I'm over Dinos... Possible solution?

GarrettT · Oct 5, 2022

So I've been battling Dinos for a long time now, and as many know, it grows tiring... Other than time, I have no issues with removing Dinos, but no matter what I do, overtime it just keeps coming back. This time was a little different. Generally it only comes when my po4 drops, however my po4 and no3 have been steady at 0.1 & 5 ppm. I just don't have time to be pampering this issue anymore.

Would replacing all of my rock with real LIVE rock fix the issue? Anyone do this and have it fix the issue?

Quietman · Oct 5, 2022

Get a properly sized UV filter...assuming the your species of dinos has a free swimming phase (such as ostreopsis). I got one when I had an issue and never saw them again (well, I reduced flow through filter once too soon and they returned...that's on me. Once flow was back up to 8x tank volume went away).

Here for details in build thread.

GarrettT · Oct 5, 2022

I do UV selectively as I have 2 mandarin gobies and a Melanurus wrasse that need a lot of pods. Also dose live phyto so would like to avoid that as much as possible.

TokenReefer · Oct 5, 2022

Suck it out and try to tip the nutrient scales. Right now it's leanin dinos... Maybe a softie that will rapidly consume nutrients after the dinos have been manually removed so they don't get a foothold again. The nutrients are there, the dinos are there because of that. Let something else have the nutrients...