dinoflagellates in reef tank HELP!!!!!

[M3AN ONE]

Dinoflagellates in reef tank HELP!!!!!

I actually have a small flare up (not that bad)after I left the tank lights on for 12 hours (in know epic fail timer did not shut off lights)I bought a clean up crew with a couple hermits snails 3 emerald crabs and a dimond goby. After a few hours the goby ate about half the stuff. my question is could this have happend directly because I left the DT light on for 12 hours or could it be because in my fuge I have 3 types of alge and I leave the the light on 124/7 for the past month?

 

[ErinCahir]

Are you sure it's dinos? I was under the impression that gobies didn't eat it

And no, dinos are not caused by one day of leaving your lights on too long.

 

[M3AN ONE]

def dinos I think the fact that I cant find 1 of my chromys (prob dead) could have started it up.

 

[ErinCahir]

That very well could be. Excess nutrients could be a cause. What are your parameters?

 

[Smitty]

+1 Erin... leaving the lights on wouldn't have done it. I leave my lights on 12 hrs every day, and my refugium light stays on 24/7.

 

[mariobrothersleeve]

third, I too leave my lights on 12 hours because I cannot separate antinic and days, my fuge main light stays on 24/7 and my back up turns on 12hr over night. Grown sum mega cheato....

 

[M3AN ONE]

Yea I'm nearly certain it is because 1 of my chromys got Sucked into 1 of my mp60's and died.