What type of algae is this

[Freshermenreefer]

Can somebody tell what type of algae is this I do have snails in my tank but noting will eat its on that rock i get it from the pet shop like that for 20 but i cant get rid of it i try to cut some of but well as u can see

 

[sfin52]

Can somebody tell what type of algae is this I do have snails in my tank but noting will eat its on that rock i get it from the pet shop like that for 20 but i cant get rid of it i try to cut some of but well as u can see

Looks like hair algea.

 

[ScubaFish802]

Looks like hair algea.

I agree

 

[sfin52]

Are you sure you don't have a troll in the tank.

 

[Gobi-Wan]

Looks like briopsis to me. Hair algae is single strands. Briopsis is like little feathers.

Bryopsis Cure: My Battle With Bryopsis Using Fluconazole

The Poll In This Thread is For Bryopsis Only not GHA,Turf,Bubble Algae or any other Algae The 2 week treatment is for Bryopsis algae. For GHA,turf algae and bubble algae it may take as long as 4-6 weeks to kill. GHA,turf algae,bubble algae are different than Bryopsis algae. Bryopsis algae will...

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[Freshermenreefer]

Looks like briopsis to me. Hair algae is single strands. Briopsis is like little feathers.

Bryopsis Cure: My Battle With Bryopsis Using Fluconazole

The Poll In This Thread is For Bryopsis Only not GHA,Turf,Bubble Algae or any other Algae The 2 week treatment is for Bryopsis algae. For GHA,turf algae and bubble algae it may take as long as 4-6 weeks to kill. GHA,turf algae,bubble algae are different than Bryopsis algae. Bryopsis algae will...

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U was right i just looked it up and thats what it look like thanks. How to get rid of it

 

[Freshermenreefer]

Are you sure you don't have a troll in the tank.

I hope not lol buts its briopsis

 

[Freshermenreefer]

I agree

It was briopsis

 

[Freshermenreefer]

Looks like hair algea.

Its briopsis

 

[Tankkeepers]

Definatly bryopsis as to getting rid of it thats a whole difrent problem then your normal type algie as almost nothing will eat it hand removal does almost nothing as you cant get the roots there are a few medication type treatments that might work but also might kill any coral you have check out my build thread to get an idea of what your dealing with

 

[ScubaFish802]

Definatly bryopsis as to getting rid of it thats a whole difrent problem then your normal type algie as almost nothing will eat it hand removal does almost nothing as you cant get the roots there are a few medication type treatments that might work but also might kill any coral you have check out my build thread to get an idea of what your dealing with

Would Vibrant have any effect on it?

 

[ScottB]

The only way to get rid of it is fluconazole. And yes, it will work. Blue Life Flux Rx.

 

[Tankkeepers]

Your best bet honestly is to remove it by hand around the coral and let the coral spread over time shadding the roots of it and eventually killing it off things that eat it are only a stop measure and even then the things that might eat it are really hit or miss

 

[ScottB]

Would Vibrant have any effect on it?

No. Only Flux Rx will do.

As long as you don't have any prized acropora, this is a "must do" treatment. With acropora, there is (anecdotally) a 1:20 chance the acros will be taken out.

If you want to read up on a couple hundred use cases, look up "My battle with Bryopsis using fluconazole" here on R2R. This is a slam dunk.

 

[sfin52]

Its briopsis

I'm sorry

 

[Tankkeepers]

Would Vibrant have any effect on it?

There are reports of of working fluconazole type product do somtimes work but they also can kill coral and most of the time it will come back at a later date if the treatment works at all theres alot out there about these treatments working not working and killing coral I personally use the trim around the coral by hand and then just let it grow in other places so it out compeats itself and stays mostly in the areas without coral while some things I have eat it but not fast enoff as you can see its almkst everwhere in my tank but my coral is also thriving and I get 3 to 6 new zoa heads every 2 weeks gorgonian has over doubled etc

 

[ScubaFish802]

There are reports of of working fluconazole type product do somtimes work but they also can kill coral and most of the time it will come back at a later date if the treatment works at all theres alot out there about these treatments working not working and killing coral I personally use the trim around the coral by hand and then just let it grow in other places so it out compeats itself and stays mostly in the areas without coral while some things I have eat it but not fast enoff as you can see its almkst everwhere in my tank but my coral is also thriving and I get 3 to 6 new zoa heads every 2 weeks gorgonian has over doubled etc

It's funny you mention that, I believe SaltwaterAquariums.com were the ones who recently featured a tank where the owner was able to contain it to one small rock, and through regular trimming has managed to keep it there and only there.

 

[Tankkeepers]

No. Only Flux Rx will do.

As long as you don't have any prized acropora, this is a "must do" treatment. With acropora, there is (anecdotally) a 1:20 chance the acros will be taken out.

If you want to read up on a couple hundred use cases, look up "My battle with Bryopsis using fluconazole" here on R2R. This is a slam dunk.

This is not a slam dunk treatment there are alot of people who it didn't do anything but kill coral it can kill all types of coral not just acro it'll kill sps lps softy gorgonians etc and as said before there are also reports of vibrant work just as well for people

 

[Tankkeepers]

I gave up on the treatments as it just comes right back and instead I'm alowing it to grow where I want it to be thus keeping it away from where I dont want it eventually top half of tank will be coral while bottom half is bryopisis I give the desired areas a trim with sizors ever few weeks to shorten it remove with filter sock and thats it here are some close ups

 

[Tankkeepers]

All of the larger colonys of zoas were 3 to 5 heads 8 months ago to give you an idea of growth the Duncan's some of tje zoas are new but already getting new heads