Hi everyone! I am looking for some help to eliminate or at least cut back the Dino problem in my tank. A little background, I have a 15 gallon nano reef that is around 8 months old. I am running an AI prime as the light, no skimmer, and a fluvial UV sterilizer in line with a Oaze 30 gallon canister filter. I had a lot of issues identifying the algae as Dinos until I put them under the scope. My LFS seems very dumb and told me they were cyanos, so I travelled about an hour to the nearest coral store I could trust, and they immediately identified them as Dinos. I will attach the scope pictures in this forum if anyone can identify exactly what kind they are that would be great! I tested my water parameters and found my nitrates and phosphates were at 0! I then dosed 20mL of nitrates, and 6 drops of phosphates and the day after dosed 10mL and 2 drops. Then proceeded to get my water tested and found my phosphates were then zero again already and nitrates were at 15.
Also, I have been blasting them off the rocks with a turkey baster thing I use to feed my acans. I'm not sure if this is a good approach at all, but it seems to be forcing the Dinos into my UV which based on what I know about UV seems like a good idea.
Please let me know what you guys think I feel pretty hopeless at the moment on my journey to kill the Dinos
Also, I have been blasting them off the rocks with a turkey baster thing I use to feed my acans. I'm not sure if this is a good approach at all, but it seems to be forcing the Dinos into my UV which based on what I know about UV seems like a good idea.
Please let me know what you guys think I feel pretty hopeless at the moment on my journey to kill the Dinos