brown slime dinoflagellates progress (pics)

heller792 · 08/31/2008, 04:58 AM

Ok guys here is how the 5 days of darkness went. As you can see from pic 1 I had a bad problem and 5 days is about as long as I would ever take this but it depends on how bad you have it.

These are the pics before I started.

this is the first pic at about 30 hours of darkness.

here is the progress at the 72 hour point

here we are today 5 days after lights out

I must stress that this is not a substitute for finding the root cause of the problem and i have now changed the way I go about some of my husbandry skills. Also the corals only did 3 days of darkness as the rocks never had any on really and to tell you the truth I dont think its wise to make them go any longer.

Dave

NaClH20reeffish · 08/31/2008, 07:02 AM

What's the difference between dinoflagellates and cyano?

heller792 · 08/31/2008, 08:09 AM

I think cyano is the name to sum all the different types of bacteria, were as dinoflagellates is the name of this type of bacteria. However I am sure I will be corrected any min now. lol

DocJim · 08/31/2008, 08:13 AM

If lighting was the only thing you changed it will be back within a few days of the lights being turned on. I tried the same trick and it did look better but it didn't last. Then I started dosing sugar and it lasted much longer. As soon as I see the stuff on my sand I add a little dose of sugar and it knocks it back for awhile.

heller792 · 08/31/2008, 08:42 AM

Ive changed loads
1 Ive added a double di unit to mu ro filter
2 I bought a tds meter
3 Phosphate reactor
4 Light period
5 Changed my sand back to red sea as prob only started when i used d-d h2 ocean
6 just done a 50 percent water change and fill now do 30 percent every weekend for a while
7 installed refugium with cheato.

Hope ive done enough lol.

LulusMoogle · 08/31/2008, 10:29 AM

The addition of a fuge seems to be quite effective with such problems, I've read. Hopefully you've done enough. If not, then man, you've got some stubborn dinos.

TomRep · 08/31/2008, 10:48 AM

Did you have that stuff on your rockwork as well? If not, I would lean more toward those being diatoms. JMO
tom

heller792 · 08/31/2008, 11:57 AM

no, it was all over the substrate but never spread onto the rocks for some reason

08/31/2008, 04:58 AM	#1
heller792 Registered Member Join Date: May 2008 Location: wigan Posts: 652	brown slime dinoflagellates progress (pics) Ok guys here is how the 5 days of darkness went. As you can see from pic 1 I had a bad problem and 5 days is about as long as I would ever take this but it depends on how bad you have it. These are the pics before I started. this is the first pic at about 30 hours of darkness. here is the progress at the 72 hour point here we are today 5 days after lights out I must stress that this is not a substitute for finding the root cause of the problem and i have now changed the way I go about some of my husbandry skills. Also the corals only did 3 days of darkness as the rocks never had any on really and to tell you the truth I dont think its wise to make them go any longer. Dave

08/31/2008, 10:48 AM	#7
TomRep Registered Member Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: Fleetwood, PA 19522 Posts: 1,219	Did you have that stuff on your rockwork as well? If not, I would lean more toward those being diatoms. JMO tom __________________ "I got me a big wave, ride me a big wave, got me a big..WAVE!" Ed Vedder It's a reef thing, you wouldn't understand! Current Tank Info: 50 breeder w/o sump mixed reef, sps dominant. NEP T5 fixture with no stock bulbs, Bermuda Rogue HOB skimmer, canister filter, DIY hang on fuge, 2x modded MJ400's, Tunze Osmolator ATO, Randy's 2 part dosed with and Aquamedic twin

08/31/2008, 07:02 AM	#2
NaClH20reeffish Registered Member Join Date: Jun 2003 Posts: 151	What's the difference between dinoflagellates and cyano?

08/31/2008, 08:09 AM	#3
heller792 Registered Member Join Date: May 2008 Location: wigan Posts: 652	I think cyano is the name to sum all the different types of bacteria, were as dinoflagellates is the name of this type of bacteria. However I am sure I will be corrected any min now. lol

08/31/2008, 08:13 AM	#4
DocJim Registered Member Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: Lees Summit, MO Posts: 93	If lighting was the only thing you changed it will be back within a few days of the lights being turned on. I tried the same trick and it did look better but it didn't last. Then I started dosing sugar and it lasted much longer. As soon as I see the stuff on my sand I add a little dose of sugar and it knocks it back for awhile.

08/31/2008, 08:42 AM	#5
heller792 Registered Member Join Date: May 2008 Location: wigan Posts: 652	Ive changed loads 1 Ive added a double di unit to mu ro filter 2 I bought a tds meter 3 Phosphate reactor 4 Light period 5 Changed my sand back to red sea as prob only started when i used d-d h2 ocean 6 just done a 50 percent water change and fill now do 30 percent every weekend for a while 7 installed refugium with cheato. Hope ive done enough lol.

08/31/2008, 10:29 AM	#6
LulusMoogle Registered Member Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: Salt Lake City, Utah Posts: 370	The addition of a fuge seems to be quite effective with such problems, I've read. Hopefully you've done enough. If not, then man, you've got some stubborn dinos.

08/31/2008, 11:57 AM	#8
heller792 Registered Member Join Date: May 2008 Location: wigan Posts: 652	no, it was all over the substrate but never spread onto the rocks for some reason