stevo01
R33F!N @DD!CT
Kent's Tech M (FAIL) - Continuum reefbasis (FAIL and not waiting) - Vibrant Reef Cleaner - (FAIL)
THE CURE PLEASE CLICK HERE
Hello friends,
I'm doing this method of treatment as I feel it best suits my particular Bryopsis invasion. I have a 20g 4-5 month old tank going strong. This tanks booming with growth! I'm really pleased. I have my friends at home and at R2R to thank. I've always had a green thumb so to speak, but the knowledge posted in these boards is outstanding. I have followed @twilliard and @brandon429 on their H2O2 treatments and rasp technique closely. Totally agree with it and support it! I did not do a rasp but I did do a direct H2O2 treatment with 3% on a zoa frag plug. It worked awesome! Still no bry on the plug today.
So tonight I am starting my Mg dosing regimin. This is in a 20 gallon reef tank. The tank has MANY inverts, 3 fish, and 42 species of coral. I will be paying very close attention during the treatment. I will be taking photos, videos, and logging data.
Reference Links
http://healthyaquatics.com/guides/e...-diseases-reef-parasites-and-nuisance-anima-7
Pictures
8/28/16 - Location of Bryopsis - Center of picture. "Sunny D" Paly and "fruit drop" zoa colonies. To put these pics into perspective there are 16 sunny d polyps and I can only see 5-7 well. These were taken on day 3 of the treatment. I feel like I can see a change in the Bryopsis it may be beginning to die back. Getting a lot of white chunks building up.
Macro pictures of my Bryopsis species in warm freshwater.
To kill a Bryopsis - Using Kent's Tech M
What's needed to do this treatment?
-Bottle of Kents Tech M Magnesium (I have a 64oz.)
-Salifert Mg dosing chart (http://www.salifert.com/instructions temp/magnesium profi-test.pdf)
-My extended Mg dosing chart (https://www.icloud.com/numbers/0YqaxLtjq4jp-Sin_MEQaxu6A#Blank_2)
-Salifert Mg test kit
-1Oz. Measuring cup, ml syringes, conversion calculator, lol
-Mg dosing Calculator ( http://reef.diesyst.com/chemcalc/chemcalc.html )
-My daily Log (https://www.icloud.com/numbers/0vP5sftlsKvrm8ORA3SWDXn_Q#Bryopsis_War_Log)
What is the plan?
-Dose the tank with 90-100ppm's of Mg Each day until 1800ppm's are reached or Bryopsis melts. My target is 90ppm a day. (8/28/16. I am struggling to hit target dose each day. Not sure why. The calculator, my measuring?.)
-Once 1500ppm is achieved switch to the extended ppm table. Instead of using 1ml of regent will now use 2ml. The other option is to use 1ml of tank water and 1ml of regent then double the results and refer to the chart. For this purpose I've made the extended chart using 1ml of regent. This save your test solution but the test is not as acurate.
-Test tank each day to calculate how much Mg dose. You can also learn your actual water volume this way. I'm guessing I have 16 gallons of water. I want to be on the low side if anything to begin. I honestly believe it's more like 18 gallons, due to a massive canister filter.
-log the data each day. I'm using numbers on my iPad. Basic cell sheet. I will provide the file if possible.
-Pray, cross my fingers, and rub my shamrock tattoo that all goes as planned.
First Mg Dose
My tanks Bryopsis is growing in 1350ppm of Mg. this was my starting Mg level. I want to raise my tanks Mg by 90ppm. Therfore, I want my first dose to raise the tank to 1440ppm. Using the calculator posted above I need to add 2.6oz of mg. Tomorrow before I dose I'll test the Mg. If I am at 1440ppm I was right on my guess of 16 gallons of water in the tank. If it's under 1440ppm I know I have over 16 gallons of water in the tank. I will probably go up a gallon if that's the case and do a calculation at 17 gallons for the next dose. I'll follow this Trend until I can zero in on my volume. IF, I dose exactly 90 ppm each day I'll hit 1800ppm in 5 days. I'm thinking I will be looking at 7-9 days. I will have to do a water change during this treatment. I may skip it tho.
So that's it for now friends. Check in each day and thanks for reading
Bryopsis pictures on day 6 of treatment (8/31/16). Looks like it's still growing.
9/2/16
Bryopsis is dying, 1 Coral effected by change Mg. A species of Clavularia has become translucent but otherwise healthy.
9/11/16
Bryopsis is dying but spreading. There are parts that are turning clear and easily coming away from the rock then there are parts that are holding tight and dark green. Did manually removal a good ammount I will use for samples/tests.
-Phosphate are at 0/no traceable reading. Using Salifert test.
10/25/16
FAST FORWARD UPDATE
Anyone whos been following my thread know that Kent's was a total failure. Why it worked back in the day and why it doesnt now is still questionable. Story goes Mr. Kent left Kents and took that secret with him. Ok, that sounds like it could be true. Here is gets weird. He opens a new company called Continuum and puts out a product called Reef Basis. Its another Mg dosing product but with a list of metal compounds. One specific compound called LiCl or Lithium Chloride. This is/was the suspected secret ingredient. I began dosing reef basis the same way I dosed Kents. Raised the Mg up to 2000ppm. And quite honestly I lost faith quick. The Bryopsis and other algae were growing just the same. This bring us to UWC's product Vibrant. I didnt want to give up, and continued searching online. Came across some youtube videos of a guy using this product on a Bryopsis mess like I have in my tank. Its this or tank breakdown, so I decided to use Vibrant.
