Bryopsis Outbreak Help

[CheifReeferNB]

I have had Bryopsis slowly taking over my rockwork for the past few months. I attempted manual removal and nutrient control which seems to have done nothing. Peroxide scrubbing outside the tank will temporarily set it back.

I have reeflux on standby but have been super hesitant to use it as I have corals I do not want to risk losing.

Are there any tips from people that have been successful using fluconozale in treating Bryopsis? Looking for some good advice before using this stuff.

 

[nautical_nathaniel]

Fluconozale worked for me the one time I had a bad case of Bryopsis. Just make sure to account for your rocks, sand, etc. when figuring out your water volume and to watch out for increased nutrients as it dies off.

 

[EnterName]

I have had Bryopsis slowly taking over my rockwork for the past few months. I attempted manual removal and nutrient control which seems to have done nothing. Peroxide scrubbing outside the tank will temporarily set it back.

I have reeflux on standby but have been super hesitant to use it as I have corals I do not want to risk losing.

Are there any tips from people that have been successful using fluconozale in treating Bryopsis? Looking for some good advice before using this stuff.

If your rocks are full with bryopsis and you still have detectable nutrient levels there is something off.

I'm not saying nutrient control will be effective in removing bryopsis from the system entirely, but if a whole bunch of rocks are covered, I would expect nutrient levels to drop below the detection limit of hobby test kits.

I would keep cleaning the tank thoroughly, use phosphate adsorbers and perform water changes combined with manual removal of algae. You can still use fluconazole, but I'm decently sure you will profit from having very low nutrient levels when all that algae dies off and releases all bound nitrogen and phosphorus back into the tank.