Mrs. Music
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I am on day 10. There is some improvement but the algae is not gone. And the algae in shadows looks less affected than the stuff in the light. Just thought I would share.
Bryopsis possible solution
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scuzy
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Mrs. Music
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Looks like it to me. But I also have some GHA. Mostly I was hoping it would work on neomeris.
regent2010
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Day 15 here. All byopsis gone. Just some turf algae.
Ah, one time only. Got it. That makes a bit of a difference then regarding my residual comment
Thanks.
Blue spot
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Day 6 of treatment and all byropsis virtually gone. I have a couple of thin whispy bits left . I dosed 10,000mg , turned lights off for 24 hrs and then ran only white, green and red light in the end . I also kept dosing vibrant 40mg per week. I am so happy trying to rid my tank of byropsis for 1.5 years . Who ever found this treatment , thank you !!
trying to rid my tank of byropsis for 1.5 years . Who ever found this treatment , thank you !!
Mrs. Music
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I am now day 16 (I think ) and there is a 50% improvement. I think I over estimated rock and sand volume so used too little diflucan.
HippieSmell
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I had bryopsis plumosa that completely overran my 320 gallon. I mean, completely and utterly covered all rocks with 4-10 inch long strands. 2 cups of Epsom salt slowly killed all bryopsis over a period of a couple months AND treated a fish for popeye!
Has anyone tried this on a maintenance basis? My bryopsis is gone from round 1, but some of my HA/turf that died off is coming back. Wondering about a secondary dosage. I know this is a nutrient issue and I'm working that separately but just trying to stay ahead of it.
ostrow
It's Dr. Goodluck Himself
Dunno bout that but I ran gdo/carbon, did water change and just re-dosed. Not convinced this will eradicate hair/turf alga.
And not clear that nutrient reduction helps either. Mine got worse the cleaner the water got during my catastrophe. I fear a repeat...
It did for me but I can't obviously isolate the species it was, but it definitely was not Bryopsis.
Mrs. Music
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A repeat dose probably will be helpful as most medications need multiple does to work. I chatted with a doctor at work whom hypothesized that multiple does would be worth a try. I might give another dose a try.
BTW my cheato has still grown during the last two weeks.
BTW my cheato has still grown during the last two weeks.
bobbravo2
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Gorgok
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Epsom salt is just magnesium, so you probably had heard of it before. Maybe even tried it... Didn't cure mine.
Not sure i'd want to do that to the fish. We don't know what long term damage it may cause (potential side effects on the medication are not great) and unless you add bryopsis again i don't see it coming back (3? months now since mine went away). Maybe add new frags to a quarantine with some of this stuff in it instead, but only dose the main tank if actually needed.
Not sure i'd want to do that to the fish. We don't know what long term damage it may cause (potential side effects on the medication are not great) and unless you add bryopsis again i don't see it coming back (3? months now since mine went away). Maybe add new frags to a quarantine with some of this stuff in it instead, but only dose the main tank if actually needed.
