So what is this and how do I get rid of it!!??

[lastduke]

JG, so you think the cure is Tech-M?

 

[JG1]

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[JG1]

Yeah, I think the Tech-M is what did it. I used 16oz a day for three days in a row..48oz total on a 100g tank.

 

[JG1]

What's the chance of this stuff growing back in the future if I don't reintroduce it again in my tank? Are there spores still in my tank or has the Tech-M pretty much killed them off too?

 

[olemiss reb]

Mine never came back, granted I had to dose longer than you due to the bryopsis.

 

[acropora1981]

Wanted to add to this thread; I have lyngbia and I've tried the antibiotics that I mentioned earlier in the thread. Tried it last week; regular dose of red slime remover (2 days treatment) had absolutely no effect on lyngbya.

Trying magnesium now; I'm on day 3. No observed effect yet.

 

[mightymizz]

Keep us updated and good luck!

 

[JG1]

Wanted to add to this thread; I have lyngbia and I've tried the antibiotics that I mentioned earlier in the thread. Tried it last week; regular dose of red slime remover (2 days treatment) had absolutely no effect on lyngbya.

Trying magnesium now; I'm on day 3. No observed effect yet.

make sure its tech-m

 

[acropora1981]

make sure its tech-m

EDIT:

I had just posted 'no effect' but upon further inspection, it does appear moderately affected. 2-3 days from now we will see for sure

Congrats JG1; looks like you figured out how to cure lyngbya.

 

[jimsplace]

You might want to consider this, lyngbya likes low nutrient enviroments. I had a huge outbreak of lyngbya, battled it for a month, disconnected my biopellet rx and it disappeared completly within less than 2 weeks.

 

[JG1]

EDIT:

I had just posted 'no effect' but upon further inspection, it does appear moderately affected. 2-3 days from now we will see for sure

Congrats JG1; looks like you figured out how to cure lyngbya.

Every rock in my tank was covered with lyngbya. I now don't even have a trace of this stuff left.

 

[acropora1981]

You might want to consider this, lyngbya likes low nutrient enviroments. I had a huge outbreak of lyngbya, battled it for a month, disconnected my biopellet rx and it disappeared completly within less than 2 weeks.

I disconnected my biopellets about 2 months ago. Since then I've increased water changes and decreased feeding. Then lyngbya showed up. Since then I've increased feeding, done the Magnesium thing, and dosed small amounts of potassium nitrate to bring nitrates to 0.2 mg/l

I'm visiting my mom about 2 hrs from where I live so I won't get to see the tank again until tomorrow afternoon.

 

[sahin]

I disconnected my biopellets about 2 months ago. Since then I've increased water changes and decreased feeding. Then lyngbya showed up. Since then I've increased feeding, done the Magnesium thing, and dosed small amounts of potassium nitrate to bring nitrates to 0.2 mg/l

I'm visiting my mom about 2 hrs from where I live so I won't get to see the tank again until tomorrow afternoon.

Acropora1981: did you get rid of the lyngbya problem? If so was it Kent TechM or something else that solved the issue?

Thanks.

 

[acropora1981]

Acropora1981: did you get rid of the lyngbya problem? If so was it Kent TechM or something else that solved the issue?

Thanks.

I observed some initial fluctuation in the lyngbya, but honestly, 3 weeks in or whatever, and I still have a good amount of lyngbya going despite popping up my mag to about 1800. So...yeah... for me, the Tech M thing is not really a good cure.

 

[netfishlight]

I just bought a bottle of Tech M after I saw your positive observation .......

 

[JG1]

I observed some initial fluctuation in the lyngbya, but honestly, 3 weeks in or whatever, and I still have a good amount of lyngbya going despite popping up my mag to about 1800. So...yeah... for me, the Tech M thing is not really a good cure.

It's a shame it didn't work for you. 48oz of tech-m melted mine away.

 

[netfishlight]

JG1, what the mg level you maintained?

 

[JG1]

I brought it up to 1600ish with tech-m and have been letting it fall since. I'm around 1475 right now, will let it drop to around 1350

 

[acropora1981]

I've seen better results with just using carbon and letting nitrates climb to around 1-3ppm. My lyngbya is nearly gone now

 

[b_s_c1]

I am so glad I found this thread. I have an outbreak of this stuff myself and could not find a proper ID for what it was. I have been searching for the past two days and my best guess was a form of dino. After seeing your pics I see that it is exactly the same as what you have. This is the only algae problem I have in the tank and could not figure it out. It seems to only like strong light as it does not grow in the shadows. I will be ordering some Tech-M as soon as I finish this post.

Here is what I am dealing with. It popped up overnight and took of in a matter of three days.