karimwassef
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I wonder if anyone with a turf algae scrubber has dinos??
That would be an interesting datapoint.
That would be an interesting datapoint.
Dinoflagellates.
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karimwassef
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Algae scrubber
Billybatz9
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Hard to set one up in a biocube 29
karimwassef
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Actually, there are small self-enclosed boxes that can do this. It may add 15gals of water 
Quiet_Ivy
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Interesting point.. I want to say I doubt it. Algae does put chemical messengers and signals in the water, this may be another reason green algae inhibits dinos.
@Billy I hear you on the rock. It's so frustrating when you are being careful and doing everything 'right' and something like this happens. Having a box of water in the living room that kills everything you put in it is not a relaxing experience.
About the hair algae, stick a rock in. It is unlikely to kill corals unless it's blocking out their light. Actually I doubt it will even grow in your tank unless you get your nitrates and phosphates up.
hth
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Adrnalnrsh
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My acans were craps when I had dinos. They've improved a lot
Well I'll chalk that up as normal for now lol. and I just installed a new sexy sump too bummer. View attachment 329130
garygonzales
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dinos covered almost every coral in my tank ..had to keep blowing this stuff off...****ed off my zoas and gorgonians too....
Quiet_Ivy
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Maybe. Dinos can drop alkalinity. Maybe something is leaching from your new (sexy indeed
sump?hth
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karimwassef
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So no one battling dinos has a turf scrubber at the time, right?
Billybatz9
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No water changes
Reduced feeding
Reduced lighting
Siphoning out top layer of sandbed.
Dinos get worse... the hell?
Reduced feeding
Reduced lighting
Siphoning out top layer of sandbed.
Dinos get worse... the hell?
I did. The dinos killed it. No green algae left anywhere. my cheato shrank and isn't growing.
bheron
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Thanks Quiet_Ivy. I spent years dealing with algae and cyano before the dinos. Was so programmed to keep reducing nutrients. It never worked!
So what about running Carbon? Any feedback that makes Dinos worse? After months of the 'dirty tank' method I'd like to run some carbon to see if I can clear up the water.
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Billybatz9
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Do your corals survive the dirty water method?
Billybatz9
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I don't think I will be able to continue to battle these dinoflagellates. I will be starting my tank over. I have given up. It's a losing battle and my wallet grows more and more thin as I try and try to fight them.
Any ideas how to start over? I'd like to keep the same rocks if possible. How do I clean them? Hydrogen peroxide dip? Vinegar dip? Both? Any help would be great.
Thank you
Any ideas how to start over? I'd like to keep the same rocks if possible. How do I clean them? Hydrogen peroxide dip? Vinegar dip? Both? Any help would be great.
Thank you
bheron
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You know I can't say since I'm pretty much a fish only right now. I have two simple corals that were hurt by the Dinos so hard to say. Dont want to add any coral until I have this nailed down.
bheron
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Well I've started over so many times over the last 10 years b/c of the aforementioned issues and several other catastrophes. I'm a starting over expert. To your question, check out this thread I started years ago on what to do with your rocks:
http://www.reefcentral.com/forums/showthread.php?t=1587539&highlight=bleach
