Upgrade Sump Kit

[Gary Ellis]

I have the all in one Red Sea E260. I'm pretty sure I have Dinos. Well I ordered the upgrade sump kit for it and I'm wondering if I should install it or wait until the Dino problem is solved? Will having a better sump/skimmer help reduce the Dinos or will the Dinos spread into my new sump?

 

[Retro Reefer]

IMO a upgraded sump/skimmer will not help your Dino situation, if it was me I would try to get that under control before upgrading sump.

 

[Gary Ellis]

OK just a couple questions about Dino....More ore less water changes? More or less feeding? I am dosing at the moment with Hydrogen Peroxide.... My phosphate and nitrates are 0. Calcium is low. Should I raise it? I know there is a long post about it. To much for me to read and some say do this and some say do that. Typical internet answers I guess. Nothing wrong with that, just confusing.

 

[DaveNJ]

your phosphate and nitrate should never be 0 so get that up. All your parameters should be at the correct value.

 

[theMeat]

Get nitrates up to 15 and keep them there until Dino is completely gone. So no water changes for now

 

[Gary Ellis]

I guess that's where I get confused. I have always been told when I have algae that I have to much phosphate. So when I get it to 0 it's to low, when cycling the tank we test for nitrates and when there gone it's cycled. What is a happy spot for phosphate and nitrate and the best way to get there? What about the glass is it OK to clean it?

 

[theMeat]

To get rid of Dino you want it a lil higher than what is “ideal”
Ideal is phosphate.3-.5, nitrate 5-10, depending on corals.
For now keep nitrates higher , upwards of 15. There is a danger of getting algae, but that will be much easier to get rid of than Dino.

 

[Gary Ellis]

Best way to raise nitrates is?

 

[theMeat]

Feed more

 

[laverda]

Have you tried a UV sterilizer on your Dino’s? It works well on some species, but apparently not all. I agree you need some nitrate and phosphate. When you have zero nitrite your cycle has finished, not specifically zero nitrate.

 

[Gary Ellis]

I have no way to hook up a uv sterilizer. I have an all in one tank. No external sump

 

[theMeat]

You could get an in tank or fashion a hang on.
Although the uv will only stop free floating spores. Will do nothing that simply spreads, or doesn’t go through unit. Plus it does not address the root of the problem