Legit Answer to Beating Dino in 2021 (Amphidinium dinoflagellates in reef tank)

Inappropriate Reefer February 7, 2021 5:27 pm

Amphidinium Dinoflagellates, be gone! After a solid two months of effort, dino is no more… until the next imbalance, I am sure. In the meantime, here is a document of what worked for me and what did not, YMMV depending on the type of dino you have going on in your tank. Best wishes to you if you are currently fighting the good fight!

Dinoflagellate Identification Guide on R2R (Excellent guide by Jonathan Begnaud [taricha])
https://www.reef2reef.com/threads/dinoflagellate-identification-guide.671466/

Dinoflagellates – Are You Tired Of Battling Altogether? (~500 pages Dino fighting thread on R2R:)
https://www.reef2reef.com/threads/dinoflagellates-%E2%80%93-are-you-tired-of-battling-altogether.293318/

Amphidinium Dinoflagellate Treatment Methods on R2R:
https://www.reef2reef.com/threads/amphidinium-dinoflagellate-treatment-methods.365850/

Dinoflagellates in the Reef Tank – What, Why, and How? (A Transgenic World by Chris)
http://atransgenicworld.blogspot.com/2018/05/dinoflagellates-in-reef-tank-what-why.html

Timestamps:
0:00 Vlogging the lead up to the end of the dinoflagellates fight
2:15 Who knew that scraping the glass could be an emotional milestone?
5:26 Step by step on what I did to eliminate Amphidinium dinoflagellates
13:54 If I were to fight dino again, how would I do it?

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