Dinoflagellates and Fauna Marin Algae X

mikeclarke · #1 10-11-2013, 08:44 PM

How do you administer Hydrogen Peroxide and what is the dosage? I have a 100gallon tank with a 50 gallon sump.

mrhasan · #2 10-11-2013, 09:29 PM

People has success increasing Mg with kent Mg (only). Maybe give that a try? That's a proven solution.

AquaPin · #3 10-11-2013, 10:06 PM

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Originally Posted by mrhasan

People has success increasing Mg with kent Mg (only). Maybe give that a try? That's a proven solution.

For Dino? I have read several different forums that suggest this for Bryosis, but not Dino.

mrhasan · #4 10-12-2013, 12:06 AM

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Originally Posted by AquaPin

For Dino? I have read several different forums that suggest this for Bryosis, but not Dino.

Ops sorry. I mixed up between dino and bryopsis. Please discard my post

mikeclarke · #5 10-12-2013, 03:46 PM

I also just realised my UV sterilizer bulb is done. Funny how I just ordered from J&L last week for some other stuff. I'll have to think of some other things to get to get the free shipping.

Would a dead UV sterilizer also contribute to the algae?

AquaPin · #6 10-11-2013, 10:11 PM

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Originally Posted by mikeclarke

How do you administer Hydrogen Peroxide and what is the dosage? I have a 100gallon tank with a 50 gallon sump.

There is a lot of info if you google H2O2 or hydrogen peroxide dinoflagellates, but most suggest 10G per 1mL. I use a syringe and squirt it directly on the sand bed where the largest dino collection is.

jostafew · #7 10-11-2013, 11:05 PM

Sorry mike, I feel your pain. Dinos are a plague that I wouldn't wish on any fellow reefer. Different strains of Dinos respond differently to "proven" treatments, but the only thing that was effective for me was complete darkness for 7-10 days.

Have a look over this thread at RC, it's a long one but will probably tell you more than you ever wanted to know about dinos: http://www.reefcentral.com/forums/sh....php?t=1962886

Good luck