They'll definitely still be there when you're done with your battle. I had similiar worries at one time
my livestock are doing great fish are fat and healthy. corals are growing. just disgusting to see. with the new tank I'm going to be making sure I keep a close eye on my po4 and no3 in the beginning.
I've dosed tigger pods twice now. haven't committed to spending $40 on shipping from algae barn so been buying the pods from my lfs.^^Agreed. Dump em in. I thought they ate dinos... I say add em all.
Omg the money I spent on pods from AB and my LFS....coulda had a better setup! lol I can't hate tho, maybe it got me through the ugly stage (although I was trying a lot of different things at that time so who knows exactly). You can definitely culture them pretty easy tho. I did that for about a few months using the tigger pods from reefnutrition
reefnutrition.com
thanks for the link. will take a look into it. I already culture phyto.Omg the money I spent on pods from AB and my LFS....coulda had a better setup! lol I can't hate tho, maybe it got me through the ugly stage (although I was trying a lot of different things at that time so who knows exactly). You can definitely culture them pretty easy tho. I did that for about a few months using the tigger pods from reefnutrition
these helped with that
Culturing Tigger-Pods®
How to culture Reef Nutrition Tigger-Pods® - Live, large, red Tigriopus californicus copepods Materials Culture container We recommend at least 2 culture vessels in case one has issues. The vessels can be a 5 or 10 gallon aquarium, Tupperware container, etc. that holds water. Deep containers...
Raising Live Rotifers & Copepods
An article describes in depth how to raise rotifers and copepods (Tigriopus Californicus) as a live food source for your reef tank, especially mandarin gobys.www.brineshrimpdirect.com
dry rock. I'm ready for the uglies. and honestly the dinos don't grow much on my rocks. it's mostly in my sand bed. very minimal dinos on the rocks.
sand isnt getting transfered. I'm using new sand.
If it was me, I would not add sand at all to the new setup. Make sure the Dinos are gone and everything stabilized. Then add the sand later. Why? IMO sand is a breeding ground for Dinos.
This is an interesting approach. Especially if they're the type that retreat into the sandbed at night... Not a bad Idea!
my only thought with adding sand after is that it actually may throw off things. if the tank is established and then I add sand won't that mess with the stability of the tank from that point on? and I anticipate that I may get dinos, but I feel like if I everything is cleaned before the new tank and I don't let phosphates or nitrates drop after it's cycled I feel like the dinos shouldn't populate to the point theyre at now.
I wouldn’t sweat the dinos then. Just start the new tank and move your livestock over.
moreso doing this as a learning experience.
Just install a strong UV , Dino will be gone
No issues from the temp increase. I also shut down my Blue led bars and only ran T5, which is contrary to a lot of the advice I read about running only blues. Dino’s tended to grow on the glass with the LED bars.
thanks. I am actually starting to get hair algae currently. and I will update here tomorrow when my microscope comes in. my wife cleaned the tank for me today so I cant snag a picture today.
yeah I get them on the glass, takes a few days to populate there though.
I have one that supposedly should be plenty powerful for my tank but it hasn't resulted in much of a difference. I think mine retreat into the sand at night.
