Nosey Posted March 4, 2009 Author Share Posted March 4, 2009 I keep saying DKH, but I should be saying Alc! Link to comment
el_vulture619 Posted March 5, 2009 Share Posted March 5, 2009 Nosey that is ALOT of extra work to be keeping the ALK up like that..along with the PH, there has to be a better way. Most of the efforts we have done have just subdued the dinos but never gotten rid of them! I want them terminated! Has to be a way.... Link to comment
Nosey Posted March 5, 2009 Author Share Posted March 5, 2009 It’s not that bad, as of this weekend, I will have automated the whole thing!.......Well - the testing I haven't looked at my PH in weeks. Link to comment
el_vulture619 Posted March 19, 2009 Share Posted March 19, 2009 UPDATE: Dinos are almost gone. They are not even close to what they were in the original posts! Just a few areas remain. Once again patience is the best treatment for a nano! I have been checking PH and trying to keep it around 8.5 by adding 9 oz of kalk water to my 40b every couple of days. The mix for the kalk is 1 heaping TBS for 2 QTs RO water. I also have been doing water changes, but not on a regular schedual, just when I see dinos forming on detrius pile in the corners of the tank; they are syphoned out. I have also scrubbed GHA off of the LR with a toothbrush and rinsed with FW. The GHA was hosting the dinos the most. GHA growth has slowed and so far has not returned to its past levels. (2 weeks) I run a bag of Chemipure Elite in my HOB to help with any phosphates or random chemicals to help keep the water clean. Best test.... my LM blennie is eating GHA now (a little), before it would spit it out, because of the dinos! This battle is long and hard, but I Press On, and rejoice in the LORD!! Link to comment
nick1912 Posted January 13, 2010 Share Posted January 13, 2010 this is an old post, but what salt mix were you people using if you dont mind me asking, what were you using at the time and since then have you switched mixes? Link to comment
nemmy Posted January 13, 2010 Share Posted January 13, 2010 this is an old post, but what salt mix were you people using if you dont mind me asking, what were you using at the time and since then have you switched mixes? I was never part of this thread, but i had reef crystals when i had the dinos. I thought it was the salt but it ended up not being the problem. I did about 100% in water changes over a week or 2 with new salt (Neomarine). Then i did no waterchanges until they burned themselves out. I also cut my lighting to 6 hours a day. Took about 4 weeks from full outbreak to gone. Link to comment
el_vulture619 Posted January 14, 2010 Share Posted January 14, 2010 wow, last post was in march...and I need to log into photobucket!! LOL! Salt mix is IO, didnt not change it and still use it. My dinos are gone and have not returned. I still dose kalc but not as routinely, more like when I remember..lol So I guess I won the WAR!! Link to comment
thewire Posted March 3, 2010 Share Posted March 3, 2010 wow, last post was in march...and I need to log into photobucket!! LOL! Salt mix is IO, didnt not change it and still use it. My dinos are gone and have not returned. I still dose kalc but not as routinely, more like when I remember..lol So I guess I won the WAR!! I am not trying to beat the old thread lol but could you tell me if this is your routine? 1) Does Kalkwasser + RO water to what level? What's the ratio kalk to RO water? 2) So by dosing Kalk with RO water, it should raise my pH and alk level. I will check my alk and pH prior dosing too Link to comment
callmesaul8889 Posted March 21, 2010 Share Posted March 21, 2010 dinos? trying to figure this poop out Link to comment
thewire Posted March 23, 2010 Share Posted March 23, 2010 dinos? trying to figure this poop out that's scary! Vacuum as much as you can. Link to comment
RESONANCE Posted March 23, 2010 Share Posted March 23, 2010 One of my tanks just went through a dinos infestation and came out on top! Just thought I'd share. No kalk or any chemicals were used. I took out as much of the dinos as possible did 1/3 water change. Then total lights out for 3 days straight. After day 3 turned the lights back on - the few corals I have were pissed but alive. Left the lights on regular schedule for 5 days and noticed a tiny bit of dinos on some of my macro algea. Took whatever remained of the dinos I could find out of the tank again. Then proceeded for another 3 days total lights out. After that - no more dinos! Yippie!!!! And oddly enough, the corals looked better than ever after the last lights out day. Polyps extended further and colors nicer too. Link to comment
DAROB6571 Posted March 25, 2010 Share Posted March 25, 2010 When you say lights out do you mean like tank covered with something for complete darkness? Link to comment
callmesaul8889 Posted March 25, 2010 Share Posted March 25, 2010 not complete, no. i did use that method last time i had a lights out period and saw no major difference. I've only been running the lights a few hours a day to try and control it for now. i'm going on spring break and ill be leaving it on it's regular light schedule for the next week, so i might come back to hell Link to comment
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