Welcome to the new Nuisance Algae Forum!

[Achilles Tang]

I'm shifting all the topics related to nuisance algae here for all to better search and solve their nuisance algae problems here!

[giantbicycle]

hope to clear my chocolate infested in my tank.

Do we have a chemist like RC???

[Nautical]

someone pls help me, what's the green plant-like growth on the rocks ?

they are growing in quite a few places in the tank.

pics attached.

are they good ? (which i doubt)

what causes them to grow and how to stop the growth.

any other comments most welcome. thanks.

[Nautical]

first pic below.

[Nautical]

second pic. hope i have resized it smaller.

please accept my apologies.

[weileong]

bryposis

[Nautical]

bryposis

aiyah, so chimm for me leh.

can help with some simple layman terms.

would also be helpful if can point to some link.

thanks for the quick response.

(seems like ppl staying around haig road likes to sleep late)

[typrobin]

add a tang into your tank...should help..

[weileong]

These type so big bryposis where got tang want to eat?

Wow Haig Road pple likes to sleep late? This is news to me lol.

Maybe you can try your luck with foxface/rabbit fish.

http://www.reeftalk.com/ubbthreads/showfla...o=&fpart=1&vc=1

[yazid]

Can't find any fish that eats Byropsis.

I got foxfaced, blue tang, yellow tang, achilles tang.. no one touch them.

Pluck it out and reduce phosphates.

[untouchables]

Can't find any fish that eats Byropsis.

I got foxfaced, blue tang, yellow tang, achilles tang.. no one touch them.

Pluck it out and reduce phosphates.

i got the same problem and found that tuxedo urchin eats them. tangs dun. but hor, my tuxedo urchin dun seems to eat so i went chemical berserk and dropped my po4 and no3 to zero. growth stopped and seems to be dying out...

[weileong]

don't pluck them..... plucking will release the spores and they will spread even more

Can try use epoxy to patch them also.

[Zanclus]

FoxFaces don't touch bryopsis liao , a good bryopsis eater is the lettuce sea slug but becareful if you got Tunze in your reef system wait beome mixed lettuce salad

another way is to block direct lighting from them , seems to stunt their growth and eventually die out. Worked for me when I had a small outbreak.

[Nautical]

other than using fishes and/or invertebrates, are there any chemicals that can be used to retard or eradicate the growth ?

[Zanclus]

chemicals are not advised in a fully stocked reef system bro. no matter how safe the product may claim itself to be , It will disrupt the stages of your beneficial nitrifying bacteria.

[Nautical]

i think i am going to end up with a forest in my tank.

the plant growth is spreading .... and fast.

po4 and nitrate zero.

need urgent help. any kind advice.