Hydrogen peroxide for dinos?

[helwrj28]

Curious if this is an effective method for removal of dinos on the surface of soft coral (and if so what concentration, how long to submerge, etc.).... I've tried blasting them off and scrubbing with a soft toothbrush..

If not effective please let me know what has worked for you thanks!

 

[Spare time]

It will irritate the coral and you'd need to do it every day i'd imagine

 

[Uncle99]

Curious if this is an effective method for removal of dinos on the surface of soft coral (and if so what concentration, how long to submerge, etc.).... I've tried blasting them off and scrubbing with a soft toothbrush..

If not effective please let me know what has worked for you thanks!

Didn’t work for me. Killed the Dinos and shrunk some corals.
Just came back.

A combination of daily manual removal in sock and returning water, UV if they move into the water column at night, and keeping nitrate and phosphate up.

Daily and UV lower the numbers while nitrate and phosphate feeds the good guy algaes and bacteria populations, in time, if water chemistry stable, outcompete Dino’s and they are gone.

 

[vetteguy53081]

Curious if this is an effective method for removal of dinos on the surface of soft coral (and if so what concentration, how long to submerge, etc.).... I've tried blasting them off and scrubbing with a soft toothbrush..

If not effective please let me know what has worked for you thanks!

It takes more than just peroxide. While peroxide helps- it serves an as oxidizer. Some steps you took were good, but not applied as you would want. No light is first key followed by the addition of bacteria to overcome the bad bacteria allowing them to thrive
Prepare by starting by blowing this stuff loose with a turkey baster and siphon up loose particles. Turn lights off (at least white and run blue at 10% IF you have light dependant corals such as SPS) for 5 days and at night dose 1ml of 3% hydrogen peroxide per 10 gallons for all 5 nights which works as an oxidizer. If you dont have light dependent coral- turn all lights off. During the day dose 1ml of liquid bacteria (such as micro bacter 7 or XLM) per 10 gallons. Clean filters daily and DO NOT FEED CORAL FOODS OR ADD NOPOX
You can feed fish as normal and if doing blackout, ambient light in room will work for them

 

[helwrj28]

It takes more than just peroxide. While peroxide helps- it serves an as oxidizer. Some steps you took were good, but not applied as you would want. No light is first key followed by the addition of bacteria to overcome the bad bacteria allowing them to thrive
Prepare by starting by blowing this stuff loose with a turkey baster and siphon up loose particles. Turn lights off (at least white and run blue at 10% IF you have light dependant corals such as SPS) for 5 days and at night dose 1ml of 3% hydrogen peroxide per 10 gallons for all 5 nights which works as an oxidizer. If you dont have light dependent coral- turn all lights off. During the day dose 1ml of liquid bacteria (such as micro bacter 7 or XLM) per 10 gallons. Clean filters daily and DO NOT FEED CORAL FOODS OR ADD NOPOX
You can feed fish as normal and if doing blackout, ambient light in room will work for them

Thank up for the information! Most of my dinos are only on the sandbed and retreat at night.. but they are also impacting my soft coral.

I have been dosing bacteria and silicates to battle and recently started phytoplankton.

My coral consist of some all soft with Zoas and mushrooms. Can they handle a couple day blackout? (Right now I'm ramping up lights to 60% blues and 5% white)

 

[vetteguy53081]

Thank up for the information! Most of my dinos are only on the sandbed and retreat at night.. but they are also impacting my soft coral.

I have been dosing bacteria and silicates to battle and recently started phytoplankton.

My coral consist of some all soft with Zoas and mushrooms. Can they handle a couple day blackout? (Right now I'm ramping up lights to 60% blues and 5% white)

coral and blackout yes and the cells are photosynthetic. Theyre not retreating but rather getting no light energy and after 2 hours of light, reappear but in numbers. Follow precisely. You really want 5% Blue and Zero white 5 days. Room/ambient light allows fish to see

 

[blecki]

Unfortunately dinos seem to tolerate peroxide better than the stuff that can out compete dinos otherwise.

 

[helwrj28]

Unfortunately dinos seem to tolerate peroxide better than the stuff that can out compete dinos otherwise.

Thanks for info! Any other recommendations to remove from coral tissue?

 

[helwrj28]

coral and blackout yes and the cells are photosynthetic. Theyre not retreating but rather getting no light energy and after 2 hours of light, reappear but in numbers. Follow precisely. You really want 5% Blue and Zero white 5 days. Room/ambient light allows fish to see

Thanks for info! After the 5 day period can I return lights to normal interval? And should I be siphoning the sand? Or just wait for diatoms to outcompete?

 

[blecki]

Blackout. Most kinds will diminish at night because they go float around in the water. A water change in the middle of the night will reduce their population and might give you the edge you need. Run a UV sterilizer during blackout to knock them down. If all else fails pull your fish to QT and use dino-x. Siphoning the sand at night won't help because the dino is, again, floating around in the water.

I don't think there's any real point to cleaning the coral directly. Dino doesn't stay in one spot; it infects the entire tank.

 

[vetteguy53081]

Thanks for info! After the 5 day period can I return lights to normal interval? And should I be siphoning the sand? Or just wait for diatoms to outcompete?

Ramp up after the 5 days. Dino gain strength from lights. You can siphon after and continue peroxide at night another 305 days

 

[Edwardsric]

Curious if this is an effective method for removal of dinos on the surface of soft coral (and if so what concentration, how long to submerge, etc.).... I've tried blasting them off and scrubbing with a soft toothbrush..

If not effective please let me know what has worked for you thanks!

 

[helwrj28]

Video doesn't seem to be working

 

[vetteguy53081]

Cant open video but gentle bursts from a turkey baster works.

 

[helwrj28]

Are there any ill effects on coral with hydrogen peroxide dosing?