Red slime Vs. Dinoflaggelates (sp?)

niloc16 · #1 06-01-2008, 11:17 PM

sounds like dinos. i lost a ton of stuff fighting it with no luck. i blackout the tank for 8 days and that got rid of it

banditpowdercoat · #2 06-02-2008, 01:18 AM

Ya, Corals will be just fine. Like stated, need complete blackout. I wrapped a towel around mine. As far as corals and light, therye are cloudy periods in the ocean too, right? Alot of corals are also shipped 3-4 days in a box, no light before you get them, so they should be just fine. When its time for lights to come back, i only have light a couple hrs the frist day, then back to the schedual

Keri · #3 06-02-2008, 02:00 AM

Sadness...

Well, I'll try siphoning and lights out and WC.... I wish the stuff would siphon out better!!
I might still take a sample to work sand look at it under the scope, i'll try to get a pic of it and maybe someone will know.

My snails appear to be doing ok tho....should I move them to another tank? Can I supplement their food with anything? If I put the snails from the 65 into the 27 there definately won't be enough algae to go around. Is there any risk of transferring the dinos from one tank to the other this way?
Should I bring some coral over too? I onlyt have PC lights on the 27 tho....insufficent light may be better than none at all?

banditpowdercoat · #4 06-02-2008, 02:05 AM

Snails should be fine. Mine are not bothered by it

Keri · #5 06-02-2008, 02:09 AM

Can I cover the tank in tinfoil? it shouldn't hurt as long as it's not touching the water, right?

And ....the fish are going to be hungry, no?

banditpowdercoat · #6 06-02-2008, 02:23 AM

Fish will not starve, they can go weeks without food acctually.

Tinfoil? Ya as long as its not touching the water should be fine. Don't have a bath towel you can stretch over?

Skimmerking · #7 06-02-2008, 02:21 AM

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Originally Posted by banditpowdercoat

Ya, Corals will be just fine. Like stated, need complete blackout. I wrapped a towel around mine. As far as corals and light, therye are cloudy periods in the ocean too, right? Alot of corals are also shipped 3-4 days in a box, no light before you get them, so they should be just fine. When its time for lights to come back, i only have light a couple hrs the frist day, then back to the schedual

I have to disagree with you on the lighting period Dan not to sound negitive to your post , let's look at the sun when its out you are getting Omega A and B in which the corals take from. When its cloudy out you are still getting B rays, not the Alpha rays. SO in true terms turning the lights totally off you are depleting the corals of any Alpha or Beta rays. and then that is where the corals tissues are lacking the proper sun light. causing them to grow and convert sun light in to growing tissues.

banditpowdercoat · #8 06-02-2008, 02:25 AM

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Originally Posted by asmodeus

I have to disagree with you on the lighting period Dan not to sound negitive to your post , let's look at the sun when its out you are getting Omega A and B in which the corals take from. When its cloudy out you are still getting B rays, not the Alpha rays. SO in true terms turning the lights totally off you are depleting the corals of any Alpha or Beta rays. and then that is where the corals tissues are lacking the proper sun light. causing them to grow and convert sun light in to growing tissues.

I agree, cloudy still has some light. Was more of an example I guess. Main hting is I read alot on lights out before i tried it too, On RC, and a few other fis forums. Alot of people reccomend it and 2-3 days wont harm anything, was a common consensus between them all

Skimmerking · #9 06-02-2008, 02:29 AM

no worries my friend I remember about reading about that too. I thought that i had Dino's too one day it came and then it went within 3 days it was gone, I was lucky compared to some of the tank that i have seen. I here that a guy went 4 days with out light and put his lights on full day light time and had no problems. But at the end of the day not every tank is the same.

Keri · #10 06-02-2008, 02:39 AM

Well, I'm going to try 2-3 days and see if there is any improvement - if so I will continue. I could stretch a towel over, yeah....what if I just close the blinds (it's downstairs - very little light comes in that window anyhow and it's around the corner from it) and block off the sides of the tank? Moonlights too I guess?
It just makes me nervous putting anything over the tank.

Oh my poor clam will be so sad...Oh well, at least other ppl have gotten thru this!