God help! Please dont say what i think it is!

Bradsreeeftank · Dec 31, 2013

So im wondering if this algea is byropsis?

if so how do i get rid of it fast!

ebushrow · Dec 31, 2013

Looks like it to me.... :-(

FL_Reefer · Dec 31, 2013

Looks like it to me, pull as much of it out as you can. It looks like it is in the sand so it maybe easy to remove before it get worse.

Eienna · Dec 31, 2013

If it is, I hear raising your magnesium with Kent Tech M helps, but I'm not sure what the number was to raise it to.

Bradsreeeftank · Dec 31, 2013

Ok thanks for ID): so I heard raising with kent magnesium is quickest and kills it! So that's bright side!

FL_Reefer · Dec 31, 2013

Never tried that technique of raising mag to those levels but then again never had to. Hopefully someone can chime in that has experience in this. Good luck

kacrocorals581 · Dec 31, 2013

It well start dying off at 1500 also a fox face and Turbo snail well eat it when it starts dying

Bradsreeeftank · Dec 31, 2013

Awesome thanks

Tonytouch · Dec 31, 2013

After months of manual removal not working I tried the magnesium supplement and it was dead in a week and have not seen any since.

Bradsreeeftank · Dec 31, 2013

Nice tony thanks can you tell me how to exactly do it?

Tonytouch · Dec 31, 2013

The bottles of kent marine have dosing instructions. Buy a couple bottles and a magnesium test kit. Follow the instructions on dosing and test every day until you hit 1500. Hold it there for a week or so until it starts to die off then lower the mag back down with regular water changes.

This is how I did it but everyone's tank is different and reacts differently to changes. I also only keep mushrooms and zoas. So I can't make any claims on how safe this is for other corals.