Eradicating bryopsis

[ErikVR]

Hi all,

I’ve recently suffered a bryopsis outbreak and a catastrophic error by my tank sitters during my vacation.

The algae were treated with fluconazole, which seemed to work at first. But then I left for a two week vacation and my parents accidentally turned off the return pump instead of putting it in feed mode. The tank ran for two weeks without circulation through the sump/skimmer and nutrients exploded. Killing all my beloved euphyllia. I couldn’t have done more with prints of the controllers and which buttons did what. Even marked the water line but they missed everything.

Now that the tank is relatively clean again, I think I see spots of bryopsis returning. So I wanted to do a full reset by moving all fish to my quarantine systems for a few weeks and completely redoing my tank.

What would be the best way to decontaminate my rocks for the best chance to kill all remaining bryopsis? Do I toss them in a bucket with bleach? Or just scrub and let them dry in the sun for a week?

Any suggestions on how to get the best result is highly appreciated!

 

[gbroadbridge]

Hi all,

I’ve recently suffered a bryopsis outbreak and a catastrophic error by my tank sitters during my vacation.

The algae were treated with fluconazole, which seemed to work at first. But then I left for a two week vacation and my parents accidentally turned off the return pump instead of putting it in feed mode. The tank ran for two weeks without circulation through the sump/skimmer and nutrients exploded. Killing all my beloved euphyllia. I couldn’t have done more with prints of the controllers and which buttons did what. Even marked the water line but they missed everything.

Now that the tank is relatively clean again, I think I see spots of bryopsis returning. So I wanted to do a full reset by moving all fish to my quarantine systems for a few weeks and completely redoing my tank.

What would be the best way to decontaminate my rocks for the best chance to kill all remaining bryopsis? Do I toss them in a bucket with bleach? Or just scrub and let them dry in the sun for a week?

Any suggestions on how to get the best result is highly appreciated!

Bleach and then air dry in the sun for a couple of weeks should kill everything and get rid of the bleach.

Keeping bryopsis out is tricky though, it could come back in on anything wet you buy.

 

[ErikVR]

Bleach and then air dry in the sun for a couple of weeks should kill everything and get rid of the bleach.

Keeping bryopsis out is tricky though, it could come back in on anything wet you buy.

I realize that. Bringing in anything new from the store is a risk.
I quarantine my new fish and corals for at least a month and I didn't see any signs of bryopsis in quarantine. But in my main main tank it suddenly exploded.