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You are here: Home / Phytoplankton / Eliminating Nuisance Dinoflagellates with Ocean Magik Live Phytoplankton
Dinoflagellate ceratium longpipe

Eliminating Nuisance Dinoflagellates with Ocean Magik Live Phytoplankton

by Kenneth Wingerter

Dinoflagellate ceratium longpipeEliminating harmful and ugly dinoflagellates remains one of the most common—and challenging—tasks for the marine aquarist. Not only can marine aquarium systems be far less chemically stable than the natural reef environment, but they are also subject to disturbances that can occur following bouts of overfeeding, decay associated with animal deaths, chemical water treatments/medications, increases of bioload, and so on. Many of these problems are directly associated with excessive nutrient concentrations. The waters that support coral reefs are typically nutrient-poor, which is exactly why healthy reefs are typically free from smothering by benthic forms of microalgae. On the contrary, closed aquarium systems can quickly accumulate these nutrients, leading to unsightly algae blooms and even the poor health and death of aquarium inhabitants. It is therefore imperative that some means be taken to mitigate the inevitable decline of water quality.

Surely, large and frequent water changes are a highly effective way to address these issues in the short term. However, as they are costly and time consuming, they are a less than ideal long-term solution. Chemical filtration, while helpful, is similarly expensive and can have the unintended consequence of removing beneficial substances. Algaecides are almost universally frowned upon in the aquarium community (and rightfully so) as they can eliminate beneficial flora as well as harm (particularly in reef aquaria) some delicate invertebrate species.

Fortunately, many hobbyists have begun to experience considerable success taking a more natural and decidedly gentler approach—adding live, beneficial microalgal products to their aquarium systems. In addition to providing important nutritional supplementation to many aquarium species, this method safely robs undesirable algae species of excess nutrients as they build up. Notably, this tactic has been reported to eliminate some of the most loathed forms of nuisance dinoflagellates.

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Know your Enemy (Dinoflagellates)

The order Dinoflagellata is quite ancient and diverse. It is worth noting that not all of its members are harmful in the aquarium; indeed, dinoflagellates of the genus Symbiodinium (referred to Dinoflagellates in Reef Tankas the zooxanthellae) are well-known for their important mutualistic association with reef-building corals. Furthermore, dinoflagellates are one of the most represented groups among the marine plankton where they contribute significantly to local food webs.

The roughly 1,000 dinoflagellate species are rather difficult to classify. They are generally placed into a group of flagellated protozoa called phytoflagellates. Zoologists tend to classify phytoflagellates strictly as protozoans, whereas botanists consider them to be true algae. This confusion is understandable, given their simultaneously plant-like and animal-like characteristics. They appear to be the product of the mergence (i.e. endosymbiosis) of a primitive protozoan and a photosynthetic bacterium. This helps to explain why some types (most, in fact) are photosynthetic while a few are heterotrophic (that is, eat stuff). The heterotrophic forms are actually quite weird, and can grow rapidly in aquaria where there are high concentrations of dissolved organic compounds. Some heterotrophic varieties can even ingest solid food particles through a “mouth” that is formed from a gap at the anterior part of the body. In some cases, such “particles” include other types of dinoflagellates.

Dinoflagellates are exclusively unicellular, though there are some colonial types can form long chains. All possess a pair of flagella (one short, one long), for which they are named. The flagella project from grooves along their bodies and are used primarily for locomotion. While a few are colorless, most dinoflagellates possess yellow or brown pigments. Their bodies may be either naked or covered with a membrane or plates called theca. The theca are composed of cellulose and are sometimes heavily silicated. These tough membranes and plates serve as armor that protects the dinoflagellate from herbivores. Further protection is sometimes afforded by the production of noxious chemicals. Genera such as Gymnodinium and Gonyaulax produce especially potent toxins such as those responsible for red tides (i.e. saxitoxin). Due to their strong defenses, dinoflagellates may be completely unpalatable and duly avoided by typical aquarium algae-eaters.

Making matters worse for the aquarist, dinoflagellates are often capable of extremely high reproductive rates and adaptability. Some types can reproduce (usually via binary fission) multiple times per day. When conditions are not favorable, they are also capable releasing spore-like resting cysts that can regenerate at a much later time. This makes completely eliminating them, particularly without intensive and long-term treatment, very hard to accomplish. Some try some “cures” such as manipulating pH or alkalinity to no avail. Some try to blast it off of the rock, only to see it spread more rapidly. Some even play with fire by adding potentially harmful chemicals such as hydrogen peroxide to the aquarium water. Could it be that the best means of ridding a tank of even the most persistent dinoflagellates (such as “brown slime algae”) are actually the most natural means?

