Thoughts and opinions on my Dino prob.

I have yet decided how I am going to deal with this, I have read some older threads on the topic.

This is what I am thinking, my 72 bowfront is close to being able to set up, I got new sand and rock to add to it and I plan to use everything in my 40b.

I know when the transfer is made I will experiance a pretty decent cycle, just like starting over and will go through the entire cycle again of brown, green and red algaes.

If I place the Corals, Fish and other life stock in my 20g sump for a period of time while the tank is doing its thing, when all is said and done if it may also resolve the Dino problem, it will have to out compete the other algae blooms the tank sure will go through.

What do you think?

 

Not sure what you are asking. Do you plan on keeping the fish in the (attached) sump to prevent an algae problem? If thats the case it will make no difference because its all the same water. As long as your tank has been seeded and cycled you should add your fish to the display.

How many are you planning on adding? Adding too much livestock will overload your bio filtration and cause an ammonia spike, possibly killing the fish. All the different algae are part of the process and what I think makes the hobby interesting. As long as you use RODI, do your maintenance and go slowly they all go away fairly quickly.

You dont mention one, but do you have a skimmer?

 

I am not sure exactly what you're saying either. Problematic Dinoflagellates often thrive in low nitrogen environments though. Raising nitrate may help and this would probably be the case in a new setup. Other algae such as diatoms can out compete dinos in these types of environments, especially if there is available silica for example, which is often the case in a new system.

 

It appears to me as if you plan to use your live rock and other items from your 40b in your new tank. If that is the case and your plan is to move everything directly from one tank to the other, then your cycle should not be that big. I just moved from a 75 to a 125 and used my rock from the old into the new. I used new sand which i seeded with 2 cups from my old tank and i added 100 lbs of dry rock. I then moved all my old rock, corals and fish from the old tank to the new. Since i did not increase the bio load the rock that i transferred should handle most of the nitrogen cycle in the new tank as the new rock gets seeded. I have a small diatom issue which i believe should resolve as the silicates from the new sand get used up. Hope this helps to answer your question. I think the biggest thing is to not reuse your old sand other than a small amount for seeding.

 

This is exactly what i think he meant too.

One thing you could do is take your new rock and put it in a plastic tote with saltwater,heater, and a powerhead. Let it "cook" for 3 weeks, and you should have a decent amount of bacteria on your rocks.

And no matter what, when you add new sand, whether it is rinsed or not, you will get the funky brown algae for awhile. Like mentioned above, it's the silicates in the sand. If it gets out of hand you can treat it with hydrogen peroxide dosing. Google it, and you will find the threads.

 

I guess the life stock has nothing to do really with the question. I was curious if when the new tank set up and the transfer with the nitrogen cycle I know I will have if it would kill off the Dino infection that some of my rock has in my current tank.

I am also wondering since my 40b has Dino should I wait until it's gone, before I move things over?