Beginners Experience with Fluconazole

Mr.Rocc · Apr 27, 2017

So as I posted on my main build, I have really had a few weeks filled with GHA pain! So im jumping on the banwagon and im trying Fluconazole.
Just to give some background on what I did. I pulled my carbon and turned my skimmer off. I left my GFO on just to help control the releasing phosphates. I did the 20mg per gallon and put them in a jar of water. I shook it till the medicine was completely dissolved.
Here is my baseline! DAY 1

jeff williams · Apr 27, 2017

Looks like it's helping

Mr.Rocc · Apr 27, 2017

Lol I just put it in

jeff williams · Apr 27, 2017

Tail2112 said:
Lol I just put it in[/
Wow can you imagine what it will look like tomorrow lol hope does it the job!!

Mr.Rocc · Apr 27, 2017

Thanks man! Me too

NCreefguy · Apr 27, 2017

Good luck with the treatment. I hope it knocks that algae out for you.

Nohate · Apr 28, 2017

Mine has been in for 2 days also, will be interesting to see what happens

chris@nemos · Apr 28, 2017

We tried it once and it took 2 weeks to beat back. Good Luck
Before

And after.
Still not pretty but it did it's job

chris@nemos · Apr 28, 2017

Before.

Mr.Rocc · Apr 30, 2017

Well heres day 3 I kinda really F'd up and put too much GFO in my reactor and almost murdered all my SPS.... We will see if they make it out or not. But

Mr.Rocc · May 3, 2017

So day 5 was yesterday (Tuesday) No real sign of letting up but no sign of increase. Zoas have all closed up idk if I made them mad with the toothbrush or if its just because of the algae.

Mr.Rocc · May 4, 2017

Today marks day 7... I can't say there is a huge change but i did have to move my zoas so they didnt get run over by the algae. Anyhow i started a small amount of GFO because im starting to get cyno. I also am dosing NOPOX to cut down the nitrates. Hopefully this works.

Mr.Rocc · May 4, 2017

Any help would be awesome!

NCreefguy · May 4, 2017

Tail2112 said:
Any help would be awesome!

You're not doing anything wrong....It just takes gha longer to kill than bryopsis. Sometimes it takes waiting 21 days and then running a second treatment. You're at day 7.

Mr.Rocc · May 9, 2017

Well it is day 12... not much of a change unfortunately. I turned my skimmer on and im going to do a water change thursday manually pull some GHA. Im also going to order a new CUC with some turbos and a tang to help. O I pulled my GFO out, nothing was enjoying it i dont know if anyone has tips on it but please let me know if you do .

Mr.Rocc · May 10, 2017

Well there was not a big change between day 12 and 13. I just did a big water change and plucked as much as i could i pulled a ton! I rescaped as well here is what we are looking like. Also Dose #2 just started today!

Mr.Rocc · May 14, 2017

Heres Dose 2 Day 4, I have white tips on the remaining GHA no new GHA growing, I have a PO4 problem, well, not really a problem i have GFO running to take it out. So far its doing amazing in round 2.

Mr.Rocc · May 17, 2017

Dose #2 Day 7
Its getting good but i think I have cyano or dinos now... Anyone have any thoughts?

Mr.Rocc · May 29, 2017

So it has been a journey. From those first two pictures to now. I just started a third treatment just because I saw a few hairs here and there. The tanks looking great and the corals are all open/opening. However, I need some help with nutrient control. I cut my feeding and what not, but since im using this fluconazole my nitrates are high and I get a constant reading of .08 phosphates. Im running GFO but I have never been able to lower those phosphate. I was thinking using phosphate rx since I have it or increasing the amount of GFO (im at like 1/2 recommended use). Any opinions?
Day 2 Dose 3