So I set my tank up in the end of November and am having a Dino outbreak now. I’ve listened to so many talks podcasts and videos about it so I have a specific question.
So I started with live sand, dry marco rock, and dr Tim’s. Left the tank dark for 5 weeks, and added the eco pods 3 weeks in. I started to notice some rusty bloom on my sand and started doing research, my Nitrate and phosphate are not detectable on the tests. I know api isn’t good but it was clear so there’s no color discrepancies there.
My plan is to slowly dose to nitrates and add some silica to encourage a diatom bloom to outcompete. Also will be dosing live phyto and adding some different bacteria to get my biodiversity back in check, maybe smack it with a blackout somewhere in there. My mushrooms don’t seem to be happy.
Does that look like good algae on the walls or just green Dino’s ?
My question is can I possibly try to dose peroxide while I’m slowly dosing the nitrate ?
Should I move my frags to the QT to wait it out, and should i peroxide dip the frag plugs before adding ?
So I started with live sand, dry marco rock, and dr Tim’s. Left the tank dark for 5 weeks, and added the eco pods 3 weeks in. I started to notice some rusty bloom on my sand and started doing research, my Nitrate and phosphate are not detectable on the tests. I know api isn’t good but it was clear so there’s no color discrepancies there.
My plan is to slowly dose to nitrates and add some silica to encourage a diatom bloom to outcompete. Also will be dosing live phyto and adding some different bacteria to get my biodiversity back in check, maybe smack it with a blackout somewhere in there. My mushrooms don’t seem to be happy.
Does that look like good algae on the walls or just green Dino’s ?
My question is can I possibly try to dose peroxide while I’m slowly dosing the nitrate ?
Should I move my frags to the QT to wait it out, and should i peroxide dip the frag plugs before adding ?