Bryopsis Cure: My Battle With Bryopsis Using Fluconazole

[johnthehermit]

I don't have my lighting very bright as it's FO. Would you recommend increasing lighting levels with this treatment? I have a very low bio load in my tank and undetectable nitrate with salifert low range and po4 at o.oo8 using elos low range. The tank is a couple of months old with pukani (bleached, acid dipped and soaked in RO for a couple of months with phosguard) and a few bits of live rock. The hair algae is a very weak, pale growth but is unsightly and mainly grows in high flow areas. The tank also has two sochting oxydators type A's in it. I'm not sure if it's hair or bryopsis as it's a weak growth. My capsules have now arrived in London from the USA, should be with me in a day or two which is pretty good as I only ordered them four days ago.
Thanks
John

 

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Day 13. I am going to do a water change now. As I am off today and need to work tomorrow. Bryopsis is non exsistant. I had to dose chemiclean to rid the cyano bloom I had gotten from vibrant. I will however go to a 1x every 2 weeks with vibrant as I still saw some benefit. I am very pleased with the flucon treatment though. Now to keep system in check!

 

[ENARP]

Day 10...Bryopsis 99% gone.....Pictures Day 2 to Day 10

 

[Ssindt]

Tablets worked for a tank I treated, took 8-10 days to see any change but day 12-13 it wiped it almost all out and day 15 Its 100% free I dosed 200mg per 10 gallon.

 

[NCreefguy]

I don't have my lighting very bright as it's FO. Would you recommend increasing lighting levels with this treatment? I have a very low bio load in my tank and undetectable nitrate with salifert low range and po4 at o.oo8 using elos low range. The tank is a couple of months old with pukani (bleached, acid dipped and soaked in RO for a couple of months with phosguard) and a few bits of live rock. The hair algae is a very weak, pale growth but is unsightly and mainly grows in high flow areas. The tank also has two sochting oxydators type A's in it. I'm not sure if it's hair or bryopsis as it's a weak growth. My capsules have now arrived in London from the USA, should be with me in a day or two which is pretty good as I only ordered them four days ago.
Thanks
John

Bryopsis seamed to die off quicker in the highly lit areas of my tank but it will still work in the low light areas too. It may just take a little longer.

 

[johnthehermit]

Thanks, I can ramp the LEDs up as they're only at 40%. The whites are even lower.
John

Bryopsis seamed to die off quicker in the highly lit areas of my tank but it will still work in the low light areas too. It may just take a little longer.

 

[Abhishek]

@stevo01 , @NCreefguy - This is what an treating for .. hope these are byropsis ..
Ofcourse it's just Day 5 and I have been running skimmer from day 3 and gfo from the beginning

Regards,
Abhishek

@Rick.45cal,@NCreefguy ,@prsnlty - Do these look like byropsis to you ? Its almost day 6 and I haven't seen any changes yet

Regards,
Abhishek

 

[tonymacc]

Day 2 and I do beleive the Bryopsis is looking lighter in colour, but that could just be my eyes , roll, on day 3.

 

[Rick.45cal]

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@Rick.45cal,@NCreefguy ,@prsnlty - Do these look like byropsis to you ? Its almost day 6 and I haven't seen any changes yet

Regards,
Abhishek

That stuff looks different than what you had growing around the frag. (If my memory serves me). It's eerily similar but very difficult to say for certain. It's so tiny. I wouldn't count the fluconazole out yet.

Has it spread any during treatment, or has it stopped spreading/growing? If it seems to have stopped spreading/growing the fluconazole is likely affecting it. Hard to say, if it is another type of algae it may take longer to see any effect visually.

 

[Abhishek]

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That stuff looks different than what you had growing around the frag. (If my memory serves me). It's eerily similar but very difficult to say for certain. It's so tiny. I wouldn't count the fluconazole out yet.

Has it spread any during treatment, or has it stopped spreading/growing? If it seems to have stopped spreading/growing the fluconazole is likely affecting it. Hard to say, if it is another type of algae it may take longer to see any effect visually.