Starving Dinos for a Solution

It should seem that the best way to eradicate nuisance dinoflagellate blooms is to put a stop to the problem that allowed them to arise in the first place—excess nutrients. As mentioned earlier, the safest and surest course of action here is to increase competitive pressure on dinos by increasing the densities of beneficial algal species. The enlightened aquarist can carry out a highly effective multi-pronged attack with the use of high-end live algal products such as Ocean Magik. This product incorporates a blend of several species of algae that actually nourish phytoplanktivorous aquarium animals (such as many corals, clams, sea cucumbers, etc.) as they sequester nutrients such as ammonia, nitrate, phosphate and silicate directly from the aquarium system water.

In other words, Ocean Magik does not merely eliminate bad stuff; rather, it turns bad stuff into something very, very good. Perhaps most importantly, it does so in the most benign way possible. And, when the job is done, the flourishing algae is happily consumed by a very wide variety of aquarium creatures such as copepods (which, incidentally, put even more pressure on heterotrophic varieties of dinoflagellates by competing for organic waste products). Problem solved!

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  1. paula says

    August 7, 2019 at 3:53 pm

    Will try it

    Reply
    • Mohamed Hassaan says

      August 7, 2019 at 5:14 pm

      Great

      Reply
    • Noah says

      August 7, 2019 at 6:39 pm

      ?

      Reply
      • Ben Martin says

        August 23, 2019 at 8:44 pm

        Yeet

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    • Jon Dimitri Andrianos says

      August 12, 2019 at 4:07 pm

      Same here

      Reply
      • Mostafa ghaly says

        August 21, 2019 at 4:23 am

        ?

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    • Stefan Bladen says

      August 28, 2019 at 5:30 am

      I have used phyto to control dino it helped

      Reply
  2. robert vice says

    August 7, 2019 at 3:57 pm

    I’ve been dosing ocean magic for 2 months daily and I’ve never had nitrates this low

    Reply
    • Hailey Weir says

      August 7, 2019 at 7:31 pm

      [email protected]

      Reply
  3. jeffreyfelter says

    August 7, 2019 at 3:57 pm

    Great read since I’m battling them now.

    Reply
    • Richard Rocha says

      August 10, 2019 at 6:51 pm

      I’m letting my buddy know about this option, he been trying to rid dinos too.

      Reply
  4. jeffreyfelter says

    August 7, 2019 at 3:58 pm

    Great read since I’m battling it right now.

    Reply
  5. Anthony says

    August 7, 2019 at 3:59 pm

    I have been using phyto but since starting it I have been battling dynos. What else can I do?

    Reply
    • greg.chernoff says

      August 7, 2019 at 4:04 pm

      You should increase your dosage, attempt to clean up any dinos or diatom blooms the best you can, and give it a few weeks of “babying” the phytoplankton, until you start to see green growth on rocks and walls and sand!

      Reply
    • frank martinez sr says

      August 25, 2019 at 3:24 pm

      I haven’t had any problems with my refugium I do water changes are the way to be successful in this hobby

      Reply
  6. Jeremy Farmer says

    August 7, 2019 at 4:01 pm

    Pods are awesome clean up crew, they’re tearing through the cyno in my sump

    Reply
  7. Tony Mutti says

    August 7, 2019 at 4:04 pm

    I’ll have to try it the next time I have this issue. It makes sense.

    Reply
  8. esear14 says

    August 7, 2019 at 4:05 pm

    great article

    Reply
  9. Josh Hiltabiddle says

    August 7, 2019 at 4:13 pm

    No more Dino since I started using ocean magic

    Reply
  10. devon says

    August 7, 2019 at 4:18 pm

    great article

    Reply
  11. Terrence Harrison says

    August 7, 2019 at 4:19 pm

    Great read!!

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  12. Terrence Harrison says

    August 7, 2019 at 4:19 pm

    Great read!! Informative!

    Reply
  13. Terrence Harrison says

    August 7, 2019 at 4:21 pm

    Great information! Helpful for first time hobbyists!

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  14. devon says

    August 7, 2019 at 4:28 pm

    need to try

    Reply
  15. Tim Jones says

    August 7, 2019 at 4:42 pm

    They made my copepods explode in population when using them

    Reply
  16. art anderson says

    August 7, 2019 at 4:58 pm

    12419 judge doucet rd

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  17. artaa1988 says

    August 7, 2019 at 5:01 pm

    great read

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  18. James says

    August 7, 2019 at 5:22 pm

    I ha e used this method and it does work.

