Treating dinoflagellates with magnesium?

[mpjmeyer]

I'm slowing lowering my nitrates from my failure of rinsing my sump foam sponge but still battling these darn dinoflagellates in my tank. I took a water sample to my LFS to make sure nitrates were lowering and to see what else they suggest to kill this bacteria. They said I should slowly dose small amounts of Kent Marine Tech M Magnesium to treat this. We then tested my magnesium levels which came out to be 1250 which is a tad. Is this information accurate? I added 3 tsps yesterday and plan on adding 3 more tomorrow. The bottle calls for 1 tsp per 25 gallons of water and I roughly have 80 gallons.

 

[saltyfilmfolks]

I'm slowing lowering my nitrates from my failure of rinsing my sump foam sponge but still battling these darn dinoflagellates in my tank. I took a water sample to my LFS to make sure nitrates were lowering and to see what else they suggest to kill this bacteria. They said I should slowly dose small amounts of Kent Marine Tech M Magnesium to treat this. We then tested my magnesium levels which came out to be 1250 which is a tad. Is this information accurate? I added 3 tsps yesterday and plan on adding 3 more tomorrow. The bottle calls for 1 tsp per 25 gallons of water and I roughly have 80 gallons.

myth.

and dinos aren't really a bacteria.http://www.ucmp.berkeley.edu/protista/dinoflaglh.html

 

[mcarroll]

I would bring your Mg up to around 1325, but that has nothing to do with algae or dino's.

Still coral-free in this tank?

You phosphates may actually be the problem...can't remember were they zero or near-zero?

I hesitate a little to even point someone new to this monster thread since it's so full of.....
Dinoflagellates - dinos a possible cure!? Follow along and see!

So please keep in mind that in spite of the silly title of that thread THERE IS NO "POSSIBLE CURE"....JUST A DOZEN LAME ATTEMPTS....SO DON'T SUBJECT YOUR TANK TO ANYTHING CRAZY YOU SEE IN THERE.

In spite of that, there's still good info in there.

In particular, lots of photos to help with ID what you have and lots of informative links.

Can you post a pic here of what you have?

 

[saltyfilmfolks]

I would bring your Mg up to around 1325, but that has nothing to do with algae or dino's.

Still coral-free in this tank?

You phosphates may actually be the problem...can't remember were they zero or near-zero?

I hesitate a little to even point someone new to this monster thread since it's so full of.....
Dinoflagellates - dinos a possible cure!? Follow along and see!

So please keep in mind that in spite of the silly title of that thread THERE IS NO "POSSIBLE CURE"....JUST A DOZEN LAME ATTEMPTS....SO DON'T SUBJECT YOUR TANK TO ANYTHING CRAZY YOU SEE IN THERE.

In spite of that, there's still good info in there.

In particular, lots of photos to help with ID what you have and lots of informative links.

Can you post a pic here of what you have?

Hahahaha

I really want to post try some Garf Grunge in that thread. I think a lot of understand why it would work.