kelleyga36
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What is the best way to control Bryopsis?
Bryopsis
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crewchef
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After reading a ton of different post I went with boosting Magnesium to 1600 for 7 to 10 days. That pretty much took care of the problem. Raise it slowly to avoid system shock and then let it come back down slowly too. There's a lot of different posts out there about this method, use a google search as not all of them are on this site.
Brad Syphus
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You took the words right out of my mouth. LOL
I am about to start treating mine and I've read a ton on this and have found that Tech M is the only mag that works.
chuckle_berry
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If Tech-M is the only mag supplement that works then i would have to believe that its not the mag doing the trick.
Yellowtang
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This is the contents of Tech-m I would wonder what could be working on the Bryopsis if its not the mag.
Deionized water containing the following elements (as ions): magnesium, chlorine, sulfur, calcium, potassium, bromine, strontium, boron, fluorine, lithium, rubidium, iodine, iron, molybdenum, zinc, nickel, copper, manganese, vanadium, cesium, cobalt, tungsten, selenium, and chromium.
JR,
Deionized water containing the following elements (as ions): magnesium, chlorine, sulfur, calcium, potassium, bromine, strontium, boron, fluorine, lithium, rubidium, iodine, iron, molybdenum, zinc, nickel, copper, manganese, vanadium, cesium, cobalt, tungsten, selenium, and chromium.
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I have never batteled bryopsis so i was just making the statement based on the previous post. Maybe one of more seasoned reefers could chime in.
Yellowtang
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I was just agreeing with you it sounds suspicious if that is the only mag that works.
JR,
JR,
mfinn
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I've read in chemistry forum on RC that it is a impurity in the Tech M that kills the bryopsis, not the magnesium.
And that is what I've been doing on my tankl for the last week and a half.
Bryopsis is pretty much gone.
I'll start bring down the mag levels this weekend starting with a water change and carbon.
And that is what I've been doing on my tankl for the last week and a half.
Bryopsis is pretty much gone.
I'll start bring down the mag levels this weekend starting with a water change and carbon.
gilmour01
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thats an aweful lot of ingredients for a "magnesium" supplement. jeesh! if i want to raise mag and not any of those other things, i guess i should find a different brand...wink wink
crewchef
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Already have the answer but just for confirmation, yes Tech-M was what I used and seems to be the product of choice for this purpose. Is it the magnesium itself or something else? I don't know but it cleared up my bryopsis problem and that's all I was worried about at the time.
I've since started using do it yourself tank additivies for alkalinity, calcium and magnesium but still have part of the Tech-M bottle for later use if needed.
I've since started using do it yourself tank additivies for alkalinity, calcium and magnesium but still have part of the Tech-M bottle for later use if needed.
i suspect it's the sulfate (mag sulfate). i used the BRS mag supplement (mag clor and mag sulf) and it worked for me.
not positive on this but that's my suspicion. can someone confirm that tech-m uses sulfate? i seem to recall it does
not positive on this but that's my suspicion. can someone confirm that tech-m uses sulfate? i seem to recall it does
roshi719
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Well it does list sulphur as being one of the elements in it, so I would guess that is where it comes from. I had luck using the DT's Pure reef elements Mag to battle bryopsis. I believe it is a blend of mag chloride and mag sulphate as well.
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kelleyga36
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I ordered some Kent Tech-M. I will give it a try.
SaraB
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Any more input on this topic? I just used the last of my Tech M and I had purchased the BRS Mag to continue to raise my Mag to kill the Bryopsis. I just want to make sure I'm using something that is going to work and not waste time and money!
mfinn
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Everything I have read says that it is only the Tech M that will kill the bryopsis.
It takes alot of it to get it up to the levels it's needed.
I've gone through 2-1/2 gallons of it in my 240 gallon tank with a 85 gallon sump.
revo
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i just gone doing this. I first tried it with Seachem and saw no reaction so i put a gallon of Tech M in and the problem went away in less than a week. My LFS also told me to remove my snails. At first, i didn't but noticed they were looking unhappy and transferred them to my QT. i moved them back and they look fine. this trick worked for my Bryopsis problem.
