Is this bryopsis?

[Rjramos]

I did the Kent tech M and it worked. Couple of threads on how to do it.

 

[Jakepen]

Should I just order some Kent tech and dose that?

 

[twilliard]

It looks like you are in a situation. You can try the Mg route but this is hit or miss. You may get one species but maybe not all.
H2O2 is still the best combating tool it just depends on how you approach it.
Try it out on a spot and see how it reacts. Any residual H2O2 will not harm the tank.

 

[Jakepen]

It looks like you are in a situation. You can try the Mg route but this is hit or miss. You may get one species but maybe not all.
H2O2 is still the best combating tool it just depends on how you approach it.
Try it out on a spot and see how it reacts. Any residual H2O2 will not harm the tank.

What about the stuff in the back? Do I hit that with peroxide?

 

[twilliard]

Can this section be drained?
If it can use a syringe to soak the algae. Let it sit for 4 minutes then run as usual. You should start to see a drastic change within 72 hours.

 

[Rjramos]

Should I just order some Kent tech and dose that?

It worked for me. But I didn't have as much as you showed on your pictures.
Here are some progression pics of the same spot:

I never plucked at it. It slowly melted away. Got magnesium up to almost 2000. The only negative was that I lost a maxima clam. I don't know if it was related to high Mg, because a deresa clam and all my corals are fine. I'm slowly coming back down again on the Mg.

 

[Jakepen]

Can this section be drained?
If it can use a syringe to soak the algae. Let it sit for 4 minutes then run as usual. You should start to see a drastic change within 72 hours.

Yeah it can be drained. So after soaking all the areas, just fill it back up, and expect no negative effects from the peroxide?

 

[twilliard]

H2O2 will drop ORP for a few hours but that is about it. Don't go crazy with it as direct exposure is not liked by coral or fish. When you fill it back up it will dilute the H2O2 within the chamber.

 

[stevo01]

Yeah see how it's growing like a beast where water is moving fast? Same case here. I may be pulling my powerhead out for a duration to see what happens. I've got samples going out to @JimWelsh tomorrow. He will be multi tank testing the effects of LiCl dosing on Bry. Now we already know that my species does not respond to Kents treatment but we don't know if Li was removed from the ingredient profile or if it's truely th secret ingredient.

 

[stevo01]

@twilliard I can send you some as well.

 

[Jakepen]

H2O2 will drop ORP for a few hours but that is about it. Don't go crazy with it as direct exposure is not liked by coral or fish. When you fill it back up it will dilute the H2O2 within the chamber.

Okay. I can pull the ato monitor out and soak that right in h202 if that would be more effective? As far as the stuff stuck to the wall, how often do I treat?

 

[twilliard]

What is treated will be dead in 72 hours. Just watch for the areas missed.

 

[Jakepen]

What is treated will be dead in 72 hours. Just watch for the areas missed.

Okay. So it's not necissarily a tank teardown?

 

[Jakepen]

Also it's growing right onto some of zoas, I can't dump peroxide directly on them can I?

 

[Jakepen]

So I drained the back, and treated the areas. Let them soak for a few minutes, and added new water. I may have added to much though, as all my coral looks very unhappy, and most of my snails have stopped moving.

 

[twilliard]

A person just wants to wet the algae. It has to sit for no less than 4 minutes also.
It sounds like too much was able to enter the tank.

 

[Jakepen]

Yeah I think so. I did a %50 water change right after. How do I target the spots in the tank?

 

[Jakepen]

Should I do another water change today?

 

[Branespikin]

I had this in my tank few days ago. Is this Byropsis aswell? I scrubbed it off the other day hopefully it dont come back. Tank is one month old.

 

[stevo01]

I see the frawns

I had this in my tank few days ago. Is this Byropsis aswell? I scrubbed it off the other day hopefully it dont come back. Tank is one month old.

It's Bryopsis