Bryopsis Cure: My Battle With Bryopsis Using Fluconazole
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NCreefguy
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Sounds about right. 370 litres is about 98 gals so 100 gals x 20mg/gal = 2000mgs
Joshky
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Just an update since I used fluconazole 12 days ago, all of the bryopsis on my rocks is gone and there's just a small amount in my overflow that's still dying off. I have a magnifica anemone which I was most worried about because these aren't a beginner anemone and can be extremely finicky; any excess stress can cause them to become infected and need to be treated with ciprofloxacin in a hospital tank, which can be a huge endeavor, however I'm very happy to say that it's doing just fine. So if you have a gigantea or magnifica and you're worried about putting this medication into your DT, so far (fingers crossed), I see no reason to worry.
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I struggled too, I ended up ordering from the link to the US shop, atm its with the postal service awaiting shipment, I ordered a pack of 20 @ $29.99 and $14.99 international postage, at the time the payment showed on my bank statement and with the current exchange rate I paid £37.11p.
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Here is my before and after success using this method. Glad I found this thread!
WOW!!!! Fluconazole deserves a trophy for that!
pa1ntbru5h
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I'm about 4-5 days into my Fluconazole treatment. I dosed 20mg/gal and I'm seeing the algae start to melt and get goopy.
The algae I have looks like green hair algae to me, but it could be some strain of Bryopsis. Either way, if this stuff kills it off, I will do a happy dance.. I've been trying to fight this off for a long time now and it has taken the lives of many corals.
The algae I have looks like green hair algae to me, but it could be some strain of Bryopsis. Either way, if this stuff kills it off, I will do a happy dance.. I've been trying to fight this off for a long time now and it has taken the lives of many corals.
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I'm in the same boat. I thought for about 2 weeks that it was GHA. Took a close look last night and saw more of a stalk like bryopsis. It kinda looks like it but not as obvious as other people's pictures. Either way, I'm hoping this stuff destroys it!
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I waited until after the treatment to run two days of chemiclean.
I purchased 10 x 150mg tablets. You do have to purchase from different sources though. Max I found was 450mg at a time. You can get friends to buy also.Struggling to find this in the UK.. Got a reefer 450 wonder how much I'd need
I used
Ebay
Amazon
http://www.pharmacyfirst.co.uk/fluconazole-150mg-1-capsule-thrush-treatment-flu4281758842.html
http://www.expresschemist.co.uk/Fluconazole-Capsule-150mg.html
https://www.chemistdirect.co.uk/thrush-oral-capsule-containing-fluconazole/prd-1l
Hope this helps.
I used Fluconazole and Vibrant at the same time. I had a mix of several green algaes, appearances of Byropsis, hair algae and such. Also several red algaes that I would rather have lost. All the green algaes are dead and gone, with the final bits vanishing around day 12-14. I have a turkey wing clam in the tank that seems just fine (for those wondering about clams) and several soft corals, including a hammer and several acans. Hard corals are birdsnests and an acro.
During the Fluconazole treatment I lost an emerald crab, my hammer seems very unhappy the last 5 days and polyps on the birdsnests are retracted. I don't blame the fluconazole for these things though, just including them here for information. I pulled as much as I could get to before the treatment began and then did no water changes during. I have no skimmer, no reactors. Cheato had already died off during Vibrant.
During the Fluconazole treatment I lost an emerald crab, my hammer seems very unhappy the last 5 days and polyps on the birdsnests are retracted. I don't blame the fluconazole for these things though, just including them here for information. I pulled as much as I could get to before the treatment began and then did no water changes during. I have no skimmer, no reactors. Cheato had already died off during Vibrant.
Interesting. My palys reacted at first then opened up after a week fully. Now my frogspawn is sulking, unusual also as he's normally bullet proof.
Water change this weekend so see how things perk up
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I just got my flucanzole in.
Can someone please help me with the math as I am an idiot, lol. I have a75g tank with a 30g sump.. I figure minus rocks, I have about 80/90gal water volume. How many capsules should I add?
Can someone please help me with the math as I am an idiot, lol. I have a75g tank with a 30g sump.. I figure minus rocks, I have about 80/90gal water volume. How many capsules should I add?
Ocho Cinco
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I believe for 90 gallons you would need 1800. Looking for someone to confirm. I have a 90 with a sump and I think I'm just going to do do 2000 since that's what it comes with.
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Yeah that's right. I dosed 2000 and I have an 80 with a sump. I said heck with it...100 gallons
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Imo, this is a sign to stop or back off on the dosing of Vibrant. You could be exporting too much.
