Finally an easy solution to bryopsis!
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aquaconnect
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Mine has disappeared completely in several places. I used an infant sinus sucker thing I got from WalMart and blew everything off 2 nights ago where it was breaking up. Since then, everything is looking better. I'm down to my last little bit of tech M, but have 4gal on order, just in case and to keep it elevated for some a while.
On that note, I did receive my Salfert test kit to compare with my Seachem. On my Seachem I test at 1650, on my Sailfert I test a little over 1800, so they are pretty close. I also got my nudi's and several hundred blue legs in today, so hopefully they'll take care of the rest.
I haven't had any bad reactions to date. I haven't seen several of my snails, so they may be in shock, but no bleaching on any of my LPS nor softies. The only thing that I have noticed chemistry wise is my calcium did go up from 380 to 470, but my dkh has remained constant. I do use a Geo calcium reactor which has been dialed in for several months now. I did get a spike in my salinity, from 1.024 to 1.029. I run a Tunze auto top off, and the only thing that I have been adding is tech M. So I believe that rasing it has increased the above values, but I'd gladly deal with those easily compared to the devil that has been taking over my tank! I'll continue to monitor everything and report any changes.
On that note, I did receive my Salfert test kit to compare with my Seachem. On my Seachem I test at 1650, on my Sailfert I test a little over 1800, so they are pretty close. I also got my nudi's and several hundred blue legs in today, so hopefully they'll take care of the rest.
I haven't had any bad reactions to date. I haven't seen several of my snails, so they may be in shock, but no bleaching on any of my LPS nor softies. The only thing that I have noticed chemistry wise is my calcium did go up from 380 to 470, but my dkh has remained constant. I do use a Geo calcium reactor which has been dialed in for several months now. I did get a spike in my salinity, from 1.024 to 1.029. I run a Tunze auto top off, and the only thing that I have been adding is tech M. So I believe that rasing it has increased the above values, but I'd gladly deal with those easily compared to the devil that has been taking over my tank! I'll continue to monitor everything and report any changes.
aquaconnect
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Things continue to go well. Today one of my 2 year old sps colonies started to RTN at the base, working it's way up. It's weird, because the coral looks like a person peeling off a sunburn, with the skin all staying attached instead of just blowing off and leaving a white skeleton. Never had one do that before, although I have experience RTN, but it's a small price to pay to get rid of this crap. The bryopsis areas that were left, are now easily coming off and I manually removed some with tweezers tonight that just plucked off easily and stayed all together.
greencardigan
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Can someone confirm whether or not this is Bryopsis. It's been spreading slowly and is 4 or 5mm long maximum.
The first pic is a close up of the same area as the second pic.
The first pic is a close up of the same area as the second pic.
aquaconnect
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Hard for me to tell by the pics. Mine was long a lush and was about 2-3" in length, but this could be a different variety, or just the start of things to come. Mine also had long feather like edges.
ok i have no choice but to pull all my sand out. It has been monts of fighting this crap and when i think i have it under control im wrong, it comes back. It seems to lay up in the calmest parts of the tank and gather sand and debris that floats by and feed of it. I have been blasting rock work with PH but i cant keep up, only other option it to remove the sand and ramp up the flow! Strip the water of all and any possible nutrients. as well as bump up skimmer production. The MG seems to work to kill back 90% of it but tat 10% thats left for someof us is not going away. I also placed a reactor filled with charcoal and phosguard to help. This stuff is enough to make me take down my reef after 12+ years of reefkeeping, and from what i see im waondering if this stuff is circulating loally in greatnumbers. My LFS are all infested with it as well as all your tanks. Something has to kill this stuff for good. I am gonna take the GOD approach and let nature take its course, if i can keep my water clean and have a variety of snails and crabs etc maybe i can finally deeat this stuff, cause keeping tank at MG of 1900 for over a month is not cheap.not to mention its not workin for me.
I had it bad to, I went the natural approach, x-tra hermits/snails, and the best thing was adding a powder blue, he mowed everything down in a couple of weeks, I thought he would starve after it was all gone, but he eats everything now & is super healthy, but if you have tangs already it would be hard to add another, especially a powder blue, being they are so hard to keep, also try a lawnmower blenny, mine ate some to. not a trace of the nasty stuff left!
montrealreef
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i would add urchins and mexican turbo snails to the list of herbivores worth trying. I have personally witnessed both munching down on it in my tank..
aquaconnect
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Are you guys using Kent tech M or 2 part? Also, what test kits are you measuring with?
aquaconnect
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How old is your Salifert test kit, and what is it reading? Reason I ask is because I compared the salfert and seachem (seachem is more accurate I think) and there were some differences and a couple of sailferts I found didn't test the same. How long have you kept it up as well?
If I were you before I did anything drastic, I would do a big water change, and bump it up again, but with only TechM. There just has to be something special about it, because I tried other stuff as well, then kent and it worked after a few days. Do you have any pics? Maybe it's not byropsis, or a different strand.
I understand your fustration and feel you pain, trust me.
If I were you before I did anything drastic, I would do a big water change, and bump it up again, but with only TechM. There just has to be something special about it, because I tried other stuff as well, then kent and it worked after a few days. Do you have any pics? Maybe it's not byropsis, or a different strand.
I understand your fustration and feel you pain, trust me.
amcarrig
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Test kit is less than a year old and I'm getting a reading of about 1700. It's definitely bryopsis, no doubt about that 
I've tried everything under the sun, I'm afraid, including water changes. I keep my ca/alk/mag levels nice and high and also run a refugium as well as calcium and phosphate reactors. Nothing has worked.
PS. Forgot to add that I've been fighting with this scourge for about 6 months now.
I've tried everything under the sun, I'm afraid, including water changes. I keep my ca/alk/mag levels nice and high and also run a refugium as well as calcium and phosphate reactors. Nothing has worked. PS. Forgot to add that I've been fighting with this scourge for about 6 months now.
