• Need advice! Dinoflagellates

  • Crystal

I need advice! The aquarium is over two years old. The corals are doing great. All parameters are normal. There are no unwanted algae. The rocks are clean and are covered with coraline. But there is one problem! I can't get rid of the algae on the substrate. I've tried everything. I collected the top layer of the substrate, rinsed it thoroughly, and put it back in the aquarium. It was fruitless. The most interesting thing is that if I stir the substrate, it stays white for literally an hour or an hour and a half... and then it starts to get covered with algae again. These are dinoflagellates. In this discussion, they recommend fighting them with the FAUNA MARIN ULTRA ALGEA X product. But this product has been discontinued and is hard to find. They say that the equivalent is FAUNA MARIN dino x. Is that true? There is also another product from the same company – RED X. Has anyone used it to combat dinoflagellates? How effective is it? I would appreciate any information!

Stephanie3084

For almost 2 years, I successfully and unsuccessfully fought this trouble. After that, I removed all the substrate from the aquarium because the dinoflagellates were only in the substrate. Apparently, the culprit was the detritus that accumulated in it. I placed about a dozen plates with briarium along the bottom (120*40 cm). Now the bottom is covered with Carolina and briarium. I'm satisfied.

Andrea8397

Are all the indicators normal? I doubt it. The sand might be silted, but have you tried to increase the number of strombus? In one of the 400-liter aquariums, there was a similar issue; there were two strombus, and after adding four more, everything was fine in a week.

Rebecca

I have the same problem... in the morning there’s none, but as it gets lighter, it starts to grow, and by lunchtime, there’s such a carpet... I don’t know how to get rid of it yet. How to siphon sand? Are there any life hacks to avoid raising a cloud and preventing the tube from sucking in sand?

Darlene4238

I was recommended this remedy. They say it's very effective. Today is the first day I've started using it. I'll report on the results later.

Daniel132

Are there any contraindications? Is anyone going to pass out?

Kevin8087

I used this medication twice. It didn't help at all.

Ricky9405

Good afternoon. How did the fight with Dino go? Did the medication help?

Charles4157

Crap... it didn't help.