Articles tagged: troubleshooting
- Practice
Aiptasia and vermetids — identification and control
The two most common pests that hitchhike in on live rock and coral: identifying the glass anemone and the tube snail, why they are a problem, and how to control them without making things worse.
- Practice
Dinoflagellates in the aquarium — identification and treatment
Species identification with a microscope, two treatment strategies (swimmer vs. sand dinos), UV sizing, silicate treatment, Ostreopsis safety warning and relapse risk.
- Deep dive
Iron and dinoflagellates
Why the absolute level of iron is a misleading starting point for managing dinoflagellates — the competition model, biological mechanism and practical steps.