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My tank is SPS dominated. Nothing died. Some Acros lightened up slightly, but are now back to normal after 1-2 weeks.
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AlgeaX and DinoX are both from Fauna-Marin and it seems to be the same stuff. We already have plenty of examples of it's uselessness on Ostreopsis dinoflagellates. |
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So based on my haphazard calculations, you'd need 3-4 gallons of dino-x per US gallon to kill them.
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That's how to do it. Well done seamonster124.
Judged on the reports from the participants in this thread we can safely say AlgeaX and DinoX are useless on Ostreopsis dinoflagellates. It should say so on the bottle and in their ads since Ostreopsis is likely to be the most common dino species that plague our tanks. |
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A hopeful find today; I added one drop of SeaChem Stability to 10 drops of tank water with some active dinos. Within 30 seconds they stop moving and appear to be dead! Looking at roughly 100 of them; and not a single one is moving.
Next I'll add a single drop of seachem to an ounce of tank water and examine it within a couple of hours. It is not an instant death as it was with soda ash so maybe the bacteria need time to go to work?
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Another interesting find; one drop of ammonia per 2 oz tank water = instant death!
Anyone know how I can produce some nitrates?
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I googled best reviews on microscopes and to my surprise there are several under $200 that appeared "high end" to me .I chose this one because the reviews were good and i found it used for $150 with shipping on ebay. Its more microscope than ill ever need. Im more than happy with it. I work around a research facility and looks like the type of scopes they use. Just google best reviews and look at price range . There were even some under $100 that were 5 stars and top 10 microscopes for 2013 when i was looking for one. This is the one i bought. http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00...prodtag7659-20 |
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I've noticed that when RODI water gets past 15ppm dinos appear. Do a water change with 0ppm and issue goes away.
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My water has been pristine since day 1. They grow better in cleaner water.
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I have this one: http://www.amazon.com/AmScope-M158C-...rds=microscope
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Even though it's cheaper, not really cheap for a one time use.. On a side note, I have notice that my tailspot blenny loves eating them.. Is that a good thing? |
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My lawnmower blenny eats them along with my blue tang and several snails (turbos, ceriths, nassarius, and a fighting conch). No ill effects yet. Ostreopsis is supposed to be one of the more toxic types of Dinoflagellates. I don't think mine are that toxic or id have some casualties by now. Not a single one yet that i know of. Others have reported many snail deaths rapidly. Last edited by Fish Keeper82; 12/29/2015 at 11:22 AM. |
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there has been an explosion of microscopic creatures in my tank water. 24 hours ago I could see nothing but dino seeds. I could be wrong but it appears these creatures are eating dino colonies from the inside. Anyone care to ID these?
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I've had my Dino's in check for maybe two months or more now. The dirty method was very successful for me (never was able to ID mine unfortunately). I'm now dealing with algae and an outbreak of what I think is cyano. Assuming the lack of Dino's is resulting in increased nitrates and phosphates.
My question is: when is it safe to use water changes and GFO to reduce nitrates and phosphates? The two things that triggered my outbreak originally I'm hesitant to begin doing again. But don't see other options than continuous siphoning. At some point it's gotta be safe to perform WCs and run GFO again. Thoughts ?
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Its got to be safe at some point. But who knows when that is.
Look at the bright side, if they come back you can identify them Red slime remover cleared my Cyano up and i doubt your cyano is as bad as mine was. After i eradicated my cyano is when my Dinos exploted. http://www.reefcentral.com/forums/sh....php?t=2526449 |
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I would love to see some copepods eating dinos under a microscope
Im wondering if its possible to train copepods to eat dinos? Say culture copepods in a tank, then dump in some dinos every so often. |
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Anyone try upping magnesium level to 1400 to 1600 using tech m?
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