Wowzers. I can only imagine the stress and uncertainty to make that decision. Props for pulling the trigger!So as an update, I dosed 5 mg/L of Fluconazole for the bryopsis outbreak in my IM 30L last Friday (7 days ago). Bryopsis is gone now.
And while I noticed very little die off (Caulerpa racemosa seemed like the only macro affected) up until now, today I finally started seeing more die off from other macros (Caulerpa mexicana, brachypus, botryclodia, and mermaid's fan). I think if I just let it continue without any intervention I could see a lot more loss. So I'm going to do a big water change now and hope to minimize further detriment to this tank. But I'm glad I did it and got rid of the byropsis, and while the few species I mentioned were affected, there's still enough to grow back pretty quickly, and all of the other macros were unaffected.
Brave move to add the fluconazole, but I guess it's like playing poker..
When you have a giant pile of chips (thick, healthy, luscious macros) you can risk a few to beat out the competition.
Stoked to hear bryopsis is wiped out! Didn't sound like ANYONE had a solution besides the fluco. So, you're helping to advance the knowledge base. Thanks for sharing your experience..
A couple more water changes and you'll never knew it hit those macros!
Hey Tigah, just wondering if you've spent any time on that new 'scape for your deeper water tank.. forgot what tank it is you have coming, but I believe you said you were doing dry rock to start. Cheers