I have dosed twice so far in the course of a week. I am noticing some cleaner/sparkling tank water, and the glass is staying cleaner. It appears that some hair algae's are browning up too.
THE CURE PLEASE CLICK HERE
Hello friends,
I'm doing this method of treatment as I feel it best suits my particular Bryopsis invasion. I have a 20g 4-5 month old tank going strong. This tanks booming with growth! I'm really pleased. I have my friends at home and at R2R to thank. I've always had a green thumb so to speak, but the knowledge posted in these boards is outstanding. I have followed @twilliard and @brandon429 on their H2O2 treatments and rasp technique closely. Totally agree with it and support it! I did not do a rasp but I did do a direct H2O2 treatment with 3% on a zoa frag plug. It worked awesome! Still no bry on the plug today.
So tonight I am starting my Mg dosing regimin. This is in a 20 gallon reef tank. The tank has MANY inverts, 3 fish, and 42 species of coral. I will be paying very close attention during the treatment. I will be taking photos, videos, and logging data.
Reference Links
http://healthyaquatics.com/guides/e...-diseases-reef-parasites-and-nuisance-anima-7
Pictures
8/28/16 - Location of Bryopsis - Center of picture. "Sunny D" Paly and "fruit drop" zoa colonies. To put these pics into perspective there are 16 sunny d polyps and I can only see 5-7 well. These were taken on day 3 of the treatment. I feel like I can see a change in the Bryopsis it may be beginning to die back. Getting a lot of white chunks building up.
Macro pictures of my Bryopsis species in warm freshwater.
To kill a Bryopsis - Using Kent's Tech M
What's needed to do this treatment?
-Bottle of Kents Tech M Magnesium (I have a 64oz.)
-Salifert Mg dosing chart (http://www.salifert.com/instructions temp/magnesium profi-test.pdf)
-My extended Mg dosing chart (https://www.icloud.com/numbers/0YqaxLtjq4jp-Sin_MEQaxu6A#Blank_2)
-Salifert Mg test kit
-1Oz. Measuring cup, ml syringes, conversion calculator, lol
-Mg dosing Calculator ( http://reef.diesyst.com/chemcalc/chemcalc.html )
-My daily Log (https://www.icloud.com/numbers/0vP5sftlsKvrm8ORA3SWDXn_Q#Bryopsis_War_Log)
What is the plan?
-Dose the tank with 90-100ppm's of Mg Each day until 1800ppm's are reached or Bryopsis melts. My target is 90ppm a day. (8/28/16. I am struggling to hit target dose each day. Not sure why. The calculator, my measuring?.)
-Once 1500ppm is achieved switch to the extended ppm table. Instead of using 1ml of regent will now use 2ml. The other option is to use 1ml of tank water and 1ml of regent then double the results and refer to the chart. For this purpose I've made the extended chart using 1ml of regent. This save your test solution but the test is not as acurate.
-Test tank each day to calculate how much Mg dose. You can also learn your actual water volume this way. I'm guessing I have 16 gallons of water. I want to be on the low side if anything to begin. I honestly believe it's more like 18 gallons, due to a massive canister filter.
-log the data each day. I'm using numbers on my iPad. Basic cell sheet. I will provide the file if possible.
-Pray, cross my fingers, and rub my shamrock tattoo that all goes as planned.
First Mg Dose
My tanks Bryopsis is growing in 1350ppm of Mg. this was my starting Mg level. I want to raise my tanks Mg by 90ppm. Therfore, I want my first dose to raise the tank to 1440ppm. Using the calculator posted above I need to add 2.6oz of mg. Tomorrow before I dose I'll test the Mg. If I am at 1440ppm I was right on my guess of 16 gallons of water in the tank. If it's under 1440ppm I know I have over 16 gallons of water in the tank. I will probably go up a gallon if that's the case and do a calculation at 17 gallons for the next dose. I'll follow this Trend until I can zero in on my volume. IF, I dose exactly 90 ppm each day I'll hit 1800ppm in 5 days. I'm thinking I will be looking at 7-9 days. I will have to do a water change during this treatment. I may skip it tho.
So that's it for now friends. Check in each day and thanks for reading
Bryopsis pictures on day 6 of treatment (8/31/16). Looks like it's still growing.
9/2/16
Bryopsis is dying, 1 Coral effected by change Mg. A species of Clavularia has become translucent but otherwise healthy.
9/11/16
Bryopsis is dying but spreading. There are parts that are turning clear and easily coming away from the rock then there are parts that are holding tight and dark green. Did manually removal a good ammount I will use for samples/tests.
-Phosphate are at 0/no traceable reading. Using Salifert test.
10/25/16
FAST FORWARD UPDATE
Anyone whos been following my thread know that Kent's was a total failure. Why it worked back in the day and why it doesnt now is still questionable. Story goes Mr. Kent left Kents and took that secret with him. Ok, that sounds like it could be true. Here is gets weird. He opens a new company called Continuum and puts out a product called Reef Basis. Its another Mg dosing product but with a list of metal compounds. One specific compound called LiCl or Lithium Chloride. This is/was the suspected secret ingredient. I began dosing reef basis the same way I dosed Kents. Raised the Mg up to 2000ppm. And quite honestly I lost faith quick. The Bryopsis and other algae were growing just the same. This bring us to UWC's product Vibrant. I didnt want to give up, and continued searching online. Came across some youtube videos of a guy using this product on a Bryopsis mess like I have in my tank. Its this or tank breakdown, so I decided to use Vibrant.
I have dosed twice so far in the course of a week. I am noticing some cleaner/sparkling tank water, and the glass is staying cleaner. It appears that some hair algae's are browning up too.
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