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  19. Todd C Messner says

    August 7, 2019 at 5:39 pm

    Pods are a great clean up crewt

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  20. Carl Brown says

    August 7, 2019 at 5:40 pm

    Good read, may try this out.

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  21. Allen Fagard says

    August 7, 2019 at 5:40 pm

    Excellent read

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  22. Brooner says

    August 7, 2019 at 5:43 pm

    I havent used it yet. Interesting!

    Reply
  23. mikerosa1965 says

    August 7, 2019 at 5:46 pm

    Thanks for the helpful information

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  24. Tara says

    August 7, 2019 at 6:11 pm

    Great info lots to learn about.

    Reply
  25. Andy says

    August 7, 2019 at 6:12 pm

    I always keep a bottle of phyto handy!

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  26. Jeremy Irwin says

    August 7, 2019 at 6:13 pm

    Good read I will share this for sure

    Reply
  27. Jeremy Irwin says

    August 7, 2019 at 6:14 pm

    Great information here take note

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  28. Tiffanie says

    August 7, 2019 at 6:14 pm

    Interesting!

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  29. Nicholas Pettit says

    August 7, 2019 at 6:38 pm

    Interesting

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  30. Alex Cheshmedjiev says

    August 7, 2019 at 6:47 pm

    Awesome article. Will try for sure!

    Reply
  31. Brandi says

    August 7, 2019 at 6:56 pm

    I wonder why locking up nutrients in biological forms rather than eliminating them isn’t recommended to new aquarists more often.

    Reply
  32. Christopher Burns says

    August 7, 2019 at 7:11 pm

    good info!

    Reply
  33. Sean Simkins says

    August 7, 2019 at 7:36 pm

    Wow I ought to try

    Reply
  34. professorcanswanky says

    August 7, 2019 at 7:42 pm

    I’ll give it a shot

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  35. ANDREW WELSH says

    August 7, 2019 at 7:49 pm

    Very interesting read

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  36. Erich Kuhlmann says

    August 7, 2019 at 7:53 pm

    I’m glad I was able to beat them!

    Reply
  37. Ross Bennett says

    August 7, 2019 at 8:12 pm

    Battling them now and just ordered some so I hope it works!

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  38. David says

    August 7, 2019 at 8:22 pm

    Interesting article about dinos. Will have to try ocean magik

    Reply
  39. Doug Smith says

    August 7, 2019 at 8:44 pm

    I watch my nutrients pretty close and use a UV Sterilizer but phytoplankton could also be a very valuable natural way to rid a tank of Dinos.

    Reply
  40. darksorcerer0530 says

    August 7, 2019 at 8:53 pm

    This is super informative. I’ve been battling dinoflagellates for a while in my reef tank and this gives some pretty good pointers as to what I can do against this problem.

    Reply
  41. Angela Revell says

    August 7, 2019 at 10:10 pm

    Love it

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  42. Angela Revell says

    August 7, 2019 at 10:11 pm

    I use this!

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  43. Marc Raupp says

    August 7, 2019 at 10:49 pm

    i have kept aquariums for years and this approach has given me the best results. i swear by pods and ocean magic.

    Reply
  44. Juan Gonzalez says

    August 8, 2019 at 12:05 am

    I have used Poseidon’s feast and Ocean Magik with Great results. Will be placing another order soon!

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  45. Juan Gonzalez says

    August 8, 2019 at 12:06 am

    have used Poseidon’s feast and Ocean Magik with Great results. Will be placing another order soon!

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  46. Juan Gonzalez says

    August 8, 2019 at 12:15 am

    Ocean Magik works wonders!!

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  47. Anchor Sarslow says

    August 8, 2019 at 1:58 am

    Great to see natural solutions for problems.. Nice to know I dont have to ad chemicals..

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  48. Anthony Ferrelli says

    August 8, 2019 at 3:14 am

    It’s in my order for delivery today ty

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  49. George says

    August 8, 2019 at 5:15 am

    Wow. Good info

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  50. Michael Kessler says

    August 8, 2019 at 7:56 am

    If I ever get Dinos I’ll try this

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  51. Andrew Bilodeau says

    August 8, 2019 at 8:02 am

    Never knew this info!

