andysgirl8800
Blenny Badlands
I did a full documentation of my dino outbreak and 12 day blackout with photos. :D
Invasion of the Killer Dinos
- Thread starter Bifferwine
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I did a full documentation of my dino outbreak and 12 day blackout with photos. :D
Bifferwine
I am a girl
I didn't take any "before" photos, but I can definitely take some photos tonight of the die-off (Day 5 of the blackout).
Sunshine
Reef enthusiast
Did you have before pictures ? I would be interested to see what it looks like.
VAreef
Reefing newb
With all the threads about Dinos which I had never even heard of until recently you guys have me looking at every little brown thing in my tank. I'm glad your getting a handle on it though.
Bifferwine
I am a girl
Dinos are pretty easy to spot because they form a mat of air bubbles. They are usually brown, stringy, slimy with bubbles hanging off of them. They are distinctive from other algaes in that way.
Sunshine
Reef enthusiast
What causes the outbreak ?
andysgirl8800
Blenny Badlands
Sure do! It's all in this thread:
https://www.livingreefs.com/great-algae-genocide-war-2010-a-t24202.html
yote
In Memoriam
Depends on which species of Dinos you get.
Some thrive in prestine water conditions living on the same nutrients,calcium,and carbonate that our corals do.
While others like more nutrient rich water like any other algae.
VAreef
Reefing newb
I went thru that thread AG I would say a must read.
andysgirl8800
Blenny Badlands
You just don't want to get the toxic kind, like I had and Biff has now.
Sunshine
Reef enthusiast
wow .... that's all I can say. You have a lot of patience. I don't know if I would of stuck it out like you are doing. Great thread read. Good luck. Your tank is going to look awesome when you are through all of this.
andysgirl8800
Blenny Badlands
Biff...how's the dinos coming along? I know you had that bad Kalk reaction and I'm sorry. :(
Bifferwine
I am a girl
It's funny, Carolyn. The kalk overdose killed all my coralline immediately (it all turned white), but it also seemed to kill the dinos! Hahahaha. There were only a couple bubbles on the back wall yesterday (I switched back to full lighting as not to keep the corals stressed after the kalk incident).
ltkenbo
Reefing newb
See I am dealing with them now too, but it must not be the toxic kind cause all my fish are fine, they're just annoying as hell cause they cover everything.
andysgirl8800
Blenny Badlands
The dinos took a while to kill my fish, it wasn't a quick death. They were slowly poisoned as they ate it, and it only affected the algae eaters in my tank.
BL1
.............
How are things looking now Biff, I hope it's at least getting a little better
Bifferwine
I am a girl
Well, since the kalk overdose, I haven't seen dinos in my 90. But, they sprung up in my 10 gallon tank afterwards! I have no idea what's going on with my tanks. I want to just throw them into the yard right now.
ltkenbo
Reefing newb
Yeah seems like everyone has been getting them lately.
koda_dad
Mr. Paranoid
Glad to hear they area gone from your 90.
Wow... I see what they mean about patience in this hobby.
Keep at it... and goodluck!
Wow... I see what they mean about patience in this hobby.
Keep at it... and goodluck!
SalteeDogg
Reefing newb
how did you have a kalk overdose? I am about to try kalk with my tank cause of dino's but am kind of afraid now cause some of my rocks have 7 yr old coraline encrusted on them.
