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Starting this thread to share some of my personal experience battling this nuisance algae which has been troubling my tank for almost 6 month.. 

my existing tank is more than 5 year now and It seem at some point it is true that for a very mature tank , all sort of problem might come especially algae.. 

in fact i have tried almost all the products out there , and sadly to say none really work. Some product manage to control it, but after awhile of cleaning and detoxify it with Hydrogne perxiode it seem to keep coming back again . 

i was actually  very worried about using medicine esp antibotic threatment on my tank  how it will affect my beloved fish and corals. However, after              doing my own research online, all the positive out come encourage me to try so.. 

This is a very detail explanation of the Fluconazole treatment from other forum here ( https://www.reef2reef.com/threads/bryopsis-cure-my-battle-with-bryopsis-using-fluconazole.285096/) which inspire me to try the treatment.

This is some photo of how bad the outbreak is before the treatment. 

 

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During treatment, i remove the skimmer cup and let it run to provide additional oxygen in the tank ..

Below is some photo of the same spot after 3rd day of treatment.. can see that the algae is started to weaken 

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After about 1 week after the treatment , all the bryopsis algae is gone and i am happy to share that it is a reef safe treatment and with no fish casualty loss :rolleyes:

however, i loss some SPS which i suspect could be due to the drop in water quality after the treatment.

 

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I faced the same problem too. I used fluxRX, which is basically  Fluconazole as well. Heres some before and after pic. Took about a week to see them disappear.

As mentioned, its reef safe. Didn't suffer any casualties.

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21 hours ago, he said:

After about 1 week after the treatment , all the bryopsis algae is gone and i am happy to share that it is a reef safe treatment and with no fish casualty loss :rolleyes:

however, i loss some SPS which i suspect could be due to the drop in water quality after the treatment.

 

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Thanks for sharing. Wonder what can be done to minimize collateral damage to corals.

 

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U can buy the fluxRx at some LFS... Think fresh n marine, iwarna, etc. Alternatively, some pharmacy store overseas. Locally think need prescription. Do chk out the law before buying from oversea. 

Tank : 4 X 2 X 2 with low iron front panel and external overflow

Skimmer : BK SM200 with waste collector

Return Pumps : Red Dragon 6m3 and Ehiem 1262

FR : 2 X Deltec 509 & powered by AB2000

Nitrate Filter : Deltec NF 509 and tee off from AB2000

Calcium R'tor : Deltec PF 501 with RM secondary chamber

Kalkwasser R'tor : Deltec KM500

Chiller : Pansonic 1 HP Compressor with 20m titanium Coil

Wave Makers : 4 X Tunze 6055 with 7096 & Vortec MP40w

Controller : GHL Profilux

Lighting : ATI Powermodule 10 or 8 tubes

Water Top-up : Water Top-Up tank powered by Tunze Osmolator

External Monitor : American Pinpoint pH and Temp. Monitor for main tank and GHL Profilux Controller to measure temp, pH, Redox

Ozonizer : Sander C50

UV : Corallife 6x

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On the 6th Sept my tank has a lot of bryosis

 

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6.5 * 2 * 2 + 3.75 * 1.5 *1.5,(Decomn on 14/9/08)
4*2*2 + 2.5*1.25*1.25 (Decomn on 1/8/09)
5*2*2 (Fully LED light system, 140 3 watt SSC leds with 60 degree lens)(Decomm)
2.5*2*2(Fully LED Light System,96 3 watt SSC leds with 60 degree lens)(Decomm)

5*2.5*2(LED only)

Eheim return 1 * pump

1 HP Daikin compressor with cooling coil
2 Jebao OW40, 1 ecotech MP40,
1X6085 Tunze wm,

1 CURVE 7 Skimmer

  1 DIY 80 led control by Bluefish mini 

1 radion XR30W G2, 2 Radion XR15G3

Sump area lite by 5 ft T5 , 6 * SSC 3 watt red LED for refugium

1 Full spectrum E27 led light

1 CR control by bubble count

Start No Water Change since 1st Dec 2016

Add new 2.5x2x 1.5 ft 

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I dose whatever Fluconazole I have at hand on 6th Sept nite.

My tank is 685 litre. Recommended dosage is 3425 mg of Fluconazole.

I only has 1000 mg.

