Finally an easy solution to bryopsis!

[brandon429]

dude thats a powerful, powerful treatment of 35 you just described wow

that stuff burns my skin white, I really wish you had collected before pics!

 

[Mxx]

As the tank hadn't been set up for very long, there wasn't much life on and I didn't think in that rock. When I'd treated my hair algae with a lesser strength of H2O2, like 2 or 3%, it didn't kill it. So I thought I'd just go full strength, and used gloves and goggles while dealing with it. When I saw bubbles coming up from the rock after I put it back in the tank I should have realized it still had H2O2 in it and taken it out immediately. It may very well have ****ed off my Palys even, which then proceeded to juice my tank in self-defense...

 

[warnutts]

Thinking about doing the mag treatment. Does this look like a type of bryopsis to you guys?

 

[Eric45]

Forget the mag treatment. It IS about nutrients and mostly Phosphate. Algae loves phosphate. And even if your tests say 0, the algae is probably still getting enough to grow. You need to use gfo and feed much less than your feeding -- every other day for a while if necessary. The other half of the battle is light. If you are running your metal halides longer than about four hours a day, you'll have algae growing. The weed recedes - slowly - over a few months. But that is the nature of this battle. I've been through it and tried everything. 3 things will cure all algae problems: less light, gfo, and less feeding.

 

[Agioniko]

Yeah it's bryoposis

 

[neontreefrog5]

you could probably have gotten a sea slug/nudibranch, specifically Elysia crispata or Elysia diomedea. they live on bryopsis and you wouldnt have to dose a ton of things to your tank.

 

[das75]

you could probably have gotten a sea slug/nudibranch, specifically Elysia crispata or Elysia diomedea. they live on bryopsis and you wouldnt have to dose a ton of things to your tank.

is there references other than from online suppliers that these things actually feed on bryopsis.

 

[Mael]

I had the usual hair algae outbreak during the first few months my tank was running. My emerald crab which was rumored to like it did go after it but so slowly as to not make an impact. I got surprised that like Mxx my Turbo snails(2) ate it like crazy, they would even get on the pumps and eat it off there as well. While definitely not common I can only say what I saw.

If that turbo wasnt such a pain in the butt with dragging frags around and knocking them loose I would love the little slimy guy.

 

[WmTasker]

Can someone help me identify this as either Bryopsis or Green Hair? Thanks

 

[DopeCantWin]

Yep, that would be Bryopsis.

 

[TankCla]

Can someone help me identify this as either Bryopsis or Green Hair? Thanks

Similar to mine, Bryopsis.

 

[bif24701]

I have my nutrients under control and the bryobsis isn't growing much it's a new tank. Does simply raising the MAG level deal with it or does it have to be Tech M from Kent marine? I was told Kent Tech M was effective.

 

[TankCla]

Finally an easy solution to bryopsis!

Apparently only Kent M does the trick, but it can be an expensive treatment. 4 months of daily dosing!!

 

[WmTasker]

Can anyone tell me how high I can go with my Mag with out having a negative affect on the tank mates (fish, snails, anenome, clam)?

 

[DopeCantWin]

Can anyone tell me how high I can go with my Mag with out having a negative affect on the tank mates (fish, snails, anenome, clam)?

Snails will have an issue with higher levels. I'd suggest before going high on Mg you remove any nutrients in the tank. Lower the bioload to the extreme and do a very good job of sucking out all detritus from the sand, or remove all sand completely. When I still had crap in my tank, it didn't matter how high I raised the Mg, the issue would come back. When all the water was cleaned and I raised the Mg to just north of 1500, all Bryopsis disappeared.

 

[jimmy frag]

I have gone 1850 on mag with snails and had no problems. Never had a clam in that high of mag though.

 

[cody6766]

When I had a bryopsis problem I tried elevating Mg with Epsom salt to no avail. I then switched to Tech M and quickly cured my problem. I have no idea what my Mg was, but it was high. I quit testing around 1300 and kept dosing for about 2 weeks. My bryposis problem went away and I didn't lose any coral or clams (truly mixed reef).

 

[WmTasker]

Thanks for the input. I have a salifert test kit that only goes up to 1500. I remember seeing directions over the last few days on how to test for results greater than 1500. Can someone help me with a link or directions.

Thanks

 

[igot2gats]

Just curious about the people who have this problem...

Did you start with live or dead rock? If you started with dead, did you do an acid bath on your rocks?

 

[TankCla]

Just curious about the people who have this problem...

Did you start with live or dead rock? If you started with dead, did you do an acid bath on your rocks?

I started with live cured rock and Marco rock. No bryopsis for 1y6m, and then after I added a few frags, boom, everywhere.

Update on my bryopsis battle: I borrowed a sea slug and ate 3/4 of the algae, but I think I still have to do Mg treatment, for any leftover algae and swimming spores.