Dino ID

No microscope ID? Leave it as Unknown — confidence will adjust automatically.

Suspected ID Amphidinium hides in the sandbed; Ostreopsis lifts into the water column at night. Different species need different plans.

Microscope confidence

Volume (gallons)

Age (months)

Reef type Sets the safe nutrient targets for your stock list.

Sandbed

Lighting hours per day

Peak white light % Whites, reds, and greens at peak. Blues are not counted here.

Carbon source dosing Carbon sources lower NO3 and PO4 — exactly what dinos exploit. We may suggest pausing.

Currently dosing amino acids or coral foods

These are the highest-leverage values in this whole plan. If you can test before continuing, do.

Nitrate (ppm)

Phosphate (ppm)

Nitrate test kit

Phosphate test kit

Currently dosing silicates Some phosphate tests can read low when silicates are dosed. If your PO4 reads near zero, verify with a second kit.

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