Removing dictoya from jania and galaxaura

[Eatfrenchfries]

Hey, anyone have advice on this? Vendor I received some macros from developed dictoya in my Quarantine system. Bummer because they looked great until I saw iridescent forked leaves everywhere.

Manual removal? Growing a small piece out uncontamimated? Cry?

I already have clean galaxaura in my display but would like to clean the jania.

 

[Eatfrenchfries]

In my initial dipping I managed to remove a lot. But still don't want to take chances in my display.

 

[KrisReef]

Do you have a place to frag it and grow out some pieces. Hopefully one of the frags would grow up clean with out the invader? If they grow and are not clean toss the contaminated frags

 

[TangerineSpeedo]

You need to have @WheatToast chime in....

 

[WheatToast]

You need to have @WheatToast chime in....

I haven't really tried separating algal epiphytes before, but you may have success with introducing some Dictyota predators (https://www.reefcleaners.org/nuisance-algae-id-guide, but it would probably be best to avoid urchins), since Jania and Galaxaura are calcified algae that are highly inedible.