Is this Byrosis?

[TrishK]

I’m thinking it is...not sure how it got in my tank unless coral dips doesn’t kill it. What is the newest, best treatment? It’s growing on the glass, substrate, coral frags and up through coral polyps
Tank is a year old, very clean and stable. We check parameters daily...run carbon and phosphate in media and have an UV running 24/7...also have a piped in Fuge.

 

[ReeferWarrant]

Does it look like a fern to the naked eye? Branching and everything?

 

[ReeferWarrant]

Can you ID this algae under microscope?

Any algae experts that can ID this algae under microscope? And to answer questions that will certainly come, no, at this point I won't post other non-microscopic pictures. Looking for purely a scientific ID, or as close as possible, based solely on the cellular structure.;Bookworm And for...

www.reef2reef.com

Read Kerbash’s statement about spiraling chloroplasts.

“the closest I could get to is that it’s a species of green filamentous colonial unicellular algae and not in the Spirogyra genus lol (no characteristic spiraling of chloroplast).”

I see spiraling there

 

[TrishK]

Does it look like a fern to the naked eye? Branching and everything?

kinda...some are little patches but most are long stalks and it’s brown, at least under my lights

 

[TrishK]

Can you ID this algae under microscope?

Any algae experts that can ID this algae under microscope? And to answer questions that will certainly come, no, at this point I won't post other non-microscopic pictures. Looking for purely a scientific ID, or as close as possible, based solely on the cellular structure.;Bookworm And for...

www.reef2reef.com

Read Kerbash’s statement about spiraling chloroplasts.

“the closest I could get to is that it’s a species of green filamentous colonial unicellular algae and not in the Spirogyra genus lol (no characteristic spiraling of chloroplast).”

I see spiraling there

is that better or worse than byrosis?lol

 

[ReeferWarrant]

Not sure, I’d check the forums under search with that Scientific name.

 

[TrishK]

kinda...some are little patches but most are long stalks and it’s brown, at least under my lights

And it spreads. Didn’t notice it at all u til after my last order of corals and elegance and rock flowers.

 

[TrishK]

The other link is sold out....is this the same stuff? And you only treat 1 time?

Fish Fluconazole Tablets

Fish Aid Antibiotics Fluconazole is an antifungal medication that is used for topical and systemic fungal infections in fish. Works against fungus such as Ichthyophonus hoferi and Saprolegnia that is susceptible to Fluconazole.

www.heartlandvetsupply.com

 

[TrishK]

Or is this good too?

 

[ReeferWarrant]

The biggest thing is the fluconazole, I have used Flux RX with success.