Australian_Reef
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Don’t be defeated mate
Feeling kinda defeated
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Reefchik
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When I had a bit of a bryopsis issue once, some targeted peroxide seemed to help a lot, but it was really only a few isolated areas. I have tuxedo urchins as well and love them, but in my experience pincushion urchins will decimate most algae in a way the tuxedos just don't. Bit of a nuclear option because they do chew straight down to bare rock, but they've done a good job for me at getting rid of everything from algae to vermetid snails at various points over the years.
allof fish
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One thing I haven’t seen talked about yet is your water and lighting schedule. You said 10% water changes. Are you using rodi water? And have the stages been changed recently? That can also contribute to a lot of algae. Hydrogen peroxide is a good move also. Add a large clean up crew and turn lighting schedule down and the amount of time
fish_collector
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Is bubble algae really a cause for concern? I have it growing in my SPS tank and when it gets built up enough I just scrape it off and siphon it out. There is no harm in just popping them as well, nothing will become of that, they do not spread by doing so.
Reef Flux will kill bryopsis for sure if you follow the instructions word for word and leave it in the system long enough. You must also remove the cup from the skimmer and let it overflow back into the sump if you have one.
Don't feel defeated, you'll be a better, more educated hobbyist if you work through the difficulties one at a time. Awesome reef tanks weren't just filled with water and corals and them Bam! They were grown into what they are and have the same issues all of our tanks have.
Reef Flux will kill bryopsis for sure if you follow the instructions word for word and leave it in the system long enough. You must also remove the cup from the skimmer and let it overflow back into the sump if you have one.
Don't feel defeated, you'll be a better, more educated hobbyist if you work through the difficulties one at a time. Awesome reef tanks weren't just filled with water and corals and them Bam! They were grown into what they are and have the same issues all of our tanks have.
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