I've got Dino, not the Jurassic kind

Discussion in 'Algae' started by Slassco, Oct 27, 2014.

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  1. zesty

    zesty Sailfin Tang

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    Sweet, I'm going to go on a scavenger hunt and see what I can find!

    Thanks!
     
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  3. Slassco

    Slassco Flamingo Tongue

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    Sweet, I'm going to go on a scavenger hunt and see what I can find!

    +1. Wish I had a good way to get a pic. My house is like my tank, low tech. I still use aol and would use compuserve if I could.

    Anyway, small increase done in mag and ph. Will update once that has a chance to settle.

    Thanks all
     
  4. zesty

    zesty Sailfin Tang

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    Here's one way. I don't know if I have any lenses hanging around. I've heard you can find lenses in those little laser pointers.

    http://tech.firstpost.com/news-analysis/how-to-get-super-macro-from-cellphone-cameras-43216.html
     
  5. Manolo_mp

    Manolo_mp Plankton

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    I beg to differ. All of the "fluff and stuff" [​IMG][/URL][/IMG]

    Was done to weaken the Dino. After reading extensive articles on Dino in the wild and in captivity. As well as other pro reefers experiences I put together that regimen and did VISUALLY see the Dino start to die back BEFORE the blackout. The blackout and the ultra algea x was the final 1-2 punch.
     
  6. Ballgame

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    Hate algae.
     
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  7. zesty

    zesty Sailfin Tang

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    I updated this thread with pictures I took using a lense from a laser pointer.
     
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  9. Manolo_mp

    Manolo_mp Plankton

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    Awesome thread! His introductory post pretty much explains why I used a multiprongged approach to beating my Dino. Because I didn't know what species I was dealing with.
     
  10. Servillius

    Servillius Montipora Digitata

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    I really have no intention of starting a fight, so I'll just say this. Next time you have dino, try everything you can think of without the lights out. If its definitely dino as confirmed by a microscope, I bet its still there in a month. Then stop everything and try a lights out for 3 days. You will see nothing but white wisps where the dino once hung on your stuff. You still need to spend weeks (4 - 6) keeping your lighting as low as your corals can stand to keep it from comming back, I prefer blue only, but it is easily apparent the lights out works.

    The problem with all the other remedies is, if they fail and they most likely will, your corals were weakened by that amount of time by the dino. This only increases the risk they can't tolorate the lights out.
     
  11. zesty

    zesty Sailfin Tang

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    This is going to be my next step. I just need to (gather my courage) and do it! I've never done a full lights out before...

    What about the sump light? Did you turn that off too?
     
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    Servillius Montipora Digitata

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    I didn't have a sump light, but I would definitely turn that off.