Hi Rick,

Well the stuff growing around my flag plug was brown and long while these are definitely green, small bush like or sometimes single stranded but do not come off rocks easily even with brush.
I literally had to scrubb them hard and then may be some part will come off .
Since , the dosage, I can't say they have increased but I have introduced 5-6 more mnexican turbos and seem like they mowed some down .
I wish somebody could ID them as all this while i thought they are byropsis but are they some form of turf algae?
I shall return home and update how did it go but planning to let it be for 21 days and then dose a second round after a water change if things haven't improved at all.

Regards,
Abhishek

 

[NCreefguy]

@Rick.45cal,@NCreefguy ,@prsnlty - Do these look like byropsis to you ? Its almost day 6 and I haven't seen any changes yet
Regards,
Abhishek

Sometimes it's hard to really tell without seeing the long stalks with fern/fan blades on them. Most of the Bryopsis that I've had all had this and has never stayed that short. Hopefully the Fluconazole will still work for you though.

 

[Rick.45cal]

It may very well be some sort of turf algae! @Abhishek If it hasn't grown and things are eating it now that's likely a good sign. One thing that's been noticed is algaes that are inedible suddenly become attractive to the CUC. I'll keep my fingers crossed for you!

 

[Philt56]

An someone recommend a brand or seller? I assume you don't want the pills for animals or people?

Anyone buy from Payless pet products or use Thomas Labs product?

 

[Abhishek]

Sometimes it's hard to really tell without seeing the long stalks with fern/fan blades on them. Most of the Bryopsis that I've had all had this and has never stayed that short. Hopefully the Fluconazole will still work for you though.

It may very well be some sort of turf algae! @Abhishek If it hasn't grown and things are eating it now that's likely a good sign. One thing that's been noticed is algaes that are inedible suddenly become attractive to the CUC. I'll keep my fingers crossed for you!

Thanks guys for the support !!! I would hate to be The Odd Man Out guy for whom fluco didn't work.
Do we have any account of fluco working on turf algae species ?

Regards,
Abhishek

 

[Rick.45cal]

Thanks guys for the support !!! I would hate to be The Odd Man Out guy for whom fluco didn't work.
Do we have any account of fluco working on turf algae species ?

Regards,
Abhishek

Trust me I know the feeling, I'm always "that guy" in life! I don't know about the turf algae. You might be the guinea pig

 

[prsnlty]

An someone recommend a brand or seller? I assume you don't want the pills for animals or people?

Anyone buy from Payless pet products or use Thomas Labs product?

https://payless-petproducts.com/fluconazole200.html

Capsules are best. Empty the capsules into a liter of sw, add to tank in high flow at night.

 

[prsnlty]

Thanks guys for the support !!! I would hate to be The Odd Man Out guy for whom fluco didn't work.
Do we have any account of fluco working on turf algae species ?

Regards,
Abhishek

Vibrant seemed to create red turf in my system. So far this medication hasn't done anything for it. Mexican turbos love it though

 

[Brandon42]

So today is officially one week sense dosing. I did 2000mg into my 125 gallon. I don't have any bryopsis I did this specifically for the horrible gha problem I had going on. after week one my gha has become noticeably thinner and is all starting to turn white at this point I still haven't put my skimmer cup back on, Iv been thinking about doing it but don't want to remove any of the medication. Still no sign of it stressing any fish or coral, just reaking havoc on my gha!

 

[Abhishek]

Vibrant seemed to create red turf in my system. So far this medication hasn't done anything for it. Mexican turbos love it though

Thanks for the reply . Could you post pics of the red turf you had ? Mine are mostly lime green to brown in color and not because of vibrant .
Now I use Aquaforest np pro and pro bio s .. Might be that caused it

Regards,
Abhishek

 

[prsnlty]

Thanks for the reply . Could you post pics of the red turf you had ? Mine are mostly lime green to brown in color and not because of vibrant .
Now I use Aquaforest np pro and pro bio s .. Might be that caused it

Regards,
Abhishek

My bryopsis began just after I had changed to af pro bio salt 10 months ago. But I had also acquired a couple of frags at that time... it could have been both. Needless to say I no longer use AF salt.

My red turf in baby stage. The Mexican turbos are taking care of it so I don't have any pictures of longer growth.