Dinoflagellates

If you are still cycling then I would check your pH and keep that up. You are having it due to the cycling process. Place phosban and turn ligths off. Make sure it is gone before adding anything fish wise or coral wise

 

Can I leave my sump light on I have new mangroves and macro

 

My tank is like 5 months old

 

yeah that would be ok IMO. Good luck

I could not find the article by Fenner (was actually a book that I had) but here is a good article on treatment and raising ph

Problem Dinoflagellates and pH by Randy Holmes-Farley - Reefkeeping.com

 

oh one more thing...if you get lax and dont keep up wtih it it can return. I had it happen slightly one time since last year so I had to work to get it back under control.

I also read that at this point it is not a good idea to do water changes until it is all gone

I did manually remove as much as I could daily with a turkey baseter

 

How do I keep I away after the 7 days??

And when he says lime he mean the chemical??where can I get the I already have a ph buffer.

Thanks alot for ur help

 

just my 2 cents but i found when i had my out break of dinos nothing helped... besides time. they only were around for about 3-6 months in my tank and i assumed due to its age

 

It was impossible for me to stay away for 7 days. I kept peering in there : but whenever I felt the need to turn on light for a bit I called Inwall and he talked me down ;D I can be your light anomonyous buddie if need be :LolLolLol I am currently using pickling lime from Walmart as my kalk (basically that is all it is) Ms Wagners Pickling Lime...can only get it this time of the year. Not the pickling salt but the lime

 

I have a question about raising your Ph. I have been testing my levels daily and my alkalinity is at 11.2, while my Ph is at 8.2. My calcium is at 420 ppm and my magnesium is at 1470 ppm. Is there a way of raising the Ph without affecting the alkalinity. If I use the kalwasser, doesn't that also raise calcium and alkalinity? If so, will the numbers be safe to get my Ph up to 8.4? Thanks in advance for the help.

 

These things are nasty, I am battling them now to.
try this link it is great article on them.
Problem Dinoflagellates and pH by Randy Holmes-Farley - Reefkeeping.com