Hydrogen Peroxide doseing for Dinophlagellates.

[fragit]

Have you looked at the dino thread in the Algea forum?
https://www.reef2reef.com/threads/dinoflagellates-–-are-you-tired-of-battling-altogether.293318/

 

[jduong916]

What brand of h2o2 did you use?

This was so long ago I don’t even remember dosing h202. I do have a recollection of a bottle of the stuff with the target brand on it lol

 

[am3gross]

When I was battling mine I did not do water changes, but what I did do was take a return pump, a filter sock, a brute trash can, and my siphon hose and siphon the crap into the sock/brute and just pump the clean water back to the display. I also attached a tooth brush to the end of the hose that was sucking the crap out so I could scrub the dirty rocks to bet some of the extra stuff out. I also raised my nitrates and phosphates as both were at "0". Right now I try to keep my nitrates at 10 and my phosphates are at 2-2.5. I still have some nasties in there but everyday it is getting better and better. I was dosing H2O2 for a while but I was doing .5 ml per gallon. I have over 400 gallons of water tho and the wife already is asking why I need Peroxide when I tell her to pick it up from the store!

Hope this helps!

 

[sohal tang]

I have ran into dinos all over my rocks in a 160 gallon where my nitrates slid to zero from water changes
and my PO4 was at .92 and went down to .045...
1) do I begin dosing hydrogen peroxide 1ml per 10 gallons and if so for how long how many days? once daily? twice?
2) once I get the nitrate to 10 and the Po4 to .10 should I then begin adding bacteria?
3) should I tweek my skimmer best it can work to remove dead matter from column>? (keeping eye on nutrients daily not to go too low again that is...))

please give me your best input thanks so kindly...hope this is not a hi jack of the post not my intention sorry...thanks.

 

[sohal tang]

My 160gal reef is about 4-5 months...
nitrates went to zero... PO4 was only .045
Dinos have set in on the rocks major very little on sand...the kind with striny with bubbles brown stuff ugly
To combat:
1) do i darken tank for 3 days and wont that hurt the corals?
2) do i start dosing Hydrogen Peroxide 1ml per 10 gallons? Daily? for how many Days? Once a day / twice a day?
3) once I get my nitrates and phosphates to levels of 10 nitrate and .10 phosphate should I then start with bacteria such DINO-X from Fauna Marin?

Your best input would help and would be appreciated..>I have 33 years in reefing and NEVER EVER have had this problem...something learned new all the time in this hobby..its a challenge baby! thanks people for your help! Tim

 

[GoVols]

I have ran into dinos all over my rocks in a 160 gallon where my nitrates slid to zero from water changes
and my PO4 was at .92 and went down to .045...
1) do I begin dosing hydrogen peroxide 1ml per 10 gallons and if so for how long how many days? once daily? twice?
2) once I get the nitrate to 10 and the Po4 to .10 should I then begin adding bacteria?
3) should I tweek my skimmer best it can work to remove dead matter from column>? (keeping eye on nutrients daily not to go too low again that is...))

please give me your best input thanks so kindly...hope this is not a hi jack of the post not my intention sorry...thanks.

Your skimmer's thoughts are a good idea. Stop all water changes, carbon dosing, and trace element dosing.

Get your hands on some synthetic forms of phosphate and nitrate.

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Once stabled out you could try dosing hydrogen peroxide.