dinoflagellates
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frank2926
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nope no water changes. you can syphon out the dinos but run the water thru a bag and back to the sump. It is believed they feed off of the trace elements. The raised ph did nothing for me except cause lots of precipitation .Syphon out as much as you can and Raise your Allkalinity to 13-14 DKH.
Then go to no lights for 3 days. During the lights out syphon out any visible signs of the dino. Use a flash light to check for them. I also covered my tank so that NO ambient room light got in the tank.
On day 4 go to a shortened light schedule and increase light time gradually over a few day period.
Continue to syphon out any dino. Keeping alk at 13-14 during this time. Be carefull how you raise the alk, raising alk can raise the PH also. I had to go back to no lights after just 2 days of a shortened light schedule. Went no lights for 1 more day and they were gone.
When you are certain you have beaten them let the ALK go down on its own.
Then go to no lights for 3 days. During the lights out syphon out any visible signs of the dino. Use a flash light to check for them. I also covered my tank so that NO ambient room light got in the tank.
On day 4 go to a shortened light schedule and increase light time gradually over a few day period.
Continue to syphon out any dino. Keeping alk at 13-14 during this time. Be carefull how you raise the alk, raising alk can raise the PH also. I had to go back to no lights after just 2 days of a shortened light schedule. Went no lights for 1 more day and they were gone.
When you are certain you have beaten them let the ALK go down on its own.
Something in the salt mix fuels their growth. Before I knew what I had, I did the water change to faster water change as things got worse and that led to an exponential problem
I had to leave town for about 10-12 weeks and when I got home the stuff was about gone...
rogergolf66
im an addict lol
syphon hose
