Dinoflagellates.

mfaso24 said:
Is ostreopsis the only type of dinoflagellates?
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No, there are ~2000 more types.
Reef tanks don't seem to have more than a handful of long lasting, ugly and problematic ones.

Ostreopsis is one of the worst being toxic, ugly, spreads very fast and has a trick up it's sleeve against everything humans can throw at it.
 
DNA said:
No, there are ~2000 more types.

Reef tanks don't seem to have more than a handful of long lasting, ugly and problematic ones.



Ostreopsis is one of the worst being toxic, ugly, spreads very fast and has a trick up it's sleeve against everything humans can throw at it.
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Ok I definitely don't think this is the kind I have. I guess that's a good thing.
 
Kordon Ich Attack. Kordon Ich Attack...its working!

My results with Fauna Marin Ultra Algae X were basically slowed growth and it probably killed about 20% of the dinos.

I read a post of one guy saying Kordon Ich attack killed his dinos. In desperation I went and bought it.

I have since stoped the fauna marin about 9 days ago and dosed Kordon Ich attack for 9 days and it is stopping their growth drastically. It doesn't seem like it kills them like the fauna marin but it stops them from growing.

I siphon the dinos every 2 days and normally they would be back just as strong by the next time but not now there are less and less everytime and I am winning the fight my corals look better then ever.

I was about to switch over to my new 75g tank but after seeing the results of the ich attack I had to put it off purely to continue the dosing to be able to tell you guys for sure if it works or not.

I will report again in a week but in all honesty this is the only treatment Ive used that actually seems effective.

Currently I am dosing 1ml to 10g peroxide and 1 shot glass of ich attack during the day and 1 shot glass at night in a 55g with 10g sump.

PLEASE someone else try the ich attack so i can know if im just crazy and my tank is naturally getting rid of the dinos!

Edit: I also am still skimming even tho the ich attack says not to. I figure with how much im dosing of the ich attack it can still be effective with the skimmer on and I have higher nitrates atm so dont want to stop skimming
 
Royce7586 said:
Kordon Ich Attack. Kordon Ich Attack...its working!

My results with Fauna Marin Ultra Algae X were basically slowed growth and it probably killed about 20% of the dinos.

I read a post of one guy saying Kordon Ich attack killed his dinos. In desperation I went and bought it.

I have since stoped the fauna marin about 9 days ago and dosed Kordon Ich attack for 9 days and it is stopping their growth drastically. It doesn't seem like it kills them like the fauna marin but it stops them from growing.

I siphon the dinos every 2 days and normally they would be back just as strong by the next time but not now there are less and less everytime and I am winning the fight my corals look better then ever.

I was about to switch over to my new 75g tank but after seeing the results of the ich attack I had to put it off purely to continue the dosing to be able to tell you guys for sure if it works or not.

I will report again in a week but in all honesty this is the only treatment Ive used that actually seems effective.

Currently I am dosing 1ml to 10g peroxide and 1 shot glass of ich attack during the day and 1 shot glass at night in a 55g with 10g sump.

PLEASE someone else try the ich attack so i can know if im just crazy and my tank is naturally getting rid of the dinos!

Edit: I also am still skimming even tho the ich attack says not to. I figure with how much im dosing of the ich attack it can still be effective with the skimmer on and I have higher nitrates atm so dont want to stop skimming
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Mine has gotten substantially worse out of nowhere within the last 48 hours, with strings covering most of the tank. No other changes made, either. I actually had some of this from my freshwater tank--may actually give it a try.
 
I had strings like 5 to 6 inchs long in my tank now no strings.

Note the does im using is alot higher then their initial reccommend dosages but the bottle says increase does 50% to 100% as needed... I think im around 75% the initial dose twice a day
 
The active ingredient in Kordon Ich Attack is Naphthoquinone.

I found this on wikipedia

Naphthoquinone derivatives have significant pharmacological properties. They are cytotoxic, they have significant antibacterial, antifungal, antiviral, insecticidal, anti-inflammatory, and antipyretic properties. Plants with naphthoquinone content are widely used in China and the countries of South America, where they are used to treat malignant and parasitic diseases
 
What kind of dinoflagellates do you have? It's very important to id them beforehand.

There are many remedies for some dinos such as amphidinum or prorocentrum but none for others.
 
I don't have any way of identifying the exact kind. I can say that nothing else was effected by the kordon ich attack so it should be safe for someone else to try it out. With that said I don't have any anemones or clams in my tank atm just corals and fish neither were effected in the slightest corals look better and better everyday!

If I had to guess I would say I have osteoprosis due to that fact that I have tried literally every other treatment in this entire thread on mine other then the pond UVs some people are running
 
Royce7586 said:
I don't have any way of identifying the exact kind. I can say that nothing else was effected by the kordon ich attack so it should be safe for someone else to try it out. With that said I don't have any anemones or clams in my tank atm just corals and fish neither were effected in the slightest corals look better and better everyday!

If I had to guess I would say I have osteoprosis due to that fact that I have tried literally every other treatment in this entire thread on mine other then the pond UVs some people are running
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Well looks like my Dino's are coming back. Looks like I may have to resort to this or hydrogen peroxide. Any advice? By the way I do have a few anemones in my reef.
 
The bottle says its safe for anemones I would probably try a small dose and see what it looks like.

In the anemone forum I was told the hydrogen peroxide I dose was what was causing my anemones to slowly die so I took them out and have them in their own 10g right now while I continue the battle with my dinos.
 
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Is this it?? If so, it says dinoflagelettes right on the bottle!
 
Royce7586 said:
I had strings like 5 to 6 inchs long in my tank now no strings.



Note the does im using is alot higher then their initial reccommend dosages but the bottle says increase does 50% to 100% as needed... I think im around 75% the initial dose twice a day
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Are these the kinds of strings you get?
This is a top down view from the bubble stopper on my protein skimmer. https://vimeo.com/120395743
 
They look like brown snot strings bascially, I had them covering my entire back wall and everywhere else. If you siphon them out they break up into small brown dots but if you leave them for a few minutes in the container you siphoned them into they will regroup into the strings again.

Weather you want to believe me or not on the Kordon Ich Attack is up to you but if you've tried everything else and its not working please try it.

I currently dose about 1 shot glass ~44ml or so during the day and 1 shot glass at night. I think that would be like .8ml to gallon dosage twice a day.
 
Royce7586 said:
They look like brown snot strings bascially, I had them covering my entire back wall and everywhere else. If you siphon them out they break up into small brown dots but if you leave them for a few minutes in the container you siphoned them into they will regroup into the strings again.

Weather you want to believe me or not on the Kordon Ich Attack is up to you but if you've tried everything else and its not working please try it.

I currently dose about 1 shot glass ~44ml or so during the day and 1 shot glass at night. I think that would be like .8ml to gallon dosage twice a day.
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Hm that's odd, my "strings" don't break up. I can actually go in with a tweezer and pull out the string whole.
 
Ya that is true I can pull mine out as well. There seem to be the ones that are stronger like that but my tank also has them where they are arnt as solid as that. Try siphoning some into a bucket, Some will gather on the bottom of the bucket but the other single dots type ones will stay floating and if you let them sit for a bit they usually start gathering together into new strings

I'm dosing peroxide at the same time as the ich attack, I've been dosing peroxide for months ich attack not for very long. So not sure if the peroxide makes a difference or not but I do know that anemones dont like peroxide
 
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