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Unread 02/06/2016, 12:47 AM   #2976
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It's possible. It took my dinos down 95 percent in 2 days of UV with lights out to keep them in the water column.


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Unread 02/06/2016, 01:00 AM   #2977
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Karim. ++ (killed dinos every time)
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Yes. It can work quickly if you use low flow + during the dark (extended is best) + export (skimming, etc ...)


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Unread 02/06/2016, 01:41 AM   #2978
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I ran a 9W / 800 g/h UV for months and it had no effect on my ostis.
Monty ran a 55W / 1600 g/h UV for his ostis with same results.

For the tenth time....
Name you dinos.

I'd think dinoflagellates, dead or alive, do not stand a chance against a trip through a good skimmer.
I would also presume it to be much more effective than UV.
That leads to an assumption that if UV is putting a dent in dinos it would be because of something else than it's dino killing abilities.
To be true to my own theories that would be the release of palytoxins into the water column. Dead dinos in the skimmer cup can't do this.
Theoretically speaking...


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Unread 02/06/2016, 02:26 AM   #2979
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I ran a 9W / 800 g/h UV for months and it had no effect on my ostis.
Monty ran a 55W / 1600 g/h UV for his ostis with same results.

For the tenth time....
Name you dinos.

I'd think dinoflagellates, dead or alive, do not stand a chance against a trip through a good skimmer.
I would also presume it to be much more effective than UV.
That leads to an assumption that if UV is putting a dent in dinos it would be because of something else than it's dino killing abilities.
To be true to my own theories that would be the release of palytoxins into the water column. Dead dinos in the skimmer cup can't do this.
Theoretically speaking...
My Dinos are ostreopsis by comparison of the teatherball motion from PANTS website and UV worked for me. Skimming alone did not lower their numbers during regular photo periods and UV has. I had long strains and now that UV is running only dusting no stringers at ll. although i never tried extended lights out and skimming so i dont know what effect that would have had.
I also note my Dinos are not toxic so what "strain" of ostreopsis IDK. Looks like UV is working for some to different degrees.

I agree we need to id our specific type. Maybe different treads need to be created based on type. Either way me and you would be on the same ostreopsis and UV is working for me to keep them at bay so IDK.
EDIT: There is one ther possibility i just thought of. There could have been multiple types of dinos and UV only affected a certain type and i only saw ostreopsis under the scope. I'll look under the microscope again tomorrow since i have not looked at them since UV killed the initial 95 percent.



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Unread 02/06/2016, 07:24 AM   #2980
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I ran a 9W / 800 g/h UV for months and it had no effect on my ostis.
Monty ran a 55W / 1600 g/h UV for his ostis with same results.

For the tenth time....
Name you dinos.

I'd think dinoflagellates, dead or alive, do not stand a chance against a trip through a good skimmer.
I would also presume it to be much more effective than UV.
That leads to an assumption that if UV is putting a dent in dinos it would be because of something else than it's dino killing abilities.
To be true to my own theories that would be the release of palytoxins into the water column. Dead dinos in the skimmer cup can't do this.
Theoretically speaking...
800 gph and 1600 gph would have zero effect on anything, especially something as big as dinos. At 9W? 900gph? That's less exposure than my double ended 400W MH bulb. Try again at 200gph with more UV.?


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Unread 02/06/2016, 07:37 AM   #2981
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So anyone else for slow flow UV?


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Unread 02/06/2016, 07:44 AM   #2982
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I know I've shared this before, fast flow through a UV has no effect at all. It's a waste of the device and power. It would be like buying a 4000gph DC powerhead, running it at 5% and then complaining that the flow is so terribly weak and letting others know that it's a waste of money.

The impact is power x admittance x exposure time. Admittance is the cleanliness of your quartz sleeve. Power is a function of when you last cleaned your bulb and exposure rate is a function of geometry and an inverse function of flow rate.

One more variable is overall turnover. If you plumb the UV in a small loop that doesn't allow fresh (not yet radiated) water to be injected, the effect is lost.

Lights out pushes the dinos into the water column. I ran dark for days + slow flow UV.

If you're not removing the dead, you're just putting food for the dinos that haven't been zapped.

