What could i do wrong Triton Method with Dinoflagellates ?

[vetteguy53081]

Peroxide is short-term treatment. Raising nutrients is long-term solution. Probably both.

It’s not short. I had huge outbreak 8 months ago, beat it in 6 days in a 660g and it has never returned
While phosphate and nitrate are contributors, it’s not always a causative
A UV light is very effective in prevention as is blackout

 

[Reef-Tank]

It’s not short. I had huge outbreak 8 months ago, beat it in 6 days in a 660g and it has never returned
While phosphate and nitrate are contributors, it’s not always a causative
A UV light is very effective in prevention as is blackout

I do run 200 watts UV sterilizer, 1 is 50 watts Pentair and another is 150 watts Pentair. Both run from the begining when the tank started.

 

[vetteguy53081]

One other thing-
Double up your clean up crew. If the Dino’s are in your sand bed get Conch Snails, Rounded Turbo Snails & Nassarius Snails to keep turning your sandbed over.
If they are on your rocks, the single best Dino Eater I have come across is the Spiny Astraea Snail. These snails have been absolute machines in clearing rocks of both Dino’s & general algaes. They are not a fan of sand, so they will spend the majority of their time on your rocks, eating away the nasties. I