Nutrients high for dinos now this

[Cbones1979]

@Cbones1979

Your thread "header" is kind of confusing.
Nutrients high for dinos now this

Do you still have dinos or are they gone from... upping your nutrients?

Thank you

I am pretty sure I had dinos last week. They went away for a few days. Sand was clean. Then I came home from work I believe it was Monday and the tank was a mess with this hair like stuff. I hoped it was just algae at first but a filter test came back clumped up so after I mad this thread we believe it is still dinos just worse.
Sorry for the confusion

 

[GoVols]

I am pretty sure I had dinos last week. They went away for a few days. Sand was clean. Then I came home from work I believe it was Monday and the tank was a mess with this hair like stuff. I hoped it was just algae at first but a filter test came back clumped up so after I mad this thread we believe it is still dinos just worse.
Sorry for the confusion

No worries,

Don't run gfo, unless you know their not dinos

Need to microscope them to really know

Sorry for the confusion, on my end too.

 

[saltyhog]

I would also recommend dosing NO3 and PO4 from non organic sources rather than over feeding on purpose. There have been some cases where that seemed to make things worse rather than better. I like to aim at 0.06 to 0.10 for PO4 and 5-10 for NO3 while fighting them.

 

[Marc2952]

I would also recommend dosing NO3 and PO4 from non organic sources rather than over feeding on purpose. There have been some cases where that seemed to make things worse rather than better. I like to aim at 0.06 to 0.10 for PO4 and 5-10 for NO3 while fighting them.

Do you recommend using GFO if your nitrates are ridiculously high like 2.0?

 

[YankeeTankee]

Do you recommend using GFO if your nitrates are ridiculously high like 2.0?

I think you meant phos (wrote nitrate) But yes, and with the amount of gfo: start low and go slow

 

[YankeeTankee]

Phosphates up to .42.
Ph 8.4
nitrate 10-20
alk 9

I understand your desire to prevent dinos but its a balancing act and I think your too higher here with N but even more so P. Bring them down slowly at least to 10 and .2. Despite what that sample is identified as, add the UV.

 

[Marc2952]

I think you meant phos (wrote nitrate) But yes, and with the amount of gfo: start low and go slow

Yes i apologize meant phos

 

[saltyhog]

I think you meant phos (wrote nitrate) But yes, and with the amount of gfo: start low and go slow

I agree, nothing gained by having them that high....like the man said...go slow and don't try to get them much below 0.1. I got lackadaisical and bottomed mine out. Really bad idea!

 

[Cbones1979]

I would also recommend dosing NO3 and PO4 from non organic sources rather than over feeding on purpose. There have been some cases where that seemed to make things worse rather than better. I like to aim at 0.06 to 0.10 for PO4 and 5-10 for NO3 while fighting them.

Thanks. I’m way over those number at the moment. .42 and 20

 

[GoVols]

I would also recommend dosing NO3 and PO4 from non organic sources rather than over feeding on purpose. There have been some cases where that seemed to make things worse rather than better. I like to aim at 0.06 to 0.10 for PO4 and 5-10 for NO3 while fighting them.

I think you meant phos (wrote nitrate) But yes, and with the amount of gfo: start low and go slow

Thanks guys!

 

[Cbones1979]

One day of lights out

phosphates down to .08 now

 

[Dan_P]

My nutrients have been higher past few days now this all over sand, rocks, and some corals. Still using h2o2 and bactra7. I have a UV coming tomorrow. Overdoing it or on track for slow success?

I am wondering about the reddish slime on the rocks in first photo. Is it easily removed?

 

[Cbones1979]

I am wondering about the reddish slime on the rocks in first photo. Is it easily removed?

Think that’s just the rocks. They are pretty clean

 

[Cbones1979]

I’d please?

 

[Cbones1979]

 

[Cbones1979]

Welp...they appear to be back. Came home from vaca and phosphates were at .16 but sand had red dirty covering on it. Have under microscope and looks like little raindrops moving around....I hate this