dinoflagellates

Spare time · Dec 6, 2021

Could you list all of your test kit results?

yenniffer · Dec 6, 2021

kriskool123 said:
Your tank is way to clean and has low competing algae and bacteria so the dino is beating everything in the compeition for nutrients. You need to keep nitrates around 10 ppm and .10 phospate, high levels will help you grow a competing algae and raise your good bacteria.. Dont do waterchanges and dont use any amino supplements. I did this last week and it fueled Dino like crazy.

A $15 microscope helped me verify the strain (osteoporosis dino) for this type a UV sterilizer 9 watt called green machine for $44 seems like is getting rid of them quickly. After trying everything and 2 months of fighting its well worth the price.

What do u recommend to raise phosphates and nitrates? I have that green machine had it in my previous tank but never put it in this one, I thought it was too many gallons for it. But I’ll put it in when I get home, I guess is better than nothing.

yenniffer · Dec 6, 2021

Spare time said:
Could you list all of your test kit results?

I’ll retest when I get home.

yenniffer · Dec 6, 2021

Spare time said:
Could you list all of your test kit results?

So I retested, I only have the api, salifert and trident for testing.

Salinity 1.025
alk: 8.11 dKH (apex trident)
Ca: 309 ppm (apex trident)
Mag: 1204 ppm (apex trident)
pH: 8.08 (apex)
Temp: 80.4 (apex)
PO4: 0 (salifert kit)
NO3: 0 (salifert kit)
NO2: 0 (API kit)
Ammonia 0 (api kit)

yenniffer · Dec 17, 2021

HELP!! Dinos are out of control. The two shrimps that i had died and i found an emerald crab dead as well 2 days ago. So whatever is going on is killing the invertebrates. Can dinos be the cause of this? Or can it be the low calcium?
im still trying to get the nitrates and phos up.
I just tested with Hanna and nitrates are still at 0.00 and phos 0.02.
I’m not sure what else to do..i need some guidance here.

thanks