Evil has a new name.......DINOFLAGELLATES

[reefburnaby]

Hi

Wow.... Don't panic....it just makes things worse. Umm....lights out for a couple of days....this should help control things a bit and gives you time to read up and get things ready. If you still haven't figure things out after a couple of days, time to get a rubbermaid tub and place all of the precious stuff (corals) in there -- make sure the dinos are cleaned off before placing in the tub. Fishes should be okay...just make sure that there is lots of oxygen exchange.

So, dinos, as you know, are a very aggresive algae that feed on nutrients. So, the best way to fight these guys is...export nutrients. Do you have a refugium ? If not...no problem...time to get that skimmer tuned up.

Well....you might need to spend a $150 to get the skimmer up and running at full steam. What kind of a pump are you using to the drive this skimmer ? If it is the regular Red Sea pump....that's probably your problem. You'll need to upgrade it to something serious like a Mag 7 with Kent Venturi. Chemical filtration might work, but I think the skimmer will make a bigger dent in to the problem. Boasting alk levels helps to.

Oh...you might want to find a local mentor to help you with this. Brad and Steve are Canreef mentors who are from the island.

Good luck.

- Victor.