a couple weeks ago.
When you are saying to dose the tank with peroxide, do you mean spot dosing the dinos directly or just broadcast dosing in the tank after removing with the turkey baster?

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