The Dreaded Bryopsis
So after several weeks of scrubbing live rock and then introducing a clean up crew to combat my GHA problem to no avail, I seen a post on FB mentioning bryopsis so i done a bit of googleing on the interwebs machine and WHADDAYAKNOW... its bryopsis.
I done a bit more research and came across a few threads about raising mag to around 1500ppm which it apparently doesn't like. I was a bit concerned about what affect this would have on the tank but apparently the only issue would be that snails would become a bit lethargic and more prone to predators. Seeing as I don't have anything in the tank that would see the snails as a source of food, I set to work raising my mag only to find after I had already raised it that this seemed to only work with the old Kent mag supplement.
I've heard that fluconazole can be used successfully to rid the tank of bryopsis however, it is. Prescription drug so I doubt I could walk into the pharmacy and get a pack but I'll give it a go anyway.
Does anyone have any other ideas to get rid of this crap? Apart from tearing down the tank and starting again, I'll try just about anything.
I done a bit more research and came across a few threads about raising mag to around 1500ppm which it apparently doesn't like. I was a bit concerned about what affect this would have on the tank but apparently the only issue would be that snails would become a bit lethargic and more prone to predators. Seeing as I don't have anything in the tank that would see the snails as a source of food, I set to work raising my mag only to find after I had already raised it that this seemed to only work with the old Kent mag supplement.
I've heard that fluconazole can be used successfully to rid the tank of bryopsis however, it is. Prescription drug so I doubt I could walk into the pharmacy and get a pack but I'll give it a go anyway.
Does anyone have any other ideas to get rid of this crap? Apart from tearing down the tank and starting again, I'll try just about anything.