This algae - Good or Bad

Injoynit · Nov 30, 2017

Looking to see if this algae is good or bad (two types)
Tank is only 1.5 months old with dry rock, live sand, 4 pieces of live rock, 6 Clowns and very small clean up crew.
Pic 1

Pic 2 Below

Salty1962 · Nov 30, 2017

1st pc is Byropsis, NOT good. Remove as much as you can manually and watch your nutrients. Maybe start something like Vibrant to help kill the remaining roots. Not sure abut the second one.

saltyfilmfolks · Nov 30, 2017

For the bryopsis , use fluconazole , fewer side effects(cyano) and faster.

The second pic , wow that's cool stuff, I'd start manual removal , the fluconazole might kill it.

Injoynit · Dec 1, 2017

The 1st pic there is no color in the algae, it is all white and they are all single strands.
The 2nd pic the algae in that one is very green.
I have and old iphone. ;Sorry

saltyfilmfolks · Dec 1, 2017

No worries.

#reefsquad hey check this algae out in the second picture.

Salty1962 · Dec 1, 2017

Injoynit said:
The 1st pic there is no color in the algae, it is all white and they are all single strands.
The 2nd pic the algae in that one is very green.
I have and old iphone. ;Sorry

All it take is one strand to be alive for it to latch on and go crazy. @saltyfilmfolks's advice will get you straightened out

saltyfilmfolks · Dec 1, 2017

Salty1962 said:
All it take is one strand to be alive for it to latch on and go crazy. @saltyfilmfolks's advice will get you straightened out

Oh yea. Bryo is no Bueno.

Injoynit · Dec 1, 2017

Thanks guys.
I just ordered the fluconazole. BUT, Will this hurt my Cheato?

saltyfilmfolks · Dec 1, 2017

Injoynit said:
Thanks guys.
I just ordered the fluconazole. BUT, Will this hurt my Cheato?

Nope.

Effects thin walled thin celled alges, green hair alge is actually hard to kill with fluconazole

Injoynit · Dec 1, 2017

Thanks again,
I also ordered some Kent-M just in case the fluconazole (Reef HD - Reef Flux) does not work.
Any opinion on the Kent-M approach?

Salty1962 · Dec 1, 2017

Injoynit said:
Thanks again,
I also ordered some Kent-M just in case the fluconazole (Reef HD - Reef Flux) does not work.
Any opinion on the Kent-M approach?

There has been allot of speculation about Kent-M and it's effects on GHA. It is said they changed their formula a few years back and since then there hasn't been any documented cases where it does help

Jose Mayo · Dec 3, 2017

1ª - Bryopsis sp
2ª - Caulerpa verticillata

The two algae belong to the Bryopsidales Order and both are sensitive to fluconazole.

Best regards

Jose Mayo · Dec 3, 2017

Caulerpa verticillata não é uma boa alga para recifes de corais:

Distribuição inicial da alga verde invasiva Caulerpa verticillata sobre comunidades de recifes de coral no Golfo da Califórnia

Cumprimentos

Injoynit · Dec 4, 2017

Ok, started my 14 day run of fluconazole.
Anyone ever try this and it not work?

Injoynit · Dec 14, 2017

On my 10th day of Fluconazole and it is working just not sure if after another 4 days it will all be gone.
Any problem with running another cycle of Fluconazole after this treatment if Bryopsis is not all gone?

Also, the second algae (pic 2 above) is a little less and not so green anymore but it too is still holding on. I'll take 2 more photos on the 14th day and post where it is at.

Injoynit · Dec 14, 2017

Was thinking about using Vibrant as the next treatment. Anyone tried this before? And, will this hurt my cheato?

Injoynit · Dec 18, 2017

Ok, treatment with Fluconazole is complete. Ordering Vibrant as a secondary.
Doing a 30% water change and then another treatment.
1st treatment got about 70% hoping 2nd treatment gets the rest.
This seem like the thing to do?

Injoynit · Dec 29, 2017

Quick update to above algae problem.
After 2 treatments it seems that 90% of the problem is gone with the rest being taken care of with 4 more days of treatment and 10 more snails.