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09/07/2015, 10:01 PM | #1751 | |
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thanks, Ivy
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09/07/2015, 10:10 PM | #1752 | |
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hth Ivy
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09/08/2015, 12:32 AM | #1753 |
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I hope this isn't veering off topic here, but since so many of you have them - can I get a recommendation on where to get a good scope? My notes (probably from talking w pants) tell me 4 or 10 objective and 40x magnification but a quality lens is most important. Any brand suggestions? I'm not sure how I would assess the lens. TIA.
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09/08/2015, 02:05 AM | #1754 |
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I'll share a personal ally - urchins. The cheapest ones you can find. Get a bunch.
I've never had one die and they eat up cyano, diatoms, algae and bacterial growths. They're pretty indiscriminate and they shift the tide of war. Well, they did for me anyway.
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09/08/2015, 07:03 AM | #1755 |
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I want to take sandbed out to reduce dinoflagellates, but how do I do that with a pistol shrimp?
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09/08/2015, 07:12 AM | #1756 |
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Does anyone else have the same problem as me....
Dealing with dinoflagellates and still buying corals? LOL |
09/08/2015, 07:14 AM | #1757 |
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Girlfriends tank has dinoflagellates thanks to yours truly But since it's a new tank, we will be experimenting with hair algae.
Hair algae has started to form on her sandbed (new tank process). Will let it grow out and see if it outcompetes the dinos. If it does, I will be taking some and putting it in my tank. |
09/08/2015, 12:24 PM | #1758 | |
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I was thinking of dipping everything, but wasn't sure what might be effective on dinos. I was also thinking about spaying any exposed rock that corals are attached to with hydrogen peroxide. |
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09/08/2015, 01:37 PM | #1759 |
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Anyone have dino-x left over? I would like to buy the bottle of dino-x if you have some left. PM me. Maybe it will work on my kind. I am desperate. lol
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09/08/2015, 02:10 PM | #1760 |
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my corals seem really happy...good growth, some with good color others with OK color others more brown that i like to see.
interesting that there are different views on what that photo represents....is there someplace/someone that is the expert on IDing this stuff? |
09/08/2015, 02:21 PM | #1761 | |
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I would try everything else before dinox. I wish I had never used it. It wipes out all the pods and good stuff. I have been battling Dino for 6 months. I am finally getting some good results by adding a lot of pods, black outs and siphoning them out every couple days. Dinox did not work for me and I think did more bad than good, but that is just my opinion and experience. Dino's are the devil! |
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09/08/2015, 02:39 PM | #1762 | |
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09/08/2015, 07:35 PM | #1763 |
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Believe me I understand. I have had every algae you can have and Dino has been the most difficult thing I have had to deal with. Just be patient and be persistent and you will win. Nothing happens fast in a reef tank. Read all you can in is thread and other threads and try to do what the others have suggested. I think the pods and phyto is the way to go. UV sounds like it works too if you can use one. I don't think there is a magic potion or treatment that will get rid of it overnight. Apply more than one method others have used and don't give up. Good luck
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09/08/2015, 09:11 PM | #1764 | |
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09/08/2015, 09:13 PM | #1765 | |
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09/08/2015, 09:15 PM | #1766 | |
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Here's a link to someone experimenting with his dinos: http://www.reefcentral.com/forums/sh...962886&page=36 Pretty good info for dipping. hth Ivy
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09/08/2015, 09:42 PM | #1767 | |
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http://www.algaeid.com/identification/ Here's youtube videos of some of the more common dinos: (also by Pants) https://www.youtube.com/user/YorickSanchez/feed I would post the pic you have to wetwebmedia's question of the day. They do have experts on staff. That's how I found out I had dinos, then I came here. Kind of backwards. hth Ivy
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09/09/2015, 12:05 AM | #1768 | |
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Helps to be as ancient as the diatoms on the evolutionary chain.
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09/09/2015, 08:16 PM | #1769 |
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Has anyone tried running a diatom filter at night to try and rid the tank of Dino? I just read an interesting article about this very thing.
http://aquarticles.com/articles/mana...omfilters.html |
09/09/2015, 08:46 PM | #1770 | |
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Looking through that site, I think this is the article you're talking about. http://www.aquarticles.com/articles/...xic_Algae.html
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09/09/2015, 10:05 PM | #1771 |
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Ahh I must of missed that Karin. My tank currently has Dino but I also have very high phosphate and nitrates so if they are still around after I get my levels down I may try this. I am just wondering if this is a better route compared to uv.
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09/09/2015, 10:12 PM | #1772 |
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Different, yes. Why better?
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09/10/2015, 05:42 AM | #1773 |
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Well if it works it could be a cheaper route over uv. A uv for my system would be $500 while I could get a good diatom for $200 or less.
Not saying it is better. In fact I think uv is a better choice overall because you get other benefits out of it |
09/10/2015, 09:39 AM | #1774 |
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My UV was $200. How big's your system?
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260G. I was looking at the Emperor Aquatics. I have always read the twist and other brands are not worth the money and are not effective.
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