Is this algae on my candy cane frag?

[peterire]

Hard to get a great pic of it, but there are these small cobweb like things around my frag that seem to be growing. Is it algae or part of the coral? Should i try removing it?

thanks

 

[EvanDeVita]

I'm assuming you didnt dip the coral by the looks of things. You should really get coral dip. Its one of the cheapest things in the hobby and helps keep foreign invaders out more than anything else

 

[EvanDeVita]

I would be worried more about the green algae

 

[peterire]

I did dip it.

yea I might brush that green algae off,

 

[HB AL]

Cut it off that plug and glue it on a new plug.

 

[vetteguy53081]

Looks like a little bryopsis. You should be able to safely dip in peroxide and it should go away

 

[peterire]

that plug is epoxy'd on to the rock, I cant see me getting the frag out to dip it again..

I have a yellow Tang and a Tomini Tang, why are they eating it if its hair algae..?

 

[EvanDeVita]

that plug is epoxy'd on to the rock, I cant see me getting the frag out to dip it again..

I have a yellow Tang and a Tomini Tang, why are they eating it if its hair algae..?

Tangs eat algae. If they are eating it, then it isn't bryopsis!

 

[peterire]

type-o sorry, meant to say why aren't they eating it..!

 

[EvanDeVita]

type-o sorry, meant to say why aren't they eating it..!

That means it may be bryopsis. Take the frag out ASAP and treat it

 

[peterire]

That means it may be bryopsis. Take the frag out ASAP and treat it

I cant remove that frag, its epoxyd on.
Looking on google, raising the magnesium can kill it, any experience with this?

 

[EvanDeVita]

I cant remove that frag, its epoxyd on.
Looking on google, raising the magnesium can kill it, any experience with this?

I do. Bryopsis is one of the most difficult things to remove from a tank. It cannot naturally grow, it must be introduced to the tank in the same way a coral is. The only way I’ve seen it successfully killed is with Flucanozoke treatments. If it is epoxyd down, chisel it off. Bryopsis is a pain in the butt and is worth a little work now to save you from a lot of work in the future

 

[peterire]

I do. Bryopsis is one of the most difficult things to remove from a tank. It cannot naturally grow, it must be introduced to the tank in the same way a coral is. The only way I’ve seen it successfully killed is with Flucanozoke treatments. If it is epoxyd down, chisel it off. Bryopsis is a pain in the butt and is worth a little work now to save you from a lot of work in the future

ok I'll try to chisel it off, I'm not confident though ! would scrubbing it with a toothbrush be a terrible idea?

have you any links to what kind of dip I use if I do get the plug off ?

 

[EvanDeVita]

ok I'll try to chisel it off, I'm not confident though ! would scrubbing it with a toothbrush be a terrible idea?

have you any links to what kind of dip I use if I do get the plug off ?

Yes that is a bad idea. I’m not sure what you should use, but I believe somebody made a recommendation earlier. @vetteguy53081 said a peroxide dip will help

 

[peterire]

Ok, and that wont harm the coral?

 

[EvanDeVita]

Ok, and that wont harm the coral?

I've never used peroxide to kill bryopsis. The bryopsis kinda just bloomed out of nowhere and I have yet to kill it. Flucanozole is the recommended way. I have my own bottle of Reef Flux, and I will be using it shortly