Bryopsis possible solution

[GQuinn]

I have the pills in my hands, but I need to verify the dosage. I have read one pill (200 mg) per 10 gallons. I have also heard one pill per 5 gallons. What is the correct dose? Is anybody running Seachem Phosguard during treatment?

 

[Scorpius]

That's more like a triple dose no?

You ran gfo while the fluconazole was in or after?

During this time. Still hanging around, but I got some nuclear bomb tough variety of Bryopsis/turf.

 

[ostrow]

During this time. Still hanging around, but I got some nuclear bomb tough variety of Bryopsis/turf.

Email me a pic? Or.... Is it this:
http://reefcentral.com/forums/showthread.php?t=2461167&highlight=algae

That's cladophoropsis.

 

[AbsoluteCorals]

Where did you purchase tablets? And is there a specific brand or type.

 

[Scorpius]

Email me a pic? Or.... Is it this:
http://reefcentral.com/forums/showthread.php?t=2461167&highlight=algae

That's cladophoropsis.

I can't tell from the photographs on that thread.

What I can tell you is that my algae starts from one holdfast on the rock work with Herculean strength. Its very difficult to remove. The growth pattern then slowly branches out in a vase shape. It never really gets any longer than an inch in my tank.

The algae is very thick almost like bristles on a hair brush.

Fluconazole does kill it, albeit at very high amounts.

 

[ostrow]

Email me a pic. Seems the same. Joel at Ostrows dot us.

Fluc seemed to get it the first time. But took 5 weeks. Tried the heavier dose and gfo now...

 

[ostrow]

The "let it sit" at the high dose worries me. My system is well oxygenated. But waste from unbeaten food, fish waste. Worried about ammonia etc. That water change with medicated water sounds interesting...

Three to four weeks of zero waste removal is worrying me at this high dose.

 

[ostrow]

See here:
http://reefcentral.com/forums/showthread.php?p=25295031#post25295031

I am now doing water changes with the make-up dosed with double-dose fluconazole. AND I am dosing Vibrant. Results are truly encouraging after two weeks.

 

[Blue spot]

Just to note mine finally worked , but I left it for 4 weeks before turning my skimmer back on .

 

[ostrow]

I find the combo really worked well on the nasty algae I had. Vibrant is the way to go for various GHA and turf, or as I did, combo with fluconazole and vibrant

 

[outy]

Don't waste your time and money trying lower dosage. .

Not true.

I used 10 200mg capsules for 260 TWV and it cleared up all bryopsis and GHA