Bryopsis Cure: My Battle With Bryopsis Using Fluconazole
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Just click on the persons name and then click "Start a Conversation". Same as PM
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The FAQ should have one question only. "Does it work without adverse effects?". Answer should be "Yes, absolutely big YES!"
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I have a concern about shutting down skimmers. I know mine has some gha in it. If reefer just shut it off and at the end of treatment do a water change, add carbon and turn back on their skimmer what about recontaminating the tank?
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It only has a tiny bit, but what will a tiny bit of bryopsis or gha turn into in 6 months? I think I will give mine a bleach bath when I treat tomorrow.
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I'm on day 6. My Bryopsis was pretty matted and I could see some detritus inside it. I took my turkey baster and blasted it and it just fell apart in chunks and small pieces.
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I did just so it wouldn't remove the meds. Not sure if it would remove all of it but I didn't want to take a chance.
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Your wc and carbon are not going to instantly remove all of the meds from your system so turning your skimmer back on means the skimmer will still get some meds as well.
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Ok, top 20 Q&A. Here it is. Ill make corrections and add. Reply or PM me.
Byropsis Cure FAQ's Sheet
1.Q: Will Fluconazole kill Bryopsis?
A: YES. As of 2/2/17 Fluconazole is completely killing all Bryopsis. There have been no reports of it NOT working.
2.Q: How does it work?
A: I'll make as this easy as I can. There is fatty symbiotic fungus that makes up the cell membranes of the algae. Fluconazole is deadly toxic to the fungus. The med breaks this membrane apart and the cell dies. "Turns white and disappears".
3.Q: Will Fluconazole kill anything else in my system?
A: So far Fluconazole has not killed anything other than bryopsis and GHA. Everything and I mean EVERYTHING else is unaffected.
4.Q: Where do I get Fluconazole?
A: There are many sources online. The most popular/best choice is to purchase the medication in 200MG CAPSULE.
5.Q: How do much Fluconazole do I use?
A: The suggested dose is one SINGLE dose in the amount of 20mg per gallon of water. There are reefers who are experimenting with using 10mg per gallon right now, but none with completing the 1st "round".
6.Q: How do I prepare the the medication?
A: I have noticed with the capsules it is very tough opening them without crushing the capsule. This is what I did. Use a razor blade and cut off the rounded end of the large outer half of the capsule. Then you can very easily pour the contents out into a glass of RODI water or tank water. The amount of water doesnt matter, but make it enough to be able to mix the med up. The med isnt very soluble, but mix it up best you can. Preferably dose at night when fish are asleep. Then pour the entire dose into the DT, or sump. Some have put it into their sump socks. I dosed directly into the DT.
7.Q: How long is the treatment?
A: 14 days.
8.Q: Do I remove my carbon?
A: Yes.
9.Q: Do I remove my skimmer cup?
A: Its suggested for at least the first few days if not the entire remove your cup. However, there are reefers treating while running their skimmers witgood results.
10.Q: Do I take my ATS offline?
A: Yes. I would take it offline, completely sanitize it, and reintroduce it after all the bryopsis is 100% gone.
11.Q: Do I take my bio reactor offline?
A: No.
12.Q: Do I take my GFO offline?
A: Yes, treat the GFO as you would with carbon.
13.Q: Do I continue to dose H2O2?
A: Yes. It will not interact with this med.
14.Q: Do I continue to dose Vibrant?
A: Yes. This SHOULD NOT interact with this med. It may help to dose Vibrant as it will assist in NO3 export.
15.Q: Do I take my carbon reactor offline?
A: Yes.
16.Q: Do I do a WC during treatment?
A: No. unless it cannot be avoided and a WC needs to be done to save life.
17.Q: Will Fluconazole kill my chaetomorpha or other beneficial maco's?
A: We are in current treatments involving these types of algae's? We think no it will not harm them.
18.Q: Will Fluconazole kill the parasitic algae known to burrow through LPS corals?
A: This is currently being researched.
19Q: What other nuisance algae's will be killed by Fluconazole?
A: Fluconazole kills the green algae Derbesia also known as GHA. It seems that GHA takes longer to kill than the bryopsis but it still dies. Bubble algae is unknown due to most reefers treating their tanks have been using Vibrant. Vibrant kills bubble algae very well.
