Bryopsis? How to eradicate...
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Atomikk
SPS OG
So its only lettuce nudis that work?
I am not a newbie when it comes to keeping good water conditions. Its not like I have this weed growing everywhere. Its on a few patches that I keep eradicating by hand. Thats fine. But now I would like something to eat it. I dont have any hair algae problems, in fact, bryopsis is the only algae growing in my tank.
Cooking rocks is not an option since that must be the stupidest thing you can possibly do. It might be a flow issue, but if I increase flow in a 65gal, fish will get really skinny trying to swim against the current. That is why I need an invert that eats this stuff.
I am not a newbie when it comes to keeping good water conditions. Its not like I have this weed growing everywhere. Its on a few patches that I keep eradicating by hand. Thats fine. But now I would like something to eat it. I dont have any hair algae problems, in fact, bryopsis is the only algae growing in my tank.
Cooking rocks is not an option since that must be the stupidest thing you can possibly do. It might be a flow issue, but if I increase flow in a 65gal, fish will get really skinny trying to swim against the current. That is why I need an invert that eats this stuff.
landragon
Premium Member
You stated once the detritus settles on it it starts growing again right? Sounds like you solved the problem. Add seios or streams and get things moving.
is this tank hooked to a sump? How is the overflow setup? Is there a skimmer on this tank? How many water changes and how often.
I had this bad. Came on gulf rock. Out of seemingly nowhere to infested in three weeks. I dumped my remote DSB, scrubbed , blew, sucked, coaxed, tempted, even gave up and loved it. It is stubborn. But beatable. I finally tweezed, WC'd , flowed, and skimmed the crap out of it.
is this tank hooked to a sump? How is the overflow setup? Is there a skimmer on this tank? How many water changes and how often.
I had this bad. Came on gulf rock. Out of seemingly nowhere to infested in three weeks. I dumped my remote DSB, scrubbed , blew, sucked, coaxed, tempted, even gave up and loved it. It is stubborn. But beatable. I finally tweezed, WC'd , flowed, and skimmed the crap out of it.
the sailfin ate it I tried every kind of crab and snail nothing would touch it. I spoke to many people about the problem and tried many different remedies. Then Sallie Joe at GARF told me that she had tested red sea sailfin and it ate bryopsis, this was the only thing that she had tested to be true and it ate my bryopsis.
I will take your farm now
I will take your farm now
Kreeger1
KING LEAR
I still don't believe it was truely bryopsis, Post a picture of it so we can see. If A red sea sailfin would et it don't you think that would be widely published? And come on Garf, we don't need to go there. I have a xl large red sea sailfin in my tank and he never even looked at it.
I'm guessing you had some sort of stringy hair algae. Theres a reason most things don't eat bryopsis, its the sort of Poison substance in it. I'll find some good articles and post them.
The farms not going anywhere
Erik
I'm guessing you had some sort of stringy hair algae. Theres a reason most things don't eat bryopsis, its the sort of Poison substance in it. I'll find some good articles and post them.
The farms not going anywhere
Erik
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GARFVolunteer
Premium Member
Re: Bryopsis? How to eradicate...
IMO there really isn't a best way but many different things that will help. Here are the ones that I have used with success.
1. Good Skimming
2. Phospate removers in a phosphgate reactor
3. High current flow
4. Turkey baster from the dollar store (Blow the detritus out of the algae morning and evening)
5. Longspine sea urchin. (can not reach into tight places)
6. RODI for makeup water and water changes
7. Hermits
8. Crabs
9. Mechanically remove it using your hands and/or tools
10. Tangs Not all tangs eat all types of hair algae. Some will love bryopsis and others will not touch it. Kind of the luck of the draw.
Currently I use all 10 in my tanks.
Thanks,
Scott
IMO there really isn't a best way but many different things that will help. Here are the ones that I have used with success.
1. Good Skimming
2. Phospate removers in a phosphgate reactor
3. High current flow
4. Turkey baster from the dollar store (Blow the detritus out of the algae morning and evening)
5. Longspine sea urchin. (can not reach into tight places)
6. RODI for makeup water and water changes
7. Hermits
8. Crabs
9. Mechanically remove it using your hands and/or tools
10. Tangs Not all tangs eat all types of hair algae. Some will love bryopsis and others will not touch it. Kind of the luck of the draw.
Currently I use all 10 in my tanks.
Thanks,
Scott
tigerarmy40
New member
I watched a purple tang mow through a bush of the stuff on a frag of candy cane that came out of a tank loaded with bryopsis.....I beleive that sertain fish do have different prefences and this tang happened to be deprived of vegetation. I also have watched my bryopsis problem slowly decline due to more water changes and higher flow, bubble algae too....
hawaiianwargod
Active member
Atomikk,
Why is cooking LR stupid? IMHO, many in the hobby did it with success. To completely irradicate bryopsis, cooking can me good rather than "tossing" your LR. That would be a waste throwing LR. I am not saying it is the ultimate "cure" because your husbandry is the major key keeping your reef tank in optimum health. There are other methods that some approached it with success or failure but I was just suggesting what works for me.
