fluconazole x bryopsis

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Sabellafella said:
Well this treatment is anti fungal, not sure why people are using it for gha(and report success). 9 weeks with or without medicine is enuff time for gha to go away lol! Save your money bud, sure your tank will equal out perfectly =)
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Thanks for the input.
 
My treatment wiped out both briopsis and GHA. I would assume if it doesn't kill it, that it breaks down the GHA in a more appetizing manner to our clean-up crews because both were gone quick in my tanks. Only algae remaining was a few bubbles and the chaeto in the sump without any scavengers to eat it.
 
Sabellafella said:
Might as well be the one to start this thread, as im sure it will eventually come quite popular. Ive had a someone come to me this past week asking my opinion. Now i have absolutely no idea, what it is in this medicine that kills bryopsis, but im on the hunt to find it. Ive had bryopsis in the past, and its a REAL pain to deal with, mostly leading to ones tank demise. Its something that one should never have to deal with in this hobby because it litterally takes away our pride. Hopefully more and more anectodal experiences with this medication can lead to something spectacular. Anyway, words cant express how happy i am to share this to the r2r community, i feel it will be the final golden ticket against bryopsis in the future.
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I wish I knew how to upload pictures as I could show you two tanks both treated with fluconazole that completely wiped out bryopsis. I will add that having multiple urchins also greatly helped! They seemed really went to work and have continued to do so. I've had zero negative results from using fluconazole. Both tanks are sps dominated.
 
Amboss72 said:
I wish I knew how to upload pictures as I could show you two tanks both treated with fluconazole that completely wiped out bryopsis. I will add that having multiple urchins also greatly helped! They seemed really went to work and have continued to do so. I've had zero negative results from using fluconazole. Both tanks are sps dominated.
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Very nice! Very thrilled it worked for you!
 
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I treated my tank a few weeks back. I worked well, but today I noticed a few little strands regrowing from the rock work. Very tough stuff to kill. Second treatment is only a matter of time now.
 
Read some of the article linked above. They described some other sterols that compose bryopsis and some other algaes. One question I have is do the tanks that are not responding as fast as others have a slightly different subspecies of bryopsis that has a lower concentration ergesterol making up its cell walls? Are there other drugs that can be used? Need someone who knows algae more. Musings....
 
Hello everyone,

I was inspired by this thread and the results so many have experienced. I just dosed my tank with fluconazole at a rate of 20mg/gal this evening. There is 160 gallons of total water volume. Skimmer is off, GAC is removed, and ozone is turned off for the next 14 days. Here is a picture taken today. Wish me luck!
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I did this treatment when i just set my tank up. I did as directed everything was gone in 2 weeks. I just got a slight outbreak again id say 9 months later did half the dose and all bryopsis was gone in 5 days and my gha in thevsevond week windled away. I have no signs of anything a month or so after second treatment
 
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