20Q: When can I do a WC?
A: At the end of the full 14 day treatment. After treatment has completed you will go back to your normal running system. Do a WC as your NO3/PO4 levels may be high from a lot of dead algae. Carbon goes back online to remove the medication. Skimmer cups back on.
Note - I am not responsible if you do this treatment. It is experimental, with a lot of proven success. I am doing this because, like many other reefers I had a Bryopsis invasion that would kill it for most hobbyists. You dont have to give up. This is the alternative.
-Stevo
Byropsis Cure FAQ's Sheet
1.Q: Will Fluconazole kill Bryopsis?
A: YES. As of 2/2/17 Fluconazole is completely killing all Bryopsis. There have been no reports of it NOT working.
2.Q: How does it work?
A: I'll make as this easy as I can. There is fatty symbiotic fungus that makes up the cell membranes of the algae. Fluconazole is deadly toxic to the fungus. The med breaks this membrane apart and the cell dies. "Turns white and disappears".
3.Q: Will Fluconazole kill anything else in my system?
A: So far Fluconazole has not killed anything other than bryopsis and GHA. Everything and I mean EVERYTHING else is unaffected.
4.Q: Where do I get Fluconazole?
A: There are many sources online. The most popular/best choice is to purchase the medication in 200MG CAPSULE.
5.Q: How do much Fluconazole do I use?
A: The suggested dose is one SINGLE dose in the amount of 20mg per gallon of water. There are reefers who are experimenting with using 10mg per gallon right now, but none with completing the 1st "round".
6.Q: How do I prepare the the medication?
A: I have noticed with the capsules it is very tough opening them without crushing the capsule. This is what I did. Use a razor blade and cut off the rounded end of the large outer half of the capsule. Then you can very easily pour the contents out into a glass of RODI water or tank water. The amount of water doesnt matter, but make it enough to be able to mix the med up. The med isnt very soluble, but mix it up best you can. Preferably dose at night when fish are asleep. Then pour the entire dose into the DT, or sump. Some have put it into their sump socks. I dosed directly into the DT.
7.Q: How long is the treatment?
A: 14 days.
8.Q: Do I remove my carbon?
A: Yes.
9.Q: Do I remove my skimmer cup?
A: Its suggested for at least the first few days if not the entire remove your cup. However, there are reefers treating while running their skimmers witgood results.
10.Q: Do I take my ATS offline?
A: Yes. I would take it offline, completely sanitize it, and reintroduce it after all the bryopsis is 100% gone.
11.Q: Do I take my bio reactor offline?
A: No.
12.Q: Do I take my GFO offline?
A: Yes, treat the GFO as you would with carbon.
13.Q: Do I continue to dose H2O2?
A: Yes. It will not interact with this med.
14.Q: Do I continue to dose Vibrant?
A: Yes. This SHOULD NOT interact with this med. It may help to dose Vibrant as it will assist in NO3 export.
15.Q: Do I take my carbon reactor offline?
A: Yes.
16.Q: Do I do a WC during treatment?
A: No. unless it cannot be avoided and a WC needs to be done to save life.
17.Q: Will Fluconazole kill my chaetomorpha or other beneficial maco's?
A: We are in current treatments involving these types of algae's? We think no it will not harm them.
18.Q: Will Fluconazole kill the parasitic algae known to burrow through LPS corals?
A: This is currently being researched.
19Q: What other nuisance algae's will be killed by Fluconazole?
A: Fluconazole kills the green algae Derbesia also known as GHA. It seems that GHA takes longer to kill than the bryopsis but it still dies. Bubble algae is unknown due to most reefers treating their tanks have been using Vibrant. Vibrant kills bubble algae very well.
20Q: When can I do a WC?
A: At the end of the full 14 day treatment. After treatment has completed you will go back to your normal running system. Do a WC as your NO3/PO4 levels may be high from a lot of dead algae. Carbon goes back online to remove the medication. Skimmer cups back on.
Note - I am not responsible if you do this treatment. It is experimental, with a lot of proven success. I am doing this because, like many other reefers I had a Bryopsis invasion that would kill it for most hobbyists. You dont have to give up. This is the alternative.
-Stevo
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