Why is cooking LR stupid? IMHO, many in the hobby did it with success. To completely irradicate bryopsis, cooking can me good rather than "tossing" your LR. That would be a waste throwing LR. I am not saying it is the ultimate "cure" because your husbandry is the major key keeping your reef tank in optimum health. There are other methods that some approached it with success or failure but I was just suggesting what works for me.
Atomikk
SPS OG
Re: Re: Bryopsis? How to eradicate...
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I asked which critter/snail/fish eats this algae, not how do I start my first reef tank.
If you kindly read my earlier post, I mentioned that I dont have water quality issues. Bryopsis only grows in 3 areas. Like I said before, if I add another Seio, the fish will be very thin from swimming hard against the current.
If I had water quality issues, I would have hair algae problems, bubble algae problems, dying corals, dying fish, cyano, etc etc. I don't.
The only way to get rid of it in the 3 areas would be to point the powerhead right at the area until its all gone.
Anyway... so lettuce nudis work... sea hares work... what else? Hit or Miss with Sailfin?
Re: Re: Bryopsis? How to eradicate...
Scott, no offense...
I asked which critter/snail/fish eats this algae, not how do I start my first reef tank.
If you kindly read my earlier post, I mentioned that I dont have water quality issues. Bryopsis only grows in 3 areas. Like I said before, if I add another Seio, the fish will be very thin from swimming hard against the current.
If I had water quality issues, I would have hair algae problems, bubble algae problems, dying corals, dying fish, cyano, etc etc. I don't.
The only way to get rid of it in the 3 areas would be to point the powerhead right at the area until its all gone.
Anyway... so lettuce nudis work... sea hares work... what else? Hit or Miss with Sailfin?
Atomikk
SPS OG
Not to divert from the topic, cooking the rock is the same thing as getting some base rock. If the rock was harvested from the ocean, you would be killing 200-???? years of benificial microorganisms that help with the nitrogen cycle (amongst other benificial functions).
Instead of cooking the rock, you can dump it in your dark sump. I am pretty sure that Bryopsis needs light to continue with growth.
hawaiianwargod
Active member
Atomikk,
No offense but putting it in a dark sump is almost as cooking. Cooking live rock is putting in a separate tub with no light and it does not turn it into base rock. What is your definition when you hear cooking live rocks?
No offense but putting it in a dark sump is almost as cooking. Cooking live rock is putting in a separate tub with no light and it does not turn it into base rock. What is your definition when you hear cooking live rocks?
GARFVolunteer
Premium Member
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None taken...
I was pointing out the different things that could/would take care of the bryopsis. Many hobbyist say there water parameters are great i.e low phosphates and nitrates, when they have bryopsis. Of course they are great, the bryopsis can easily be consuming them. Remove the food source and chances are you can control the algae.
The items I listed are methods I have used to take care of the problem. The turkey baster is my favorite because they carry them at the dollar store so they are cheap and effective...
Thanks,
Scott
Re: Re: Re: Bryopsis? How to eradicate...
None taken...
I was pointing out the different things that could/would take care of the bryopsis. Many hobbyist say there water parameters are great i.e low phosphates and nitrates, when they have bryopsis. Of course they are great, the bryopsis can easily be consuming them. Remove the food source and chances are you can control the algae.
The items I listed are methods I have used to take care of the problem. The turkey baster is my favorite because they carry them at the dollar store so they are cheap and effective...
Thanks,
Scott
sean48183
New member
Garf Volunteer brings up a great point. With bryopsis and hair algae nitrates and phosphates are 0. So why do you want to get rid of it? You don't want to get rid of it you want to make it grow somewhere else besides your main tank.
Try a refugium. I added one 6 months ago and I will never keep another tank without one. You can stock a little heavier, feed properly( at least twice a day none of this every three days stuff), and best of all it will never grow in your main tank. It has basically disappeared since I added one. Make sure the lights in your fuge are brighter than your main tank. This will assure that it will like growing in the fuge more than your display.
By the way no critter will ever touch it including lettuce nudi's. I know I tried them ALL!
Try a refugium. I added one 6 months ago and I will never keep another tank without one. You can stock a little heavier, feed properly( at least twice a day none of this every three days stuff), and best of all it will never grow in your main tank. It has basically disappeared since I added one. Make sure the lights in your fuge are brighter than your main tank. This will assure that it will like growing in the fuge more than your display.
By the way no critter will ever touch it including lettuce nudi's. I know I tried them ALL!
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