Fluconazole for Bryopsis... Also have GHA, Bubble, & Turf Algae

[kkgaskin90]

Did you test your nitrate and phosphate before you dosed?

Yes I did. Salifert tests, Nitrates 0.2, Phosphates <0.03

 

[Rick.45cal]

Yeah, something isn't right

 

[Rick.45cal]

I'm wondering if you have a species mixed in there that isn't affected by fluconazole and it is now taking over since you've eliminated it's competitors.

 

[Rick.45cal]

You really need to wait the full 21 days, but I agree, it is actively growing and that's a bad sign IMO

 

[kkgaskin90]

Wait the full 21 days for what? I'm on day 23 and two doses in...

 

[Rick.45cal]

Wait the full 21 days for what? I'm on day 23 and two doses in...

My bad

 

[kkgaskin90]

I figure at this point I need to step in and do damage control [emoji51] I would love to hear some thoughts on it though, as I haven't seen anyone that didn't have eventual die-off even of GHA.

 

[Rick.45cal]

I think you need some astrea snails and lettuce nudibranchs. Those two things ate almost all of my algae in 4 days during treatment! Mexican turbos didn't do much.

I'd seriously start thinking about pulling rocks and doing a removal via rasping the rocks.

I would take an inundated chunk of rock and put it in 3% hydrogen peroxide and see if it kills the algae.

You have to look at it this way, it killed something off, now we gotta figure out how to get the rest to go away.

 

[wyattray]

Your Nitrates rose from .2 to 15 in that short period time could be the main reason on why they are still growing. It could be the death of the GHA Algea fueling the longer more sustain strands.

I did the same treatment 95% of it was gone in 14 days and I went back to normal maintenance , it is mostly all back now 3 weeks after treatment, I should of waited the 21 days to eliminate all and get a better foothold on my nitrate control methods, now I have to start over.

 

[jwshiver]

I'm curious, did you continue to carbon dose during the treatment?
I am considering treating my tank for GHA. I run a zeovit system and carbon dose with their product. I can easily bring both my NO3 & PO4 down to zero but the GHA continues. I haven't treated yet because my concern was the very thing you are going through with a rise in nitrates and phosphates without any nutrient export during treatment.

 

[kkgaskin90]

I'm curious, did you continue to carbon dose during the treatment?
I am considering treating my tank for GHA. I run a zeovit system and carbon dose with their product. I can easily bring both my NO3 & PO4 down to zero but the GHA continues. I haven't treated yet because my concern was the very thing you are going through with a rise in nitrates and phosphates without any nutrient export during treatment.

I did. I use vinegar.

 

[Rick.45cal]

I ran a zeolite reactor and dosed NOPOx and prodibio through the whole treatment. I stopped using zeobak/zeostart. It was just giving me brown slime everywhere in the tank

 

[prsnlty]

You can run gfo and dose nopox (red sea no3 po4x )to keep them in check.

 

[kkgaskin90]

So I know it's been a while and I'm not sure when this happened, but today I noticed that the thick, coarse turf algae is gone. Completely.

 

[prsnlty]

So I know it's been a while and I'm not sure when this happened, but today I noticed that the thick, coarse turf algae is gone. Completely.

That's fantastic! [emoji1]