Brown snot? What is this?

[BradR]

Would slime algae remover kill it?

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[Anonymous]

never used it, but find the idea frightening.

 

[aquarist=broke]

I have had that problem before. It was from putting really nasty smelling rock into my tank when I first started my tank. I was never able to get rid of it. Don't know 'bout the slime killer. I had to start all over(new rock, substrate, and water). This was just my experience and conclusions. I hope somebody else has experienced this and has a better idea.[/quote]

 

[Anonymous]

the brown snot (dinoflaggelate) problem definately sucks. i would not put any of that stuff in a reef.

i would use a lot of carbon, possibly phosphate sponge if warranted, and decrease my photo period.

it often takes weeks to months to rid your tank of it. other times less.

the following works for me. i hesitantly speak it here for some disagree and therefore won't recommend it.- mainly because i don't want to feel any sort of liabilty.

but, i find that dripping kalkwasser at an "excessive" rate can solve this problem quite neatly. if anything starts looking stressed (lack of ployp extension) i back her off or turn it off. the algae can't seem to take this abuse and i can't say your coral will be happy about it either but in many cases inverts have died in an algae outbreak and are IMO stressed at the algae situation anyway so i validate my actions that way. anyway got a little lengthy here. good luck!

 

[danmhippo]

I don't know if I want to recommend that drastic method to someone, but yes, kalk and high ph can help precipitate phosphate out of solution. But too much kalk can really stress some corals and fish.

You need to control your phosphate and nitrate...........basically starve the nuiance algae, dinoflaggelate included.

 

[BradR]

OK, Thanks.