Katanda's IM 10g

Katanda · Aug 1, 2015

shadow1013 said:
What's are you using to get this graph?

Just excel -- I was going to plot it in R and run some stats... but I think just visualizing these data is enough

Katanda · Aug 2, 2015

Any IDs on these guys? Green hair algae? Started showing up with the diatom bloom... threw Chemipure Blue in the filter to control phosphates...

Katanda · Aug 2, 2015

Anybody?

BlueSpottedJawfish · Aug 2, 2015

Looks to be Bryopsis algae, at least that's my best guess based on the photos and my experience. Good thing you found it early, it likes to multiply fast and strangle out other corals, I used to have a foot of GSP in my IM 120 that I just took down that it was trying to take over. Not sure if you're monitoring magnesium levels but elevating them will get rid of it

Katanda · Aug 2, 2015

Hmm... no I'm not watching magnesium yet but I will be sure to pick up some and a test kit. I went and looked at some pics and it does look a lot like Bryopsis... any other options for eradication? Thanks for your help

BlueSpottedJawfish · Aug 2, 2015

No worries, funny enough I'm just getting out of the hobby as you're getting back in and I hope to return one day too. From what I know raising the Magnesium level and keeping it between 1600-1800ppm will help eradicate it, this article is pretty helpful: http://www.3reef.com/threads/bryopsis-learn-what-it-is-and-how-to-kill-it.100365/ As far as other options, I don't know of any but in my experience the Magnesium elevation worked well. I did try plucking them out by the base from zoanthid and GSP colonies that they were growing in. Not sure if this made it any better but it didn't seem to make it worse...