Reviving this thread as I have a heck of a chrysophyte outbreak in my 30. Does fluconazole really wipe this stuff out? My nitrate is bottomed our so I’ve been dosing up to 5ppm daily, but if fluc can nuke this quicker I’d rather go that route.
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Hey there-I have same problem. Did you end up using fluconazole? If so, did it work?Reviving this thread as I have a heck of a chrysophyte outbreak in my 30. Does fluconazole really wipe this stuff out? My nitrate is bottomed our so I’ve been dosing up to 5ppm daily, but if fluc can nuke this quicker I’d rather go that route.
It did work, two different times actually. I highly recommend.Hey there-I have same problem. Did you end up using fluconazole? If so, did it work?
Great to hear! Ill give it a try and report back. For those who may read this thread in the futureIt did work, two different times actually. I highly recommend.
Do fluc and dose nitrate to keep your levels up. I also dosed phosphate to 0.1ppmReviving this thread as I have a heck of a chrysophyte outbreak in my 30. Does fluconazole really wipe this stuff out? My nitrate is bottomed our so I’ve been dosing up to 5ppm daily, but if fluc can nuke this quicker I’d rather go that route.
Did you donthe recommended fluc dose?Do fluc and dose nitrate to keep your levels up. I also dosed phosphate to 0.1ppm
injad chryso for 12 months in my 180 due to zero nutrients- that combo knocked it out on 13-14 days
I did 4.4 grams for my calculated 220 gallons (7000mg in vial for 350 gallon, so (7000/350)*220= 4400Mg). Skimmer off for 72 hours.Did you donthe recommended fluc dose?
I actually forgot to turn my skimmer off when i dosed it 8 hours ago. Turned it off now. You think it will **** the meds up now since it was on?I did 4.4 grams for my calculated 220 gallons (7000mg in vial for 350 gallon, so (7000/350)*220= 4400Mg). Skimmer off for 72 hours.
I then did a big rock scrub and 40% WC on day 16 (but I put chemiclean in on day 14 to kill cyano also).
that regimen nuked my chryso, and I haven’t seen a sign of it since. But Ive also been using vibrant kinda regularly-ish Since.
does the stuff in the scope picture move at all?After ages trying to ID this horrible algae I think it is Chrysophytes
I’m wondering if the big circles are air bubbles and dinos are the smaller ones. I would try to zoom in on the smaller ones.It does look like dinos but I have looked under the microscope 4 or 5 times taken from different parts and just keep getting those circles
yep, that's the situation.I’m wondering if the big circles are air bubbles and dinos are the smaller ones.
right. brown/tan photosynthetic, motionless dots, beyond the magnification reach of what images dinos - all point toward chrysophytes - they are much smaller.The magnification is already x1200 and I did have a small amount of dinos six months ago and the microscope showed them up so I don’t think I am missing them.
The photo of the microscope is from some of the scum that was floating on the top of the water. I have checked the long stringy bits as well though and they looked the same, just lots of those circles. I’ll do another couple of images later and post those too.yep, that's the situation.
right. brown/tan photosynthetic, motionless dots, beyond the magnification reach of what images dinos - all point toward chrysophytes - they are much smaller.
Was that a scope image of the brown in those long strings? if not could you confirm the long stringy bits are the same?