Zoa's and briopsis

[cichlid nutz]

So I got some free zoa's from this guy who had to downsize his tank suddenly. The zoas are great and would like some help id'ing them. Eagle eyes are easy, but got some chocolate brown with fluorescent green mouths and rims, and some burnt orange Palyzoa's. All healthy, oh yeah some pale tan zoas with a little light blu in center. My question is how to get the briopsis off the rocks without harming the zoas? They are growing close together and the briopsis is shading the coral. Best recommendaton so far is pulling the algae out with tweezers. Anyone know a way to keep it from coming back? Thanks

 

[cichlid nutz]

I already have a Foxface and Naso Tang in tank along with turbo snails and a lawnmower blenny. Anyone know something that really love briopsis?

 

[Lytehouse]

http://www.reefcentral.com/forums/showthread.php?s=&threadid=1113109

Might be worth a try if you have a QT.

 

[MTB]

Pluck it out with tweezers. Did it come from your tank? If not you should be able to pluck it off and it won't come back.

 

[cichlid nutz]

Thanks Lytehouse. Am ordering some Tech M now!!!!!

 

[geoxman]

Or buy some Epsom Salts from your local pharmacy it will be a whole lot cheaper than TechM

 

[cichlid nutz]

After reading the link, it seems that tech M has a nice side effect of killing off bryopsis that homemade solutions seem to be lacking. Seachem has a product called Excel which is a CO2 substitute for a planted aquarium. Its side effect is that it is one of the gentlest best working algae killers I have ever used. The government does not recognize its ingredients as an algaecide so it cannot be sold as such.

 

[Peter Eichler]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=10278763#post10278763 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by cichlid nutz
After reading the link, it seems that tech M has a nice side effect of killing off bryopsis that homemade solutions seem to be lacking. Seachem has a product called Excel which is a CO2 substitute for a planted aquarium. Its side effect is that it is one of the gentlest best working algae killers I have ever used. The government does not recognize its ingredients as an algaecide so it cannot be sold as such.

You didn't read the whole thing then (I don't blame you ) Epsom slats worked for me. Also, plucking it off with a tweezer isn't a very failsafe way of getting rid of it, it often just comes right back if conditions are right.