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  52. Timothy B says

    August 8, 2019 at 8:03 am

    Great read , thanks ! Very helpful

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  53. Christopher says

    August 8, 2019 at 8:03 am

    Algaebarn are rocking it

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  54. Hugh Donnelly says

    August 8, 2019 at 8:47 am

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  55. kalihankerd says

    August 8, 2019 at 9:38 am

    I will have to give this a try!

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  56. Savoury Kem says

    August 8, 2019 at 9:59 am

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  57. Deborah Najm says

    August 8, 2019 at 10:28 am

    Just bought Ocean Magik, looking forward to seeing the results!

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  58. Ricardo Munoz says

    August 8, 2019 at 12:02 pm

    Need to try

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  59. Ricardo Munoz says

    August 8, 2019 at 12:56 pm

    Will try soon

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  60. Ricardo munoz says

    August 8, 2019 at 12:59 pm

    Good read

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  61. Anthony Ferrelli says

    August 8, 2019 at 1:05 pm

    Nice

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  62. Eric L says

    August 8, 2019 at 3:59 pm

    Barreling Dino’s now and using phyto. Fingers crossed

    Reply
  63. zadok jollie says

    August 8, 2019 at 5:20 pm

    Love these articles, lots of useful information and very well written.

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  64. Gino says

    August 9, 2019 at 3:27 am

    Trustworthy knowledge!

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  65. James says

    August 9, 2019 at 5:18 am

    Interesting

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  66. James says

    August 9, 2019 at 5:27 am

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  67. garethb9 says

    August 9, 2019 at 10:54 am

    Lots of interesting information and helped alot!

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  68. Brent Cox says

    August 9, 2019 at 11:48 am

    Lots of good info. Well done article.

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  69. Robert Paniagua says

    August 9, 2019 at 12:58 pm

    Just got my ocean magic to battle this algea

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  70. Max Williquette says

    August 9, 2019 at 2:06 pm

    Sounds like a great idea!

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  71. Brent says

    August 9, 2019 at 2:26 pm

    Always looking to try new things, especially supplements that work with the microfauna!

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  72. Luis Ruiz says

    August 9, 2019 at 9:05 pm

    Looks interesting I’ll set one. for next two months

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  73. Tom Giddens says

    August 10, 2019 at 6:11 am

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  74. John Key says

    August 10, 2019 at 8:26 am

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  75. Kris hamann says

    August 12, 2019 at 3:15 pm

    Great info!

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  76. danieoue says

    August 12, 2019 at 4:33 pm

    It work

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  77. Wade says

    August 12, 2019 at 7:20 pm

    I’m going thru this as of right now. I will have to try and hope to overcome.

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  78. Wade says

    August 12, 2019 at 7:22 pm

    Gonna have to try and hope to overcome

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  79. Sean Beaver says

    August 12, 2019 at 8:54 pm

    Awesome blog post.

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  80. Itzel says

    August 12, 2019 at 10:26 pm

    Plankton just wants the krabby patty formula

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  81. Ellen S Imbrie says

    August 13, 2019 at 4:36 am

    Excellent read

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  82. Ellen S Imbrie says

    August 13, 2019 at 4:44 am

    Would be nice if it worked for me

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  83. Ellen S Imbrie says

    August 13, 2019 at 4:47 am

    thanks for posting

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  84. Kristopher Kasarda says

    August 13, 2019 at 5:30 am

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  85. Derek says

    August 13, 2019 at 6:17 am

    Great read, worth a shot!

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  86. chrissyhexd says

    August 13, 2019 at 6:27 am

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  87. chrissyhexd says

    August 13, 2019 at 6:27 am

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  88. KB says

    August 13, 2019 at 6:57 am

    Very interesting read. I will absolutely give this a try next time I have a breakout. I’ll update this post with a review if I do!

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  89. Justin says

    August 13, 2019 at 7:38 am

    Good info

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  90. Luke says

    August 13, 2019 at 8:03 am

    nice!

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  91. Jeremy Hunsberger says

    August 13, 2019 at 10:50 am

    Sweet

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  92. Bennett Sheppard says

    August 13, 2019 at 10:55 am

    I’m going to have to reread this and try it out.

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  93. Steven Hurst says

    August 13, 2019 at 5:10 pm

    Good read for sure

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  94. Krish says

    August 13, 2019 at 10:18 pm

    Good read

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  95. darrowfam4 says

    August 14, 2019 at 10:18 am

    Something to look into.. There is so much to learn!!

