Dinoflagellates my experience......h2o2 reefing tool!!!!!

[Captain Nemo]

excellent thanks!

 

[bkss709]

I have a clam abd no problems at all and i have been dosing for 8 days and have noticed a increase in color to some of my corals and no Dino at all now.

BUMP!! Just wondering if anyone dosed H2O2 with clams in the mix??? Any ill effects?? Gonna try tonight if I get the go ahead from yo9u guys!

 

[Captain Nemo]

Thanks guys! dosing this tonight! 1 ml per 10 gal ? Thats what everyone is using? right??

 

[bkss709]

Yes 1 Mil for every 10 gallons

Thanks guys! dosing this tonight! 1 ml per 10 gal ? Thats what everyone is using? right??

 

[Captain Nemo]

thanks again! starting tonight!

 

[cody6766]

I'm using 10mL for every gallon of (estimated) actual system volume. I tried to account for rock displacement so I don't OD the tank...if that's possible.

 

[Captain Nemo]

Ok I put in the first dose last night......... didnt really sleep, checked as soon as I woke up and everything still looked alive. Had to go to work, so hoping its still alive when I get home......:squigglemouth:

 

[wicked demon]

Adding Peroxide doesn't raise ORP. I see it drop from 450 to 220 when I add it to my tank

Yes, (I am not trying to argue) it does raise redox, it is used in many public water sanitation processes;

Reduction potential - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

 

[Troylee]

Ok I put in the first dose last night......... didnt really sleep, checked as soon as I woke up and everything still looked alive. Had to go to work, so hoping its still alive when I get home......:squigglemouth:

Everything will be fine I promise... I know quite a few doing this now and not one casualty from anyone... The worst I have heard is it's done nothing lol...

 

[VegasRick]

I added it several days in a row and saw the exact same results on my ORP meter every day I added it

 

[VegasRick]

Heres a 7 day graph, the sudden drop in ORP is exactly when I added 1ml per 10gal of H2o2

 

[wicked demon]

thats crazy weird! everything I have read says orp should be raised, and my water definatly gets clearer.
How does your meter measure ORP?

 

[Snitch]

I started this a few days ago, but my peroxide is pretty old - expired plus some - so I think I'm dealing with just water at this point - LOL! I'm going to get another bottle and start over and I'll try to take some progress picks if I can remember.

 

[wicked demon]

I started this a few days ago, but my peroxide is pretty old - expired plus some - so I think I'm dealing with just water at this point - LOL! I'm going to get another bottle and start over and I'll try to take some progress picks if I can remember.

You should see if it fizzes on a wound, or dip a zoa.

 

[VegasRick]

thats crazy weird! everything I have read says orp should be raised, and my water definatly gets clearer.
How does your meter measure ORP?

Not sure what you mean by how, this is the graph I pull up with my APEX, it uses a probe kept in the sump. And the h2o2 was added to the display. I watched it carefully the first couple of time and the results are almost instant. I expected results like what you predicted but.....My theory is that its possible the H2O2 reacts with stuff in the tank and breaks it down immediately thus lowering the ORP, but I prefer to leave theory to the heavy thinkers

 

[ThaBeast]

VegasRick--I have the same experience with you and orp when adding peroxide, but my drop isn't as drastic and my orp rebounds to higher than original value

 

[VegasRick]

Mine definitely hasn't gone higher. But then mine is pretty high to start ranging around 440-460. I don't have dino or cyano but have regular algae problems on a new 500g system. I added the peroxide for a week and didn't see any big differences that couldn't be attributed to the other things I am doing to fight it. Then I broke my measuring shot glass and ended the trial

 

[Snitch]

You should see if it fizzes on a wound, or dip a zoa.

No wounds for a change... as cheap as it is, I'll just pick up a new bottle on the way home from work.

 

[wicked demon]

I think the ORP is raised as a result of the decay *from* the h2o2. That is why you see the drop, but then the immediate increase to very high levels.

 

[VegasRick]

I think the ORP is raised as a result of the decay of the h2o2. That is why you see the drop, but then the immediate increase to very high levels.

Its an immediate drop, then a slow rise back to normal level