Dinos

[modom1207]

I do not have a microscope to ID. However, I can tell that I have dinos on my rocks. I do have my levels from today, which have remained pretty much stable or improved over the last several weeks (~4 weeks now):

Tank life: 6 weeks old now, started tank with live sand, a media filter from an established tank, live rock, and two fish. I’ve added beneficial bacteria multiple times (Special Blend) but never live nitrifying bacteria
Temp: 75 degrees lights off to 77 degrees lights on
Ph: 8.0-8.2
Salinity: consistently between 1.024-1.025, topping off with only RODI water
dKH: 9
Ammonia: 0
Nitrate: 3-7 currently near 5 but that has fluctuated over the last few weeks when I’ve siphoned the Dino’s out of the water, thus preforming a 5-10% water change each time
Nitrite: 0 now (slight spike less than a week ago when I did the blackout from 0 to ~.05 then back to 0 within two days)
Phosphates: steadily .25 for weeks
Calcium: steadily increased from 440-460 over the last couple of weeks
Magnesium: unsure, do not have a test for that yet

I installed a UV 7 days ago after a 4 day blackout, and I added Microbe-Lift Special Blend bacteria then. The blackout killed most, but the dinos that remained were around 85% decimated. However, they slightly came back within 24 hours after I slowly turned the lights back on.

Two days ago, I did a 24 hour blackout, and I blew the remaining dinos mostly off the rocks.

The remaining dinos have not produced the bubbles yet, so they’ve remained at bay, but they’re still there. Today, I finally used a toothbrush, and I brushed them off the live rock. Then, I continued to run the UV with a blackout period of a few hours. A few hours later, I turned off the UV, and I added nitrifying bacteria. Will the addition of nitrifying bacteria and scrubbing the dinos off the rocks for the first time solve my problem once I turn the UV back on after more bacteria are able to establish themselves and outcompete the dinos?

I mean they’re nearly gone already at this point, but I really wanna kick dino a**!!!

 

[vetteguy53081]

I do not have a microscope to ID. However, I can tell that I have dinos on my rocks. I do have my levels from today, which have remained pretty much stable or improved over the last several weeks (~4 weeks now):

Tank life: 6 weeks old now, started tank with live sand, a media filter from an established tank, live rock, and two fish. I’ve added beneficial bacteria multiple times (Special Blend) but never live nitrifying bacteria
Temp: 75 degrees lights off to 77 degrees lights on
Ph: 8.0-8.2
Salinity: consistently between 1.024-1.025, topping off with only RODI water
dKH: 9
Ammonia: 0
Nitrate: 3-7 currently near 5 but that has fluctuated over the last few weeks when I’ve siphoned the Dino’s out of the water, thus preforming a 5-10% water change each time
Nitrite: 0 now (slight spike less than a week ago when I did the blackout from 0 to ~.05 then back to 0 within two days)
Phosphates: steadily .25 for weeks
Calcium: steadily increased from 440-460 over the last couple of weeks
Magnesium: unsure, do not have a test for that yet

I installed a UV 7 days ago after a 4 day blackout, and I added Microbe-Lift Special Blend bacteria then. The blackout killed most, but the dinos that remained were around 85% decimated. However, they slightly came back within 24 hours after I slowly turned the lights back on.

Two days ago, I did a 24 hour blackout, and I blew the remaining dinos mostly off the rocks.

The remaining dinos have not produced the bubbles yet, so they’ve remained at bay, but they’re still there. Today, I finally used a toothbrush, and I brushed them off the live rock. Then, I continued to run the UV with a blackout period of a few hours. A few hours later, I turned off the UV, and I added nitrifying bacteria. Will the addition of nitrifying bacteria and scrubbing the dinos off the rocks for the first time solve my problem once I turn the UV back on after more bacteria are able to establish themselves and outcompete the dinos?

I mean they’re nearly gone already at this point, but I really wanna kick dino a**!!!

Whether ostreo or amphi- this works:
When we see zero readings, automatically we assume this is the cause but by the time you see zero numbers, its because the dino has consumed the po4 and no3 and are multiplying and in turn many dose no3 and po4 to bring numbers up not realizing they are feeding these flagellates even more.
Its biological deficiencies that are causing the dino structure and its important though to identify the type of dino for most effective battle.
No light is first key followed by the addition of bacteria to overcome the bad bacteria allowing them to thrive
Prepare by starting by blowing this stuff loose with a turkey baster and siphon up loose particles. Turn lights off (at least white and run blue at 10% IF you have light dependant corals such as SPS) for 5 days and at night dose 1ml of 3% hydrogen peroxide per 10 gallons for all 5 nights which works as an oxidizer. If you dont have light dependent coral- turn all lights off. During the day dose 1ml of liquid bacteria (such as micro bacter 7 or XLM) per 10 gallons. Clean filters daily and DO NOT FEED AMINO OR ADD NOPOX which is food for dinos, however you can feed coral, food which will help no3 and po4 to increase. If increasing nutrients, try to keep no3 to about 5 until you are done battling these cells.
Doing a daily siphoning will help greatly But . . . . . Siphoning will reduce nutrients , so siphon the water into/through a filter sock and save the water and return it back to tank. Obviously clean the filter sock each time.
You can feed fish as normal and if doing blackout, ambient light in room will work for them