dino experiment
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sneeyatch
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Gotta give things a chance man, can't rush into anything.
I recommend the peroxide, but don't expect to see result for at least a week or so. Go lights out for 2 or 3 days, skim wet and run socks if you can and let it do it's thing.
Oh BTW - go out, spend the buck and get a new bottle. If you have any laying around the house and if it's old, it turns to water over time and you won't be doing anything.
I have been battling Dinos for 3 months now. Dont know where they came from or how to get rid of them. All my water parameters are in check.
I have read this whole thread and found it to be very helpful. Going to try dosing Peroxide, but I am going to start with a low dose.
Tagging along.
I have read this whole thread and found it to be very helpful. Going to try dosing Peroxide, but I am going to start with a low dose.
Tagging along.
sneeyatch
Active member
Good luck.
I've heard that dino's actually thrive in lower nutrient systems, which could be why everyone's parameters are in check and they still have issues. The trend with fighting dino's is everyone starts skimming wet, changing their carbon and GFO more frequently, dripping kalk to raise pH, vodka dosing and in some cases ozone and changing out socks. It seems that people are tending to strip mine their systems trying to get rid of them, when only I've heard it just helps them right along. Vodka dosing especially, it's like adding fuel to the fire.
Anyway - keep us posted. Good luck.
I've heard that dino's actually thrive in lower nutrient systems, which could be why everyone's parameters are in check and they still have issues. The trend with fighting dino's is everyone starts skimming wet, changing their carbon and GFO more frequently, dripping kalk to raise pH, vodka dosing and in some cases ozone and changing out socks. It seems that people are tending to strip mine their systems trying to get rid of them, when only I've heard it just helps them right along. Vodka dosing especially, it's like adding fuel to the fire.
Anyway - keep us posted. Good luck.
Yeah i have heard similar on these boards and others. The problem is nobody seems to be able to say, "I did this, and the dinos went away". It is always a whole combination of things.
I am not sure what else to do so i guess it is time for the more iffy treatments. I am just so sick of them and all my snails are dieing and now the stuff is starting to grow all over my live rock and infringing on my corals....
turbo21
New member
the new method that seems to be working for a bunch of people is what we have described above.
run filter socks
lights off for 3-4 days
dose peroxide
not very much trouble to do those 3 things?
No it is not the trouble part that makes me nervous, it is dosing with peroxide.... just not sure what if any side effects would be. but based on all the results in this thread i am ready to do it.
Sorry to threadjack.
Thanks for the help.
t4zalews
65g Ritteri Tank
I was reading randy's article about ORP and i believe hydrogen peroxide does the same as ozone, but it safer to use...in terms of human element. Caution still needs to be applied when dosing your tank with peroxide. I feel that you'd see warning signs in your tank before anything drastic happened. So I'm just gunna start slow and see what happens. Like I said earlier..my tank couldnt look any worse as it does now, I'm already losing corals to it so if I lose any corals during the dosing it wouldnt be a huge loss.
sneeyatch
Active member
Agreed. Look for the typical issues - fish breathing heavy or swimming erratic. Corals closing up (except zoanthids or palys - they WILL close up for a half hour or so).
The reaction happens very quickly when added to the tank and separates into Oxygen and water. I believe the reaction is what makes the ORP drop and the the sharp rise is the result of the increased oxygen levels after the reaction.
The reaction happens very quickly when added to the tank and separates into Oxygen and water. I believe the reaction is what makes the ORP drop and the the sharp rise is the result of the increased oxygen levels after the reaction.
There are a lot of influences on ORP. One possibility is that the hydrogen peroxide breaks apart cell walls and perhaps other structures, releasing the organic contents into the water column. Hydrogen peroxide by itself should increase ORP, but our systems have a lot of elements in them.
