I’m guessing that’s a better option.Found this one which plugs into a phone/PC which I could use, supposedly does 40x-1000x so should work okay!
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I’m guessing that’s a better option.Found this one which plugs into a phone/PC which I could use, supposedly does 40x-1000x so should work okay!
Ordered now! Should arrive tomorrow so I’ll update this thread with some photos to help get an ID and then get a plan for next stepsI’m guessing that’s a better option.
Don’t buy that one. People have tried and they’re garbage.Found this one which plugs into a phone/PC which I could use, supposedly does 40x-1000x so should work okay!
What would be a better option? Struggling to find a cheaper one from the UK which is more traditionalDon’t buy that one. People have tried and they’re garbage.
Something more like this?Don’t buy that one. People have tried and they’re garbage.
Got a sample! Tried to get the best video I could! What ID would this be? Let me know if you need another photo/videoUV will only kill Ostreopsis/coolia. You have to take a water sample from the sandbed and look under a microscope to know what Dino you have. Once you know the Dino you have, you can plan to defeat it. Black outs do nothing to get rid of them.
Have a read below.
Got a sample! Tried to get the best video I could! What ID would this be? Let me know if you need another photo/video
Yeah I think it might be small cell ampidiniumsI can’t see it on my iPad. Hopefully others can see it.
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Dinoflagellate Identification Guide
I've had this laying around for a while. Had some recent interest, so I tweaked it a bit and am posting it. Not really about cures just ID pictures, videos, and a few short facts. Hope it can be helpful.www.reef2reef.com
Has this uploaded? Here’s some photos tooI can’t see the video
I can see the pics only. I’m on an iPad.Has this uploaded? Here’s some photos too
Yeah I’ve read exactly this, don’t mind waiting as long as I know there’s end to it all lol. My snails are still a bit worse for wear, would they still be toxic enough to effect the snails?Yes, SCA. The good news is you won’t need to buy a UV sterilizer and they’re not toxic. The bad news is that they take a while to eradicate. Buy some water glass and dose as per the “dealing with Dino’s” document I attached. Expect it to take a couple months. Nothing good happens quickly in a reef tank.
Ahhh okay, yeah sounds likely then! God what a nightmare, just when I thought I got rid of cyano now the real fight starts lolIt’s a great question and it’s quite likely, but something I’ve never been able to nail down 100%. I lost snails during my Dino fight, but only a couple, so not really sure if it was directly related to Dino’s. Lost a turbo, trochus, astrea, but just one or two from each group of a dozen, so hard to say for sure, but it’s a good bet. Nassarious, cerith and bubblebee were all unaffected.
Ah thank you, will definitely be doing my research and I’ll make sure I don’t end up making it worse!If you can't get waterglass you can buy sodium silicate. I used it successfully to beat prorocentrum. Really hard to mix in water and make sure to not overdose. I caused a bacterial bloom(brown water, diatoms) that was actually killing more than the dino
Ahhh that makes sense then, thank you! Is dosing silicates the best way to start treatment? And increasing biodiversity?Yep, small cell Amphidinium.
They can be toxic enough to harm snails, so if your snails act lethargic or are dying then take that as evidence of toxicity.