Bryopsis Cure: My Battle With Bryopsis Using Fluconazole

prsnlty · Mar 7, 2017

downset21 said:
Im on day 5. It seems to be working!

Woohoo get ready for the happy dance!

bobble28 · Mar 7, 2017

Donovan Joannes said:
Gandalf

Haha

prsnlty · Mar 7, 2017

AKay3600 said:
So today I did a nice 30% water change in preparation for skipping a water change or two due to doisng. I tried the Tech M trick for a month and it seemed to work but about a month after I lowered my magnesium levels back down to normal, it was back. The bryopsis really only seems to grow out of my GSP so we shall see how it works. Just dosed 20mg per gallon and everything seems fine, just a tad cloudy. Here is what I'm working with. Not bad at all compared to what some have, but might as well stay ahead of it!

Day 1:

Yours is going to be a quick knockout for sure lol.

Elwood Dowd · Mar 7, 2017

I haven't seen it asked or spoken of. Is there a overdose amount that has been observed? No I am not wanting to dose again lol.

My fear is that my tank is so overrun with bryopsis that I will need to dose again. I am thinking that at day 8 (based on my observations in this thread) that I will know if I need to dose again. If it is needed, how early is too early? How much is too much? Should there be a lighter second dose? I went 1200mg the first round. Would 800 be appropriate the 2nd?

Again, this is all hypothetical. I am not rushing to any judgements. I have high hopes and expect the initial dose will be enough to eradicate this foul vegetation from my aquarium.

GoVols · Mar 7, 2017

@NCreefguy

If you guys can conquer Dinos like Bryopsis, then I can see a Pulitzer Prize coming.

NCreefguy · Mar 7, 2017

Elwood Dowd said:
I haven't seen it asked or spoken of. Is there a overdose amount that has been observed? No I am not wanting to dose again lol.

My fear is that my tank is so overrun with bryopsis that I will need to dose again. I am thinking that at day 8 (based on my observations in this thread) that I will know if I need to dose again. If it is needed, how early is too early? How much is too much? Should there be a lighter second dose? I went 1200mg the first round. Would 800 be appropriate the 2nd?

Again, this is all hypothetical. I am not rushing to any judgements. I have high hopes and expect the initial dose will be enough to eradicate this foul vegetation from my aquarium.

Someone here killed their fish after about 7 or 8 days straight of dosing the full amount each day instead of just one dose(they misread FAQs)

For you,after two weeks or so if your nutrients aren't high enough for a water change, then I would go ahead and dose the tank again with another full dose if you have algae remaining.

NCreefguy · Mar 7, 2017

GoVols said:
@NCreefguy

If you guys can conquer Dinos like Bryopsis, then I can see a Pulitzer Prize coming.

Something that would take dinos out without killing everything else would be VERY nice!

Elwood Dowd · Mar 8, 2017

No message.

Uwharrie · Mar 8, 2017

How would it affect Coraline? I had not heard of Marine Algae fix. But if the Fluconazole works with just one or two doses and no bad side effect, it seems the easier fix.

magictalk said:
If you just have GHA and not Bryopsis, Marine Algae Fix will kill it all. Takes 3-4 weeks dosing every three days. It's not dangerous (just an algaecide) because it leaves the water after 24 hours. You can dose it a little higher than the instructions.

Ocean Lotion · Mar 8, 2017

magictalk said:
If you just have GHA and not Bryopsis, Marine Algae Fix will kill it all. Takes 3-4 weeks dosing every three days. It's not dangerous (just an algaecide) because it leaves the water after 24 hours. You can dose it a little higher than the instructions.

Algaefix had no effect on my gha.

Juliano · Mar 8, 2017

prsnlty said:
Is it everywhere or only where the algae was?

It's on the rocks and sand

Juliano · Mar 8, 2017

Donovan Joannes said:
It could be due to nutrients being released back from dying algae. I have the same problem due to 25ppm NO3 (usually kept at 5ppm or below) after a week or two of my 18-days successful treatment. Just increase your nutrient export to clear up these accumulation for a week or two until it clear up.

How do i increase nutrient export?