Nuisance Bryopsis Hair Algae

[RichT]

Anyone having problems with Bryopsis may want to consider this treatment.

I was battling this plague for months one time and also overdosed MG one time but didn't correlate the disappearance of the bryopsis with the overdose.

HTH

 

[Phyl]

Intersting read. Thanks, Rich!

 

[JohnS_323]

I'm reviving this thread for a guy I met at The Hidden Reef today. He's battling a tough case of hair algae and thought this might help.

Good luck John and post here if this helps you out.

John

 

[Subliminal]

Stupid question:

How can I tell if my hair algae is bryopsis?

 

[JerseyWendy]

If I'm not mistaken, bryopsis is attached pretty darn good, while hair algae is easily removed by hand even.

I have some bryopsis right now, so THANK YOU so much for that link. I'll be busy reading.

Oh, and my lettuce nudi is the only thing in my tank that even attempts to eat the bryopsis, nothing else will bother with it, not even my Kole tang.

---
Wendy

 

[jellis_38]

I'm reviving this thread for a guy I met at The Hidden Reef today. He's battling a tough case of hair algae and thought this might help.

Good luck John and post here if this helps you out.

John

Thanks this and a boat load of snail seems to have the problem in hand. Now onto removing cloadiness. I'm learning slowly but surely

Thanks again

John

 

[Subliminal]

I bought a magnesium test and some tech m today. I'm going to see if it does anything for me. I started @ 1300 today, so we'll see what it does if i get it up...

 

[JohnS_323]

I'm reviving this thread for a guy I met at The Hidden Reef today. He's battling a tough case of hair algae and thought this might help.

Good luck John and post here if this helps you out.

John

Thanks this and a boat load of snail seems to have the problem in hand. Now onto removing cloadiness. I'm learning slowly but surely

Thanks again

John

Hey John! I'm glad you found us. Please stop by often. We may be located in NJ but our experience is universal (i.e. it'll even apply to a PA reef! )

Good luck and please stay in touch.

 

[RichT]

I bought a magnesium test and some tech m today. I'm going to see if it does anything for me. I started @ 1300 today, so we'll see what it does if i get it up...

Good Luck...be sure to keep us up to date.

 

[Subliminal]

Correction, 1100 to start.

 

[JohnS_323]

Like Rich said, keep us posted. I'd be interested in seeing you results, knowing what you came home to!

 

[blange3]

Correction, 1100 to start.

Take a couple of days to raise it. It wouldn't hurt to check your alk and ca as you raise the mg as well.

Keep us posted.

 

[Subliminal]

You bet. The next few days I'll be keeping a close eye on those three params...and probably on nitrates as well. If the hair does die, I hear it releases back whatever nutrients it'd been eating into the water column.

Have 10 gallons ro/di saltwater from eagle reefs standing by if necessary.

 

[Subliminal]

It may just be 'hopeful thinking', but it looks like some is already turning brown.
Today:

Recently:

 

[RichT]

What did you bring the Mg up to?

 

[Subliminal]

Right now from about 1100 to 1300. I'm trying to work it up, but think I'm going to slow down a bit.

I've gotta tell ya, those crazy Dutch make a confusing test kit.