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Miami Reef
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What type of dinoflagellates do you have? You need a microscope.
If it is chrysophytes, Vibrant will help. If it is dinos, Vibrant will set you back a little further. What were the results of the water tests? Nitrate and phosphates?
Do the Coffee filter test first. It is easy.
The coffee filter test:
a) Syphon out a good sample of the gunk along with some tank water.
b) Place in a container with a lid and shake very hard for 30 seconds or so. The gunk should be dissolved now.
c) Pour the solution through a coffee filter into a clear glass. The water should be largely clear now.
d) Place the jar under a light source for roughly an hour.
e) If the gunk coagulates back into a glob, well, welcome to the club nobody really wants to be in.
Do the Coffee filter test first. It is easy.
The coffee filter test:
a) Syphon out a good sample of the gunk along with some tank water.
b) Place in a container with a lid and shake very hard for 30 seconds or so. The gunk should be dissolved now.
c) Pour the solution through a coffee filter into a clear glass. The water should be largely clear now.
d) Place the jar under a light source for roughly an hour.
e) If the gunk coagulates back into a glob, well, welcome to the club nobody really wants to be in.
ZoWhat
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f) if it tastes like 7/11 coffee after the filtering, then you're going to get sick
I guess then don't bother too much with that method.
