Green Hair Algae and dinoflagellates...HELP?!?!

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I have had green hair algae for about a month now and dinoflagellates. Been treating the the dino with dinoX and it is starting to go away. What else should I do?
 
Picture? - Are you sure it's dinos and not diatoms?
How old is your tank?
po3 and po4 level?
Do you qt corals?

There are a few threads on here about Dinos. First step is identifying what strain you have. H202 works for some, Metroplex works for some, Dinox works for some, increasing nutrients works for some, etc.
 
Nitrates and phosphates are low due to the macro algae and hair algae. I only have 2 corals and they are a toadstool and a hammer coral. Tank is a little dirty so will post photo as soon as I can.
 
I have found the easiest way to keep gha under control is to grow it in an ATS. By lighting it with red and blue LED grow lights, you can inexpensively and easily remove it from your display tank. See my diy thread for some ideas how to easily incorporate an ATS into just about any tank.
 

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