What species of dinos do you have? I am battling small cell amphidinium with Microbacter, phyto, silicates, and copepods. The goal is to improve biodiversity and increase diatoms to outcompete the dinos. I'm 2 months in and the dinos are drastically reduced and the sand bed is mostly occupied by the diatoms. This UV gadget seems to be an interesting idea. I would guess that it can basically reset your sand bed and possibly knock out your beneficial bacteria as well but there should still have beneficial bacteria in rocks and sump. Keep us posted on how this works.
Agree with your dino treatment, 12 months of trying all sorts of methods, then used phyto, pods, silcates cleared it in 1 month, also had small cell amph
If you use the UV on your entire sand bed aren’t you always killing all the bacteria all other forms of life that eventually should compete with Dinos?
Only the organisms on a thin top layer are sterilized. Everything below the surface remains in tact and unsterilized. That is how it works. You target the dinos at peak lighting hours.
I just finished a week of uv sweeping and the results are incredible. I'll see how it looks in a week or two but even if it comes back, I'm confident that I can deal with them again.
Please update us on the progress (through the podcast with Reef Dork or other) on this after the 30 days 🙏 I’m battling that as well and sterilizer on sand bed did not work for me 🥺
It worked for my Dino’s
5 stars. What a man
5 stars, that great! Would be really cool if the magic wand with the UV light works :)
What species of dinos do you have? I am battling small cell amphidinium with Microbacter, phyto, silicates, and copepods. The goal is to improve biodiversity and increase diatoms to outcompete the dinos. I'm 2 months in and the dinos are drastically reduced and the sand bed is mostly occupied by the diatoms. This UV gadget seems to be an interesting idea. I would guess that it can basically reset your sand bed and possibly knock out your beneficial bacteria as well but there should still have beneficial bacteria in rocks and sump. Keep us posted on how this works.
Agree with your dino treatment, 12 months of trying all sorts of methods, then used phyto, pods, silcates cleared it in 1 month, also had small cell amph
Well done Ryan congrats on 5 stars.
Congratulations on five Stars. I like stars. 🎉. I am totally with you on that one. 😊
Thanks for the shout out!
Providing a fully loaded dining table for your pets probably helped you get the 5th star!
Congratulations on your #5 score. Top of the class.
Great series keep it going
Get an algae turf scrubber you’ll never have that off balance anymore if you give it a spot to grow on! Best of luck
Put five stars 🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟 on the garage like hotel 😂 well done
Congratulations on 5*s
If you use the UV on your entire sand bed aren’t you always killing all the bacteria all other forms of life that eventually should compete with Dinos?
Only the organisms on a thin top layer are sterilized. Everything below the surface remains in tact and unsterilized. That is how it works. You target the dinos at peak lighting hours.
I just finished a week of uv sweeping and the results are incredible.
I'll see how it looks in a week or two but even if it comes back, I'm confident that I can deal with them again.
Very expensive smorgasbord there Ryno 😅
Congrats!!!
I wonder if the uv sweeper would work on hair algae?
Congratulations 🎉
Congrats
What is that blue tealish hammer coral?
Using UV C bulb?
How do we get that sweeper in the UK?
⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Well done!
Please update us on the progress (through the podcast with Reef Dork or other) on this after the 30 days 🙏
I’m battling that as well and sterilizer on sand bed did not work for me 🥺
i got a scarlet hawkfish but my six line hates it!
Congratulations on 5 stars 👍shame about the sandbed 🤷♂️