Fighting Dinoflagellates..Time for the extreme

[christyf5]

Really REALLY watch your lighting when you take the cardboard off. Those sps will NOT be happy about that. I fought dinos for a year and lost almost everything, I did the blackout thing too which I think was the final straw for the last of my SPS (they were on the edge anyways). It wasn't until I really shocked the system (removed the sand) that I was finally rid of the little $#@!&s forever.

Good luck! I hope it works for you. Dinos are about the worst algae plague ever.

[Slyguy00]

Thanks for the heads up! I have done alot of reading into this and there is even people out there that have blacked out their tank for 7 days. Im going to do 3 days and take the cardboard off at night. So it will just wake up like it normally does. But i was going to only run 2 t5s for the first day after. This crap is a plauge forsure. If this fails i will be trying the ever so controversial peroxyde. I have read alot of people have great success with this.( http://www.reefcentral.com/forums/sh....php?t=2082359 )If that fails i will probably start my tank over.

[Slyguy00]

So today i uncovered my tank and was amazed at how clean it looks. There is no algae of any kind and all my livestock seems happy. Now for the waiting game. If it hasnt returned in two weeks ill call it a success.

[NIVLEM09]

I'm glad it worked out well for you.tank is looking good.

[Slyguy00]

Thanks, I appreciate that. Lets hope it stays that way, iv heard they can come back up to 2 weeks later.

[GoFish]

Sweet, hopefully it stays that clean! Did you vacuum right before covering it up or was it all dino'd?

[Slyguy00]

I syphoned the sand right before black out, and then added the water back through filter sock, because I have heard that adding new salt water will actually help feed dinos. But the rocks were covered in the crap, and its completely gone. So my fingers are crossed.