Bryopsis Cure: My Battle With Bryopsis Using Fluconazole

[philfree]

Okay so now it is day 7 of treatment and my Bryopsis is barely hanging on. Just to recap,I'll bring all the pics back up.

Before the treatment...

Day 1 of treatment..

Day 2 of treatment...

Day 3 of treatment...

Day 4 of treatment...

Day 5 of treatment...

Day 6 of treatment...

Day 7 of treatment...

Some of the dark green stalks that were left are turning white as well so it won't be long now.

Oh my.....!
ok, so i know we are a family friendly forum, but im at like half chub right now just looking at those progress pics!
Ordered.

 

[bruleyii]

Okay so now it is day 7 of treatment and my Bryopsis is barely hanging on. Just to recap,I'll bring all the pics back up.

Before the treatment...

Day 1 of treatment..

Day 2 of treatment...

Day 3 of treatment...

Day 4 of treatment...

Day 5 of treatment...

Day 6 of treatment...

Day 7 of treatment...

Some of the dark green stalks that were left are turning white as well so it won't be long now.

it would be cool to turn that into an animated gif

 

[nova65ss]

Day 7 pictures I just can't believe it!! Very cool!

 

[NCreefguy]

Oh my.....!
ok, so i know we are a family friendly forum, but im at like half chub right now just looking at those progress pics!
Ordered.

lol

Also everyone remember that I haven't brushed,picked or touched this Bryopsis at all. I just let the Fluconazole do it's thing. The other couple of areas that were in the back are down to just a couple of small white pieces as well.

Can we really say that we don't have to worry about Bryopsis anymore? I don't know but it sure sounds good to me.

 

[NCreefguy]

Day 7 pictures I just can't believe it!! Very cool!

Me either....All I can do is smile when I look at it.

 

[awais98]

lol

Also everyone remember that I haven't brushed,picked or touched this Bryopsis at all. I just let the Fluconazole do it's thing. The other couple of areas that were in the back are down to just a couple of small white pieces as well.

Can we really say that we don't have to worry about Bryopsis anymore? I don't know but it sure sounds good to me.

That is impressive effects on the bryopsis!!

I only wonder about the follow up. If it grows back from the roots and if another treatment is warranted say.. cont for 7 or 10 days after all the greens have gone away.....
What are your plans?
Keep us updated.

 

[NCreefguy]

That is impressive effects on the bryopsis!!

I only wonder about the follow up. If it grows back from the roots and if another treatment is warranted say.. cont for 7 or 10 days after all the greens have gone away.....
What are your plans?
Keep us updated.

There are some who have been Bryopsis free for 4 months now after the treatment so hopefully Fluconazole is killing the roots as well. If Flucon kills the roots,then Bryopsis won't return without it being reintroduced into our tanks.Only time and more research will tell if this is the case. I plan on doing a water change and running my GAC reactor after the 2 week mark and then I'll just keep an eye on everything to see if the Bryopsis returns.

 

[saltyfilmfolks]

Fluconazole might become a standard frag bath. 10 day frag QT

YUP! Been a toss up with vibrant in QT being the other choice.

 

[awais98]

There are some who have been Bryopsis free for 4 months now after the treatment so hopefully Fluconazole is killing the roots as well. If Flucon kills the roots,then Bryopsis won't return without it being reintroduced into our tanks.Only time and more research will tell if this is the case. I plan on doing a water change and running my GAC reactor after the 2 week mark and then I'll just keep an eye on everything to see if the Bryopsis returns.

Sounds like a plan!!

Also would like to know if ANY other algae got affected

 

[pokerdobe]

Got it. I placed an order for fluco and will be treating as soon as it gets here. Guess I'll let you know if it affect mangroves.

There is someone who is starting this treatment this week that has some different macros but I'm not sure if he's growing any mangroves. Honestly the only thing that I've seen or even read about it killing is Bryopsis. It's still a new test so there isn't a lot of info on it yet. But we're working on it.

 

[NCreefguy]

Got it. I placed an order for fluco and will be treating as soon as it gets here. Guess I'll let you know if it affect mangroves.

Yeah let us know how they react to it so we can keep it all updated.

 

[-Logzor]

Awesome thread, I might give this a shot. Do you know if it also kills red turf algae?

 

[NCreefguy]

Awesome thread, I might give this a shot. Do you know if it also kills red turf algae?

As of now it seems to only have an effect on Bryopsis.

 

[MartyF]

As of now it seems to only have an effect on Bryopsis.

Yes, so far for me after 4 days it only has an effect on Bryopsis in my tank. This is so interesting and I can't wait to hear twillard's findings. Why does it ONLY effect Bryopsis? Makes no sense to me and I don't know if I would believe the effectiveness if I hadn't witnessed it with my own eyes

 

[wattson]

Im beyond curious as to why this med only effects the byropsis,,its a good thing if does ...curious to know if you are testing Nitrite and Ammonia ? just to see if it is effecting anything outside the normal with established bacteria/bio in a reef tank

 

[dragon99]

Okay so now it is day 7 of treatment and my Bryopsis is barely hanging on. Just to recap,I'll bring all the pics back up.

Before the treatment...

Day 1 of treatment..

Day 2 of treatment...

Day 3 of treatment...

Day 4 of treatment...

Day 5 of treatment...

Day 6 of treatment...

Day 7 of treatment...

Some of the dark green stalks that were left are turning white as well so it won't be long now.

WOW! Did you know you had a coral hiding in your bryopsis frag?

 

[NCreefguy]

Im beyond curious as to why this med only effects the byropsis,,its a good thing if does ...curious to know if you are testing Nitrite and Ammonia ? just to see if it is effecting anything outside the normal with established bacteria/bio in a reef tank

Only slight changes took place in my tanks params.Slightly lowered PH,slightly raised nitrates and phosphates. All of the changes were more than likely due to 5 days of not skimming while still feeding the fish. No huge swings in anything.(other than the health to death of the Bryopsis of course)

 

[NCreefguy]

WOW! Did you know you had a coral hiding in your bryopsis frag?

All we keep thinking is that the coral is saying "I can breathe!"

 

[cnseekatz]

Any dosing recommendation for a 50g display (30g sump) with a pretty decent amount of bryo?


Edit: Just went back and reread the first post (always a good idea), and found your calculations. Just ordered 30 capsules. Excited to try this in conjunction with the Vibrant treatment.

 

[NCreefguy]

Any dosing recommendation for a 50g display (30g sump) with a pretty decent amount of bryo?


Edit: Just went back and reread the first post (always a good idea), and found your calculations. Just ordered 30 capsules. Excited to try this in conjunction with the Vibrant treatment.

I hope it destroys every bit of Bryopsis that you have. I think it's about time that we get to enjoy our tanks and not spend time pulling out this evil algae.