I apologize for being so pushy on this concept, but we use UV for industrial sterilization, food, hospitals, etc... The improper use of a device doesn't make it a bad tool. It is a remarkably effective tool if used properly.


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Unread 02/06/2016, 04:11 PM   #2983
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I believe I have two dino species that I could clearly distinguish. Ostreopsis ovata and another species that I have been unable to identify. My ostreopsis used to be the main population in the bloom but as of late with the GHA growing and diminished dino pop there is another shape I'm spotting in the microscope. This shape likes to twirl around and suddenly burst forward, it's distinctly different from ostreopsis which kinda spins around a point.

Keep in mind I haven't had any snails or CUC die at all, it's strange but I'm assuming my dinos aren't toxic I guess? I will be turning on my skimmer since you guys are saying it's a good idea.


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Unread 02/06/2016, 04:57 PM   #2984
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I believe I have two dino species that I could clearly distinguish. Ostreopsis ovata and another species that I have been unable to identify. My ostreopsis used to be the main population in the bloom but as of late with the GHA growing and diminished dino pop there is another shape I'm spotting in the microscope. This shape likes to twirl around and suddenly burst forward, it's distinctly different from ostreopsis which kinda spins around a point.

Keep in mind I haven't had any snails or CUC die at all, it's strange but I'm assuming my dinos aren't toxic I guess? I will be turning on my skimmer since you guys are saying it's a good idea.
I think most people (who are doing dirty method) skim at night, since that's when the dinos take to the water column.

I also have two distinct dino species and no evidence of livestock or cuc deaths which to me suggests low toxicity. One is amphidinium, the other is definitely not one of the ones that people have talked about much. I'm calling it Coolia tentatively, it's armored, nearly spherical and whirls in tight circles. I posted pics of it in this thread earlier.
Got any pics of your unknown?


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I think most people (who are doing dirty method) skim at night, since that's when the dinos take to the water column.

I also have two distinct dino species and no evidence of livestock or cuc deaths which to me suggests low toxicity. One is amphidinium, the other is definitely not one of the ones that people have talked about much. I'm calling it Coolia tentatively, it's armored, nearly spherical and whirls in tight circles. I posted pics of it in this thread earlier.
Got any pics of your unknown?
Only of the ostreopsis I'll try to get a pic tomorrow night after work.


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Unread 02/06/2016, 06:29 PM   #2986
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I didn't have a microscope when I had my infection. I had three unique symptoms:

1. They formed by day, disappeared at night.
2. My cuc were dying quickly, except my urchins.
3. My chaeto started to struggle and die back.


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Unread 02/07/2016, 07:04 PM   #2987
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Update/good news;

8 days ago I purchased 32lbs very live healthy rock from a 9 year old reef. Today my tank is very clear, all corals wide open and most showing sign of growth. Coralline algae and critter life in the sump noticeably growing. Continuing to dose 8oz live homemade phytoplankton daily and 10% water changes.



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Awesome!!! Congrats.


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What did you use?


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What did you use?
What kind of rock?


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Yes. What was on it?

Did you continue UV?


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Dinos has gotten worse! I believe I had both cyano and dinoflagellate ostreopsis. I've never had any on my sand only on the rocks and coral plugs. My efforts to kill the Dinos killed the cyano and gave the Dinos the upper hand. Now they are everywhere even on my sand. I am going to hit them with a quadruple threat that started last night.
1. 3day blackout which helped in the past to knock them back.
2. Raising PH and maintaining it to 8.5.
3. Incorporate pods, beneficial bacteria
4. Dose Algae X. I've dosed it back in December and actually eliminated them to less than 10%.

I'm so through with this mess. Any more suggestions that can aid in this process?


