TankCla
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It is recommended to do a dip with all new corals, but unfortunately, coral dip will not harm any algae.
Finally an easy solution to bryopsis!
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It is recommended to do a dip with all new corals, but unfortunately, coral dip will not harm any algae.
neontreefrog5
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(i remember answering this but dont know what happened to it)
yes there is information on that in the world registry of marine life as well as the encyclopedia of life. those species are one of the few that actually will eat it as well as other nuisance algae.
So I started dosing Tech-M monday night. I have been dosing 120 ml each night in a 30 gallon tank. Mg was 1300 monday before first dose, 1410 tuesday, 1470 wednesday, and 1500 tonight. I don't understand why the Mg is increasing in smaller increments despite putting in the same dose of Tech-M each night. I am using a salifert test kit.
this is day 8 and my Mg is 1860. my algae is about 90-95% gone. But some of my zoanthids aren't looking as good and look as if they are starting to pull back and loose attachment to the rocks in some areas. I also have a large leather that has shrunk and hasn't open in several days.
When can I start doing water changes? Any suggestions?
When can I start doing water changes? Any suggestions?
nichthyes
New member
I'm having a problem with this junk too, and I ordered the Kent's Tech-M to rid the tank of it. However I haven't started dosing yet because I'm worried about something - my Mg levels are already at 1600ppm BEFORE i'm doing water changes. Is there anybody who can tell me why that might be? I'm gonna test every parameter possible to get the bigger-picture but for now what are everyone's thoughts?
xtlosx
Just Reefin'
I had a huge huge issue with Bryopsis literally taking over in a few weeks. I went out, got a gallon of Kent Tech M, dosed and kept Mg over 1400 for a week or two, it just is all gone and hasn't come back. I brought my Mg down to normal levels around 1300 with no ill effects..
Tech M is just amazing for bryopsis.. I also did the same thing in my old 60 cube three years ago with success.
Tech M is just amazing for bryopsis.. I also did the same thing in my old 60 cube three years ago with success.
S2minute
New member
Just remember this. If you have Bryopsis throughout your DT, yes Tech M is awesome but, remember that while at 1800 ppm Mg is going to rid your DT of Bryopsis, it will also make some of your corals real ****y at that level and at via normal uptake and WC it's still going to take a long time to return to normal levels. SO, IF it's localized to just 1-2 rocks then perhaps the Hydrogen peroxide would be safer to use.
soulpatch
New member
I struggled with the tech M working on my bryopsis. Some died but some raged on. It was costly to keep the mag levels up and keep husbandry up to spec in the tank.
I switch to peroxide. I dipped some of the main culprit rocks and then dosed around 1-2ml per 10 gal and after about 2 days saw serious changes. About 4 days and I was 99% free of the bryopsis. I spot treat some of the harder to reach places with a perxide paste I make mixing peroxide and baking soda.
sde1500
Active member
Is this bryopsis?
This is a ten gallon tank I can remove and nuke if needed. What is best way to nuke a rock? One other question Salifert test only reads to 1500 how are people testing mag levels higher than that?
Look up treating with flucanazole. Tons of recent success stories.
david pinder
Member
Teck m use to work for me but now find it a waste of money. Kept mine at 1800 for 3 months with zero effect on bryopsis. Used fluconazole and its 95% gone in 4 days.
9 days have gone by I am not seeing the results I have sen or read in this post. A few things that might have impacted my non results. I have a 10 gallon tank I assumed my actual water volume was about 6 gallons. I dosed for that which was a portion of a 200 mg capsule. I do not have a gram measuring tool so I eyeballed 150mg out of 200 mg. I also did not remove my carbon sponge or chemipure bag and also did not change my lighting at all. Going to wait 10 more days then try it again.
Mrs. Music
New member
kent tech m has changed the formula and no longer works. It is believed it was not the elevated magnesium but some other ingredient that killed bryopsis. see the newest and appears to be the best method to eradicate bryopsis ... i will post the thread
stevespeer88
New member
I'm going to jump in and ask if its normal for my tank to have this much hair algae on week 3. I'm new to the hobby and I'm getting concerned. my lfs has been telling me that everything is ok and that with water changes comes the death of hair algae and I feel like its only getting worse!!!
stevespeer88:
Without knowing how much or what kind(s) of algae you have, algae growth in new or young systems is not unusual at all. Your LFS is correct in that the true and best solution to eliminating nuisance algaes is the elimination of excess nutrients. New systems have a lot of excess nutrients that fuel algae growth. Note that it probably will get worse before it gets better, but with good husbandry, the algae will eventually burn itself out.
In the long run, I believe it's better to wait it out and let the algae die off naturally than to use chemicals, but this does require great patience. Make sure you're using 0 TDS water and exporting nutrients through effective skimming and water changes. Hopefully at 3 weeks you don't have a bunch of livestock in the tank. For a new setup, I would suggest waiting at least 2 months before adding any livestock at all. It is MUCH faster and easier to reduce nutrients and starve the algae without fish or other livestock adding fertilizer to the system.
Without knowing how much or what kind(s) of algae you have, algae growth in new or young systems is not unusual at all. Your LFS is correct in that the true and best solution to eliminating nuisance algaes is the elimination of excess nutrients. New systems have a lot of excess nutrients that fuel algae growth. Note that it probably will get worse before it gets better, but with good husbandry, the algae will eventually burn itself out.
In the long run, I believe it's better to wait it out and let the algae die off naturally than to use chemicals, but this does require great patience. Make sure you're using 0 TDS water and exporting nutrients through effective skimming and water changes. Hopefully at 3 weeks you don't have a bunch of livestock in the tank. For a new setup, I would suggest waiting at least 2 months before adding any livestock at all. It is MUCH faster and easier to reduce nutrients and starve the algae without fish or other livestock adding fertilizer to the system.