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  96. darrowfam4 says

    August 14, 2019 at 10:19 am

    One more thing to check in to!

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  97. Martin Gundel says

    August 14, 2019 at 1:34 pm

    Trying this right now as preventative measure.

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  98. William Schimmel says

    August 14, 2019 at 11:24 pm

    great article

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  99. bob jones says

    August 15, 2019 at 5:11 pm

    Great article, we have all been there at some point

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  100. tyler glissendorf says

    August 17, 2019 at 10:58 am

    Wish my phyto culture didn’t crash

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  101. btack206 says

    August 18, 2019 at 3:04 pm

    We have had issues with brown algae in our saltwater tank as well as green algae in our freshwater tank. Ocean Magik is definitely worth considering because we have tried everything including snails to try to stay away from chemical treatments. Unfortunately, that didn’t work either!!

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  102. Paul R Cote says

    August 19, 2019 at 3:17 pm

    Been useing for about 2 month love it.

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  103. Paul Barton says

    August 19, 2019 at 3:27 pm

    I battled dinos for nearly 6 mos and tried several different methods to eradicate them. Ultimately a hands off approach in combination with phytoplankton and copepods took care of it.

    Reply
  104. Ryan M. Vaughan says

    August 19, 2019 at 4:26 pm

    Really helps with fully stocked aquariums.

    Reply
  105. Jordan Sangiovanni says

    August 19, 2019 at 5:12 pm

    Awesome

    Reply
  106. Branden Hess says

    August 19, 2019 at 9:17 pm

    Love these pods.

    Reply
  107. Branden Hess says

    August 19, 2019 at 9:18 pm

    Love these.

    Reply
  108. Branden Hess says

    August 19, 2019 at 9:19 pm

    Love these. Are basically a must have for your tank.

    Reply
  109. stoph70 says

    August 20, 2019 at 8:09 am

    Is there data on the success rate?

    Reply
  110. ian m mahoney says

    August 20, 2019 at 10:58 am

    I started my 235 gallon system with Pods and dosing Phyto over 2.5 yrs ago still adding Phyto to date and never had any Dino’s.

    Reply
  111. John T says

    August 23, 2019 at 12:59 pm

    nice ready! definitely informative information. will have to try this out

    Reply
  112. Nick says

    August 23, 2019 at 5:20 pm

    Luckily I have not had Dinos……. Yet!

    Reply
  113. Ethan says

    August 23, 2019 at 7:47 pm

    Any experiments proving that phytoplanktons are more effective than a blackout method?

    Reply
  114. glenzemke says

    August 23, 2019 at 8:46 pm

    Ocean Magik looks like a great product

    Reply
  115. Ryan Thompson says

    August 24, 2019 at 6:14 am

    Dinos prefer a super low nutrient environment

    Reply
  116. Frank says

    August 24, 2019 at 6:53 am

    Good article

    Reply
  117. Logan says

    August 24, 2019 at 7:45 am

    Awesome

    Reply
  118. Jose Pacheco says

    August 26, 2019 at 12:03 pm

    Nice info

    Reply
  119. Jason Griggs says

    August 26, 2019 at 6:28 pm

    Tried it

    Reply
  120. Dylan says

    August 26, 2019 at 8:40 pm

    Very cool!

    Reply
  121. Ricardo Munoz says

    August 27, 2019 at 2:10 pm

    Seems like a nice try, gonna experiment soon…

    Reply
  122. Remy Lelias says

    August 28, 2019 at 4:29 am

    I already used this to remove diano and it worked.

    Reply
  123. AJ says

    August 28, 2019 at 6:46 am

    I’m fighting dinos now.

    Reply
  124. Leo says

    August 29, 2019 at 8:10 am

    Seems to work pretty well.

    Reply
  125. Lisa says

    August 29, 2019 at 3:11 pm

    Excellent article. Love learning new ways to fight dinoflagellets!

    Reply
  126. Cezary Wysocki says

    August 30, 2019 at 9:25 am

    I’m battling Dino’s right now. I started phyto dosing. We will see.

    Reply
  127. Maritza Ritzzzz says

    August 30, 2019 at 10:29 pm

    Use this everyday!

    Reply
  128. Eric Homan says

    August 31, 2019 at 9:40 am

    Interesting read.

    Reply
  129. Scott Catoe says

    February 12, 2021 at 10:23 pm

    I thought that ultra-low nutrients is what caused dinos, but this article seems to say lowering nutrients is the answer. I’m confused even more now. Can someone clarify?

    Reply

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