Hi Brandon
My tank has been diagnosed with Bryopsis,, its only 3 weeks old my tank.
Size 5x2x2
All parameters are stable:
Salinity 1.025 (Refractometer) ASW.
pH 8.5
Temp 24.5C
Calcium : 445ppm
Mg:1400 ppm
DkH: 8.5
NH3/NH4:0.00
Nitrite"0.00
Nitrate: .1.00 ppm ? if that,
Phosphates: 0.03 (If that)
All tests carried out by red sea test kits.
Tank has been set up with rocks that I had "cooked/Purged" from my old setup for 6 weeks,,, Fresh new sand was purchased as substrate.
2 weeks after I had put my old Corals and pair of clowns in the tank,, I noticed green feathery Snow crystal looking things growing on the glass,,, Upon further investigation and rapid increase in their population, they had started covering the substrate,, and a few if not most of my rock pieces have been all covered with this culprit.
I have been reading your thread on H2O2,,, you mention spot targeting the algae on the rocks out of the tank ,,, can I submerge the entire piece of rock in H2O2 3% for a few minutes then return in to the Display tank,, Or it has to be Spot targeted??? since most the rocks are covered,,, I don't think spot targeting will work for me. what happens if the unaffected area of the rock is targeted with H2O2, would it harm the Biological life on the rock ?
Also the Continuous regrowth on the glass,,, every 2 days after I scrape and syphon them of the glass,,, they start growing back again ,, how can I deal with the glass ? I am not introducing any phosphate in to the tank and feed my pair of clowns once every 3 days (Rinsed shrimp). And the regrowth on the Sand? after targeting the rocks should I replace the sand all together ?
Any help is greatly appreciated,
I will post before and after pictures,,, will take some tonight form the horror show.
Also you mentioned possible problems with full submersion dips with H2O2,, What ratio should I dilute the 3% H2O2 solution if I want to go with the full submersion method of the live rocks rather than spot targeting the affected areas?
Cheers