Dinos ?

rfgonzo · 12/04/2019, 04:18 PM

Will dinos grow with a reading of NO3 at 0 and PO4 at 0.09? I thought both nutrients would need to be on the lower side? NO3 tested with Salifert and PO4 with hanna

mcgyvr · 12/04/2019, 08:05 PM

Yes...

ohashimz · 12/04/2019, 08:29 PM

I think there is alot of miss informstions about dino in forums that is confusing everyone.
I do not believe dino have direct correlation with po4 and no3.. I have kept reefs in diffrent conditions and never got dino.

Most of the time when reefers think they have dino, they actually have cyano or diatom and cyano..

Dino is much more rare than you expect in home aquaria..

Dino is not presented in aquarium by default that it will show up guaranteed with certain conditions... you bring dino from diffrent system, and once this happen you will have dino given the right condition (high silica, high nutrients...etc)

Dino is actually a type of zooxanthellae, similar to what's on coral skeleton, what coral thrive at will power up the dino..again this is if indeed its dino...

In po4 no3 imbalance conditions you are more likley to get cyano or cyano+diatom which many times confused reefers in to thinking they have dino because it's not red colored..

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rfgonzo · 12/04/2019, 08:34 PM

KNO3 time, thanks

12/04/2019, 04:18 PM	#1
rfgonzo Registered Member Join Date: Sep 2013 Location: Michigan Posts: 1,280	Dinos ? Will dinos grow with a reading of NO3 at 0 and PO4 at 0.09? I thought both nutrients would need to be on the lower side? NO3 tested with Salifert and PO4 with hanna __________________ 210 gal reef, 75 gal Refuge with 55 Gal sump mixed reef 100 gal Reef, 75 gal Refuge with 55 gal sump. SPS/LPS & 100 gal Japanese Dragon Moray eel tank with 40 gal sump 75 gal Brazilian Dragon Mor

12/04/2019, 08:05 PM	#2
mcgyvr Registered Member Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: North Carolina Posts: 20,050	Yes... __________________ Who me?

12/04/2019, 08:34 PM	#4
rfgonzo Registered Member Join Date: Sep 2013 Location: Michigan Posts: 1,280	KNO3 time, thanks __________________ 210 gal reef, 75 gal Refuge with 55 Gal sump mixed reef 100 gal Reef, 75 gal Refuge with 55 gal sump. SPS/LPS & 100 gal Japanese Dragon Moray eel tank with 40 gal sump 75 gal Brazilian Dragon Mor

12/04/2019, 08:29 PM	#3
ohashimz Registered Member Join Date: Apr 2012 Posts: 276	I think there is alot of miss informstions about dino in forums that is confusing everyone. I do not believe dino have direct correlation with po4 and no3.. I have kept reefs in diffrent conditions and never got dino. Most of the time when reefers think they have dino, they actually have cyano or diatom and cyano.. Dino is much more rare than you expect in home aquaria.. Dino is not presented in aquarium by default that it will show up guaranteed with certain conditions... you bring dino from diffrent system, and once this happen you will have dino given the right condition (high silica, high nutrients...etc) Dino is actually a type of zooxanthellae, similar to what's on coral skeleton, what coral thrive at will power up the dino..again this is if indeed its dino... In po4 no3 imbalance conditions you are more likley to get cyano or cyano+diatom which many times confused reefers in to thinking they have dino because it's not red colored.. Sent from my SM-G960U using Tapatalk