I can't remember the last time my frat system did not have dino. its been at least 6 months and probably longer. Most everyone gets it sooner or later and usually beat it. For me a combination of chemistry clean and manual cleaning, Pools coral snow dosed with Zeobak or Cyano clean (whatever I happen mohave) for about 30 days and its gone. I have used this method in every system I have had and beat it every time.But I have been unable to beat it this time. Probably the tank being into basement is "out of site, out of mind" .
Since I hav no curls in this system I have done a complete blackout for weeks. But that really cleans out a system. But 2-3 days after turning the lights on, its back and worse than before.
I also tried going letting the tank dirty up. Get the nitrates and phosphates up high, then after another blackout, turn on only th algae reactors lights and a fresh batch of cheato. No good. AR is full of dino.
Reading that there is some positive effect to UV Sterilizers on Dino , I went on eBay and scored a Gamma 25 watt unit for $6.50. Yup. $18 for the shipping. But the seller disconnected the bulb connection but did not remove the bulb so it arrived with a smashed quartz tube. Eventually got a full refund and bought the tube and new bulb for $33 on Amazon.
Now on a 29 gallon system, 25 watts is a bit overkill. but the price was right. I hard plumbed it into my system and after a week of blackout I turned on the main lights. After day 3 still clean so I began to turn up the lights. Its been over a week and still clean. Today I turned back on the AR reactor. Fingers crossed.
Since I hav no curls in this system I have done a complete blackout for weeks. But that really cleans out a system. But 2-3 days after turning the lights on, its back and worse than before.
I also tried going letting the tank dirty up. Get the nitrates and phosphates up high, then after another blackout, turn on only th algae reactors lights and a fresh batch of cheato. No good. AR is full of dino.
Reading that there is some positive effect to UV Sterilizers on Dino , I went on eBay and scored a Gamma 25 watt unit for $6.50. Yup. $18 for the shipping. But the seller disconnected the bulb connection but did not remove the bulb so it arrived with a smashed quartz tube. Eventually got a full refund and bought the tube and new bulb for $33 on Amazon.
Now on a 29 gallon system, 25 watts is a bit overkill. but the price was right. I hard plumbed it into my system and after a week of blackout I turned on the main lights. After day 3 still clean so I began to turn up the lights. Its been over a week and still clean. Today I turned back on the AR reactor. Fingers crossed.
