Treating Bryopsis in a macroalgae tank

[tony_ft98]

Hi everyone! I’m new here.
I decided to join the forum because many of the questions I’ve had recently were already answered in the discussions here.
I have a tank with macroalgae and soft corals, and I’ve recently started to notice the first signs of Bryopsis.
I’d like to know if anyone has found an effective way to eliminate it without harming the macroalgae, since most of the treatments I’ve found are broad-spectrum and could affect them.
I already tried adding an emerald crab, but it went straight for my most expensive macroalgae instead!

Has anyone had any experience with a treatment or a predator that works in this kind of setup?
Thanks in advance for any advice!

 

[Rocks reef]

Are you able to pull the rock and scrub the bryposis off with peroxide? I'd avoid using any sort of treatment as it may very well kill all your macroalgae.

 

[Nibs]

Yeah i would say its going to be impossible to remove any other way than manually being a macro tank.

 

[Dread Pirate Dave]

Hi everyone! I’m new here.
I decided to join the forum because many of the questions I’ve had recently were already answered in the discussions here.
I have a tank with macroalgae and soft corals, and I’ve recently started to notice the first signs of Bryopsis.
I’d like to know if anyone has found an effective way to eliminate it without harming the macroalgae, since most of the treatments I’ve found are broad-spectrum and could affect them.
I already tried adding an emerald crab, but it went straight for my most expensive macroalgae instead!

Has anyone had any experience with a treatment or a predator that works in this kind of setup?
Thanks in advance for any advice!

As mentioned in your other thread, it may be possible using FluxRX or Reef Flux.

Briopsis in macroalgae reef

Hi everyone! I’m new here. I decided to join the forum because many of the questions I’ve had recently were already answered in the discussions here. I have a tank with macroalgae and soft corals, and I’ve recently started to notice the first signs of Bryopsis. I’d like to know if anyone...

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I have had macro survive fluxRX but your mileage may vary. It took care of the bryopsis though.

I have a lot of different macro algae in my tank. I also had Briopsis starting to take hold. That was 3 weeks ago. I have no briopsis today and my macro looks great! I have 57 gallons total water volume. I did a micro dose treatment of Reef Flux. It was less than 1/2 of a capsule. I used a level Chemiclean spoon full. The briopsis started turning white within a few days. Was completely gone in a week. My Alk consumption never dropped, it increased over the past few weeks. Sps are all growing. I see zero harm.

Your mileage may very though.

 

[tony_ft98]

Update on treating Bryopsis in a macroalgae tank:
Thanks everyone for the feedback! After doing some research, I decided to try adding three lettuce nudibranchs.
Results… spectacular. I don’t think they’ll completely wipe it out, but they’re definitely putting up a good fight. I’m honestly surprised these guys aren’t used more often as part of a clean-up crew, they’re best looking than any snail. They’re a bit more pricey though; I paid $15 each, but totally worth it. Just keep in mind they’re not ideal for tanks with strong flow.

 

[painter1982]

Update on treating Bryopsis in a macroalgae tank:
Thanks everyone for the feedback! After doing some research, I decided to try adding three lettuce nudibranchs.
Results… spectacular. I don’t think they’ll completely wipe it out, but they’re definitely putting up a good fight. I’m honestly surprised these guys aren’t used more often as part of a clean-up crew, they’re best looking than any snail. They’re a bit more pricey though; I paid $15 each, but totally worth it. Just keep in mind they’re not ideal for tanks with strong flow.

Where did you get them?

 

[tony_ft98]

Saltwater Aquariums, I had ordered them from there, but FedEx lost my package. Luckily, a LFS had them in stock.

 

[courtneykeeps]

Update on treating Bryopsis in a macroalgae tank:
Thanks everyone for the feedback! After doing some research, I decided to try adding three lettuce nudibranchs.
Results… spectacular. I don’t think they’ll completely wipe it out, but they’re definitely putting up a good fight. I’m honestly surprised these guys aren’t used more often as part of a clean-up crew, they’re best looking than any snail. They’re a bit more pricey though; I paid $15 each, but totally worth it. Just keep in mind they’re not ideal for tanks with strong flow.

They ate the Bryopsis and left your other macroalgae alone?

 

[Jamie9]

I feel like I’ve had every problem algae and other pest you can have so far in my new tank. Bryopsis was the one thing that I got rid of easily…fingers crossed it will be that way for you. I stuck my hand in the tank and pulled out all I could see. Then I scrubbed the remnants I couldn’t pluck out with a toothbrush. Then I shot a little hydrogen peroxide from a syringe at the area I pulled it out of (which wasn’t near any coral or snails at the time). It was gone after that and never seen it since. If only my dinos would go away!

 

[courtneykeeps]

I feel like I’ve had every problem algae and other pest you can have so far in my new tank. Bryopsis was the one thing that I got rid of easily…fingers crossed it will be that way for you. I stuck my hand in the tank and pulled out all I could see. Then I scrubbed the remnants I couldn’t pluck out with a toothbrush. Then I shot a little hydrogen peroxide from a syringe at the area I pulled it out of (which wasn’t near any coral or snails at the time). It was gone after that and never seen it since. If only my dinos would go away!

I've seen some tiny strands in my tank on the glass and on one new frag plug. My tank is still very new and I'm hoping it's not Bryopsis. I feel like I've had this before in other new setups without knowing what Bryopsis is and it never took hold, but I'm keeping an eye and bolstering my CUC.