Is this Dino’s?

[Chiefmaster30]

I’m finishing up my 48hrs on a chemiclean treatment and Chemi-Clean didn’t touch this stuff.

 

[Brad Miller]

Using Chemiclean is no garauntee on Dino’s or cyano...
Try knocking the white lights down in strength and for no more than 4 hours a day for 1 or 2 weeks, you should see a gradual decline

 

[blkhawk10]

I did the same thing with chemi-clean thinking I had cyano and found out when it didn't go away that I had dino's. I bought a cheap microscope to confirm it for me.

 

[cidermaster]

Looks like it .

 

[NMdesertReefer]

Best bet is to use a microscope, I had something similar me thinking I had dinos it turned out to be something else.

 

[Chiefmaster30]

What can I do to get rid of this stuff?

 

[WWIII]

It looks like dinos. There's been luck with uv sterilizers if the dinos reduce in appearance at night. That's because they go into the water column and the uv can kill them. Also some success, that takes a while by keeping nutrients slightly elevated allowing for other micro fauna and algaes to outcompete the dinos for surface area.

You can id whatever it is with a cheap microscope. I'd bet dinos, but a microscope will tell for sure.

Some people actually try to encourage cyano. Just so dinos can't grasp onto that space as easily. Not my idea of a good solution, but I suppose after time it could work out ok.

 

[blkhawk10]

I used a UV and that took care of the dinos on the rock and pumps but not the dinos in the sand. I have been dosing nitrate and phosphate keeping the readings above 0 for those and they seem to be declining slowly. I'm thinking about getting some reef brite live rock enhance to see it that helps at all.

 

[chinw76]

I used a UV and that took care of the dinos on the rock and pumps but not the dinos in the sand. I have been dosing nitrate and phosphate keeping the readings above 0 for those and they seem to be declining slowly. I'm thinking about getting some reef brite live rock enhance to see it that helps at all.

Have you tried live rock enhance and did it work? If you used it what do you think of the product? I am on my first week of trying it.

 

[blkhawk10]

Nope...I wanted to but marine depot has been out since the melev's reef youtube video came out.

 

[chinw76]

I bought it directly from him. Is your tank better?

 

[blkhawk10]

I was going to buy it from him too, but I can't see paying $15 for shipping that's too excessive for me. It is better now, I was dosing nitrate and phosphate for a while to keep the readings above zero but was getting undesired results. I've stopped and let my tank even out and have seen an improvement. What did the live rock enhance do for your tank?

 

[Neo Jeo]

Im experiencing Dinos as well. Following.. Im raising my nitrates and phosphates to start. I took my UV off my tank 3 weeks ago due to issues. Maybe I should add one.

 

[chinw76]

I found coral foods and phytoplankton started my problem. I did water changes, did a blackout, and does dr. Tims waste away every day per Brs schedule and it cleared it up. I caught it from the beginning, I didn't let it get a foot hold on my tank. It was on my sand bed.

 

[Neo Jeo]

I found coral foods and phytoplankton started my problem. I did water changes, did a blackout, and does dr. Tims waste away every day per Brs schedule and it cleared it up. I caught it from the beginning, I didn't let it get a foot hold on my tank. It was on my sand bed.

Funny thing they say is to raise your nitrates and phosphate. Maybe every tank is different

 

[Olys_Tank]

I lost my Dinos in 3 days. How? Dosing N and P up to measurable parameters like No3: 5 and Po4: 0.04. Testing the parameters every morning and evening. This treatment stabilizes the "good bacteria" growth.
Less light periods are a very bad solution because you stop coral growth.
Chemicals are a very bad solution because you stop or kill your good bacteria.

 

[chinw76]

That doesn't work for all dinos. That is why the thread is so big. Best way to raise your nutrients is to keep the skimmer off for a few days and not over feed the tank to raise them.

 

[Olys_Tank]

That doesn't work for all dinos. That is why the thread is so big. Best way to raise your nutrients is to keep the skimmer off for a few days and not over feed the tank to raise them.

very bad idea to keep the skimmer off. skimmers are the most important technical part in the system. you want to keep your tanks water very well aerated at all time for every O2-consuming process.

 

[chinw76]

I had my gyres pointed to the top which served me well. Not saying this will work for everyone.

 

[Olys_Tank]

I had my gyres pointed to the top which served me well. Not saying this will work for everyone.

very good idea