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Update/good news;

8 days ago I purchased 32lbs very live healthy rock from a 9 year old reef. Today my tank is very clear, all corals wide open and most showing sign of growth. Coralline algae and critter life in the sump noticeably growing. Continuing to dose 8oz live homemade phytoplankton daily and 10% water changes.
[IMG]http://i.imgur.com/QoJ7d7s.png/IMG][IMG]http://i.imgur.com/A1Ceoa7.png/IMG]
nice tank. good news for me too dinos are 99% gone from what I can tell. i forgot to mention earlier in the thread that I also bought a small piece of LR from my LFS, I asked for one of the older pieces. it might have helped as well.

now when to do a water change? and how fast to crank up these LEDs.. decisions decisions

bad news is all this extra feeding -> a bunch of aiptasia and majanos have popped up. can't win em all


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Dinos has gotten worse! I believe I had both cyano and dinoflagellate ostreopsis. I've never had any on my sand only on the rocks and coral plugs. My efforts to kill the Dinos killed the cyano and gave the Dinos the upper hand. Now they are everywhere even on my sand. I am going to hit them with a quadruple threat that started last night.
1. 3day blackout which helped in the past to knock them back.
2. Raising PH and maintaining it to 8.5.
3. Incorporate pods, beneficial bacteria
4. Dose Algae X. I've dosed it back in December and actually eliminated them to less than 10%.

I'm so through with this mess. Any more suggestions that can aid in this process?
i'm not an expert so take my advice with some fistful of salt but I don't think using algae X is a good idea. a lot of people had success by increasing competition for the dinos, so feed more and let other organisms thrive and they will outcompete the dino. use UV to cut down their reproduction rate. dose pods, phyto etc.


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i'm not an expert so take my advice with some fistful of salt but I don't think using algae X is a good idea. a lot of people had success by increasing competition for the dinos, so feed more and let other organisms thrive and they will outcompete the dino. use UV to cut down their reproduction rate. dose pods, phyto etc.

I used Algae X in December. It didn't kill them all but definitely put a huge dent in the population. I only had about 10% left. I don't believe Algae X kills all types of Dinos. It killed a huge percent of the kind I have. It's definitely hit or miss. In December it definitely did the job. Basically what I'm doing is hitting it with everything and incorporate pods, bacteria etc. I used a microscope at work to ID and hoped I didn't have that stubborn ostreopsis like everyone else. Well I do. This is the best pic I could take through the lens. I was at work so I had to be on the lookout and couldn't get good pics.


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IMHO: Don't use chemicals to kill algae!!!

That causes dinos to win more.

It's a war between dino ecosystem and normal ecosystem. The 'normal' ecosystem is based on phytoplankton and algae as the basis for life. All other biofauna build up from there.

If you break the base, dinos will win.

You want a normal level of controlled algae... Exported with an ATS or macroalgae refugium.


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Can't say for certain, but feel like I'm starting to turn the corner on the dinos.
In the past few days the green on the glass has spread, encroaching on former dino territory. Green film on rocks starting to show as well.

With adding skimmer "green tea" back to the tank, I basically haven't exported any nutients out of the tank in over a week.

There are still plenty of dino dustings on the sand, but no major patches of pure dino slime anymore. In other words it seems like the dinos are having to share their space now. In small scale tests, this was a precursor to their decline.

I popped a microscope lens onto the camera of my phone, it allows enough magnification to resolve individual dinos on the side of the tank glass while still in the tank environment.
Interesting views of the sand surface where it meets the glass
first one is two days ago, where the dino film was thickest, today was in the same area, showing thinning dinos amid some competing organisms.


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As per the report by NYXX , I am taking his photo to post here to compare with mine, I also doubt I have dinos in my tank but can not confirm , so need some expert here comment on below 2 photos if the said hair like strands algae was dinos or cyano;

1) NYXX photo;



2) mine :



I have observed they stick to my corals and I wonder if they are the reason why corals browning and no PE?

I have try black out for 3 days but it seems not much was done, I am now using turkey blaster to sucks then up or blow the rocks area and doing every day 5 liters water change of my 410 liters total water volume system.

FYI, I am in Zeovit system and I wonder if I can use other additive like coral snow to cure them ?

Will much appreciated for your kind comment and advise how to iradicate them.

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Yes. What was on it?

Did you continue UV?

Just clean purple live rock.
IVE never had UV


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1) NYXX photo;

2) mine :

I have observed they stick to my corals and I wonder if they are the reason why corals browning and no PE?
Nyxx photo: I vote yes. Dinos.

Yours: not sure, but that description in a low nutrient system is more strongly suggestive of dinos than your picture.


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