Byropsis defeated
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Congrats, 110reef!
I cannot attest to Tech M and MB7. But Beakerbob documented similar results with Tech M only. (Note that other mechanisms of raising Mg, even with lab grade supplies, did not defeat bryopsis for Beakerbob.) His thread is here:
https://www.reef2reef.com/forums/f16/bryopsis-treatment-series-skeptic-no-more-37667.html
I cannot attest to Tech M and MB7. But Beakerbob documented similar results with Tech M only. (Note that other mechanisms of raising Mg, even with lab grade supplies, did not defeat bryopsis for Beakerbob.) His thread is here:
https://www.reef2reef.com/forums/f16/bryopsis-treatment-series-skeptic-no-more-37667.html
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Yes, I was aware that getting rid of byropsis with Tech M has been pretty well documented. I, like Beakerbob, could not believe that Tech M was the only way to do it and I tried to do it with epsom salts only. Yet I had no success, even raising my mag level to 2100. Using Tech M (and MB7) it went away very quickly and very easily at 1620 mag. Very different results, leading me to believe that there is something in Tech M that causes this result unrelated to Mag sulfate. Perhaps it is unrelated to magnesium at all, maybe magnesium is just an indicator of concentration when using Tech M. I don't know. I am just extremely happy to at long last be rid of this plague!
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Well, here it is 2 months later, and I can say that no byropsis has returned in the tank. I haven't added any Tech M, or MB7 for that matter since the byropsis began dying. I also have not tested for mag to see if the level has gone down.
However, I have 2 tangs, a rabbitfish, and a Moorish Idol who all constantly scour the tank and eat whatever algae they can. So, I am not sure if the byropsis wants to come back but is controlled by my fish, or whether it is just not coming back. I will say that it still lives in my overflows, so I am guessing the fish are controlling it in the tank. I believe the Tech M doesn't kill the byropsis, but really just weakens it so that the algae grazers can take it out.
I will also say that I think the byropsis was beneficial to the Moorish Idol, because since the byropsis was gone, his health deteriorated. On that theory I began feeding sheets of Nori, and his health has since improved. I also know the Idol was about the only thing I had that would eat the byropsis, just not in sufficient quantity to control it.
2 months ago:
Today - Notice that the area is now overtaken by feather dusters. Still better than byropsis!
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flathead31coupe
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so i have had the same issue for a very long time, now,,,would u recomend doing what u did, or i was thinking of useing the phos reactor i have and maually taking off all i can and going without lights for three days...
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Trust me - I tried everything I could think of to no avail, over a 1 1/2 year period. I bought a phos reactor. No help. I pulled it by hand, came right back. I shut off the lights. It just laughed. I even tried raising mag the "cheap" way, with epsom salts instead of Tech M. NOTHING worked. I did the Tech M, combined with the MB7, and a week later the stuff was practically gone. It was wonderful how easily and effectively it went away after battling it for so long. It just goes away, all by itself. (Although I do think you need some type of algae consumers to help in the disappearance, like a tang or something). Anyway, don't delay, go get some Tech M - I used about 1 1/2 gallons for my 300 gal system - and just get 'er done. You will be extremely relieved and gratified when it is all gone and wonder why you didn't do it sooner!
flathead31coupe
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man that sounds to good to be true lol... i had always thiught thoes quick fix things were only a tempery fix, all of my and the f/s test are close to right on.....i just think that my phos is so satruated in the rocks, that i cant test for it, i will try it your way, it cant hurt.... where is the best place to get what i need....i have a bottle of b-ionic mag, will that work
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flathead31coupe
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do i need to use just the one or both, what is MB7?
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great info, and this shows bryopsis, algae, etc can be defeated. I almost quit once with algae problem so bad, I never thought I'd see the day my tank will be algae free. I tried so many things, I don't really know what cleared the algae, but I think it is mainly I reduced the amount I feed the fish and I started using mb7. I don't think I raised my mag, but I'm sure that will help.
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Microbacter 7, a brightwell product. There are threads all over on its use.
I used both, and had great results. However, i thought that I may have had high nutrients, feeding the byropsis, so I wanted to reduce the nutrients which is what MB7 can do. Others have just used the Kent Tech M and also had great results. So, I would say just try the Tech M, but keeping the nutrients down is also a good idea.
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I do not think that Tech M will help with bubble algae, I believe it is only specific to byropsis. Won't even help with hair algae.
MB7 will help, in that it will reduce the nutrients that the algae needs. Also, my understanding is that emerald crabs will eat bubble algae.
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I always recommend trying your local fish store and see if they will get it for you. I like to support them whenever possible. That being said, here is where I got mine. The lowest price on gallon jugs I have found.
Tech-M | PetSolutions
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flathead31coupe
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would b-ionic mag, do the same thing, i have a bottle of that
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I couldn't say. I do know that I tried raising mag with epsom salts, all the way to 2100, no success. I am not sure if it is actually mag or something else in the Tech M that works, but something definitely works. You could try the b-ionic but once you get the mag up, it is hard to bring it back down if the b-ionic doesn't work and you want to try again with Tech M. If it were me, and I was really sick and tired of the byropsis like I was, I would just do the tech M and be done with it. I mean, for the $60 or so it cost me, it was well worth it, and a small cost compared with all the other expenses in this hobby and also small compared with what I had spent on other cures like livestock, algaefix, phosphate reactors, replacing my skimmer, light bulbs, etc, etc!
Just do it! (-Nike)
Just do it! (-Nike)
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flathead31coupe
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i live mins from prieum aqutics, and will be going to get both today.... i need to do a water change tomarrow, do i need to remove what i can, and the treat after the change, whats best?
