I am looking for advise on a major Dino outbreak that I have been fighting for several months. My tank is about 2 years old WB220 mixed reef. I have tried many of the remedies provided in the threads here and still cannot seem to clear them up. I believe the root cause was low nutrients(both N and P) which I have addressed and test for daily to make sure they don't bottom out again. From the microscope the Dinos appear to be Prorocentrum so I have not tried UV yet.
So far I have tried:
- 3 day total blackout followed by Dr Tim's method.
-Reducing light intensity and using a bluer spectrum
-Vacuuming Dinos off sand/rock and dosing microbacter 7
-Dosing Phyto
-Adding Hydrogen Peroxide nightly (1ml/10G)
-Last week I started to dose silicates
With the above I have seen slight improvement however the Dinos are still at plague levels. I have lost several inverts and a Mandarian as a result.
Any advice would be greatly appreciated as I am trying everything to not have to throw in the towel.
So far I have tried:
- 3 day total blackout followed by Dr Tim's method.
-Reducing light intensity and using a bluer spectrum
-Vacuuming Dinos off sand/rock and dosing microbacter 7
-Dosing Phyto
-Adding Hydrogen Peroxide nightly (1ml/10G)
-Last week I started to dose silicates
With the above I have seen slight improvement however the Dinos are still at plague levels. I have lost several inverts and a Mandarian as a result.
Any advice would be greatly appreciated as I am trying everything to not have to throw in the towel.