Best way to add biodiversity??

[mike810]

I started my tank with dry rock and dead sand about 7 months ago. I've had all kinds of algae issues, cyano and currently, my third round of dinos!!!! My first tank started with live rock never hand any of these issues and was filled with tiny critters.

My second tank, started with dry marco rocks and dead sand didn't have any issues with dinos ever. My dipping was pretty laxed and there was plenty of tiny critters that made it into the tank.

Now my current tank, everything that goes into the tank gets a thorough dipping and I think my tank is pretty sterile because of it. The most that is probably in there is pods which I seeded the tank with. No tiny critters like bristle worms or micro brittle stars or anything.

I see many threads across many forums with people dealing with dinos and many of them started with dry rock. Could lack of biodiversity lead to dinos taking hold in so many tanks that started with dry rock?

I'm wondering if I add these tiny critters to my tank if they would help eat or prevent dinos? Either way I would like to add these to my tank and wondering, should I just get a cup of sand or something from an already established mature reef?

 

[five.five-six]

I just got through Dino’s a little over a month ago (dry rock tank) and I believe it is a problem with biodiversity. IMO every tank has Dino’s, just that hey don’t flourish. See if you can put a piece of dry rock in a pest free established tank for a month and then transfer it to your tank. One thing to note: I have not seen anyone who has caught Dino’s with a dirty tank. It seems like you have to have 0 NO3 and 0 PO4 to catch Dino’s.

 

[ycnibrc]

check phosphate n nitrate dont run them at zero. I cure my dino by raising po4 to 0.1 and no3 to 10ppm. My corals are much better at this level.

 

[Zatoichi]

Got to start with some live rock even if it is a pebble or a scoop of sand from another person's tank to seed the bacteria

 

[pga7602]

I just got through Dino's a little over a month ago (dry rock tank) and I believe it is a problem with biodiversity. IMO every tank has Dino's, just that hey don't flourish. See if you can put a piece of dry rock in a pest free established tank for a month and then transfer it to your tank. One thing to note: I have not seen anyone who has caught Dino's with a dirty tank. It seems like you have to have 0 NO3 and 0 PO4 to catch Dino's.

I agree. One strange thing I saw was my dinos disappear forever after I accidentally ODed on carbon. Was filling a sock with carbon and spilled about 3 cups into it. Water became extremely clear and dinos disappear overnight.

I dont quite believe this is a solution, but something to note.

 

[mike810]

I've read that people with ulns who get Dinos raise their nutrients to combat it. I am by no means ulns. I have a heavy bio load of fish. I'll try changing the carbon often and adding more than usual.

 

[Browncoat]

I started my tank with dry rock and dead sand about 7 months ago. I've had all kinds of algae issues, cyano and currently, my third round of dinos!!!! My first tank started with live rock never hand any of these issues and was filled with tiny critters.

My second tank, started with dry marco rocks and dead sand didn't have any issues with dinos ever. My dipping was pretty laxed and there was plenty of tiny critters that made it into the tank.

Now my current tank, everything that goes into the tank gets a thorough dipping and I think my tank is pretty sterile because of it. The most that is probably in there is pods which I seeded the tank with. No tiny critters like bristle worms or micro brittle stars or anything.

I see many threads across many forums with people dealing with dinos and many of them started with dry rock. Could lack of biodiversity lead to dinos taking hold in so many tanks that started with dry rock?

I'm wondering if I add these tiny critters to my tank if they would help eat or prevent dinos? Either way I would like to add these to my tank and wondering, should I just get a cup of sand or something from an already established mature reef?

Sounds like you've come to the same conclusion that I did. I added some rubble from a long established reef tank and watched my dead tank come alive. I think people are now beginning to realize that using dead Rock to start a reef is a double edged sword.

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[five.five-six]

I've read that people with ulns who get Dinos raise their nutrients to combat it. I am by no means ulns. I have a heavy bio load of fish. I'll try changing the carbon often and adding more than usual.

Nutrients won’t in most cases wipe out the Dino’s but it seems that everyone who gets Dino’s had a ULNS at the time they got them.

 

[denash24]

I started my tank with dry rock and dead sand about 7 months ago. I've had all kinds of algae issues, cyano and currently, my third round of dinos!!!! My first tank started with live rock never hand any of these issues and was filled with tiny critters.

My second tank, started with dry marco rocks and dead sand didn't have any issues with dinos ever. My dipping was pretty laxed and there was plenty of tiny critters that made it into the tank.

Now my current tank, everything that goes into the tank gets a thorough dipping and I think my tank is pretty sterile because of it. The most that is probably in there is pods which I seeded the tank with. No tiny critters like bristle worms or micro brittle stars or anything.

I see many threads across many forums with people dealing with dinos and many of them started with dry rock. Could lack of biodiversity lead to dinos taking hold in so many tanks that started with dry rock?

I'm wondering if I add these tiny critters to my tank if they would help eat or prevent dinos? Either way I would like to add these to my tank and wondering, should I just get a cup of sand or something from an already established mature reef?

I completely agree with you regarding the lack of biodiversity being an issue that must have consequences, I also miss all the critters found in live rock.