Just dose first and see how

6.5 * 2 * 2 + 3.75 * 1.5 *1.5,(Decomn on 14/9/08)
4*2*2 + 2.5*1.25*1.25 (Decomn on 1/8/09)
5*2*2 (Fully LED light system, 140 3 watt SSC leds with 60 degree lens)(Decomm)
2.5*2*2(Fully LED Light System,96 3 watt SSC leds with 60 degree lens)(Decomm)

5*2.5*2(LED only)

Eheim return 1 * pump

1 HP Daikin compressor with cooling coil
2 Jebao OW40, 1 ecotech MP40,
1X6085 Tunze wm,

1 CURVE 7 Skimmer

  1 DIY 80 led control by Bluefish mini 

1 radion XR30W G2, 2 Radion XR15G3

Sump area lite by 5 ft T5 , 6 * SSC 3 watt red LED for refugium

1 Full spectrum E27 led light

1 CR control by bubble count

Start No Water Change since 1st Dec 2016

Add new 2.5x2x 1.5 ft 

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On the 10th Sept night . That is 4th days after dosing 1/3 recommended Fluconazole dosage

 

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6.5 * 2 * 2 + 3.75 * 1.5 *1.5,(Decomn on 14/9/08)
4*2*2 + 2.5*1.25*1.25 (Decomn on 1/8/09)
5*2*2 (Fully LED light system, 140 3 watt SSC leds with 60 degree lens)(Decomm)
2.5*2*2(Fully LED Light System,96 3 watt SSC leds with 60 degree lens)(Decomm)

5*2.5*2(LED only)

Eheim return 1 * pump

1 HP Daikin compressor with cooling coil
2 Jebao OW40, 1 ecotech MP40,
1X6085 Tunze wm,

1 CURVE 7 Skimmer

  1 DIY 80 led control by Bluefish mini 

1 radion XR30W G2, 2 Radion XR15G3

Sump area lite by 5 ft T5 , 6 * SSC 3 watt red LED for refugium

1 Full spectrum E27 led light

1 CR control by bubble count

Start No Water Change since 1st Dec 2016

Add new 2.5x2x 1.5 ft 

 nLekOfpYts.jpg
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Run longer to ensure totally eliminated. Know someone thought everything gone and issue came back weeks later, and he has to restart the treatment again. 

Tank : 4 X 2 X 2 with low iron front panel and external overflow

Skimmer : BK SM200 with waste collector

Return Pumps : Red Dragon 6m3 and Ehiem 1262

FR : 2 X Deltec 509 & powered by AB2000

Nitrate Filter : Deltec NF 509 and tee off from AB2000

Calcium R'tor : Deltec PF 501 with RM secondary chamber

Kalkwasser R'tor : Deltec KM500

Chiller : Pansonic 1 HP Compressor with 20m titanium Coil

Wave Makers : 4 X Tunze 6055 with 7096 & Vortec MP40w

Controller : GHL Profilux

Lighting : ATI Powermodule 10 or 8 tubes

Water Top-up : Water Top-Up tank powered by Tunze Osmolator

External Monitor : American Pinpoint pH and Temp. Monitor for main tank and GHL Profilux Controller to measure temp, pH, Redox

Ozonizer : Sander C50

UV : Corallife 6x

Algae Scrubbler

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Thank You for sharing

5 hours ago, Solo77 said:

Run longer to ensure totally eliminated. Know someone thought everything gone and issue came back weeks later, and he has to restart the treatment again. 

 

6.5 * 2 * 2 + 3.75 * 1.5 *1.5,(Decomn on 14/9/08)
4*2*2 + 2.5*1.25*1.25 (Decomn on 1/8/09)
5*2*2 (Fully LED light system, 140 3 watt SSC leds with 60 degree lens)(Decomm)
2.5*2*2(Fully LED Light System,96 3 watt SSC leds with 60 degree lens)(Decomm)

5*2.5*2(LED only)

Eheim return 1 * pump

1 HP Daikin compressor with cooling coil
2 Jebao OW40, 1 ecotech MP40,
1X6085 Tunze wm,

1 CURVE 7 Skimmer

  1 DIY 80 led control by Bluefish mini 

1 radion XR30W G2, 2 Radion XR15G3

Sump area lite by 5 ft T5 , 6 * SSC 3 watt red LED for refugium

1 Full spectrum E27 led light

1 CR control by bubble count

Start No Water Change since 1st Dec 2016

Add new 2.5x2x 1.5 ft 

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On ‎9‎/‎5‎/‎2019 at 11:39 AM, he said:

This is the one I usedIMG_20190905_092626.jpeg

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Thank you so much for this post.  I have been battling Bryopsis for months too.  So just follow the instruction on the bottle?  Or must "tweak" it a bit?  Need stop Skimmer and Algae Scrubber?

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Usually a single treatment would do the trick

Bought FluRX few weeks ago, but haven’t started treatment.
Just want to clarify, this is a Single Dosage treatment, and not Daily Dose, correct?


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