Fluconazole VS. Bryopsis Discussion Thread

[Etaloche]

If anyone has any extra they are looking to sell please send me a pm.

[Ryanerickson]

https://www.payless-petproducts.com/fluconazole200.html
Ship it to your front door and there pretty cheap

[dcw1sfu]

UPDATE:

approx 2 months since bryopsis was eradicated from my system, and as of this week it has slowly started to make a come back in the same problem areas as before....


Not sure if maybe some roots were deep in the rock or what would of caused it to start returning. Might have to run another course of the fluc pills.

Anyone else experienced this?

[Ryanerickson]

My tank is still clear of the devil weed I ran the fluconazole for 14 days, how long did you run it in the tank for?

[dcw1sfu]

Originally Posted by Ryanerickson

My tank is still clear of the devil weed I ran the fluconazole for 14 days, how long did you run it in the tank for?

18 days before a water change.

[GoFish]

Hmmm first I've heard. Been 2 1/2 months and haven't seen a speck in my tank.
A second dose should be ok. You're probably right, must've been some deeper roots it couldn't get at

[dcw1sfu]

Originally Posted by GoFish

Hmmm first I've heard. Been 2 1/2 months and haven't seen a speck in my tank.
A second dose should be ok. You're probably right, must've been some deeper roots it couldn't get at

I'm going to give it a week. I want to make sure its actually bryopsis and not a green turf/hair algae. It's still thin but very dense right now so its hard to tell.

[niQo]

I've been battling bryopsis for about 6 months although I'm pretty sure it's been in my tank much longer. It's not the feathery variety either, looks more like turf algae, but is definitely anchored in the rock.

I only have about 12 gallons, so I just need two pills! Anyone got some leftover? If not I'll buy some myself before transferring tanks!

[Frogger]

3.5 months in and absolutely no bryopsis in the tank. No algae of any kind. Only some Cyno.

When I had bryopsis I was always battling phosphates. I had to use tons of gfo to control phosphates that were off the chart. Since I have rid the tank of bryopsis and the subsequent water changes my phosphates have been below .01ppm. I have not used gfo in 4 months. Nitrates are also at 0. I have a very low bio-load in this tank. Only a couple sps , several very large frogspawn one fish and 2 shrimp.

I used to always think that the phosphates was stored in the rocks and in the deep sand bed. It appears that the phosphates in the tank were stored in the algae in the tank. Once I rid the tank of the algae the phosphates are gone. This is good news because I was worried that I was going to have to take all the rocks and the sand out and cook the rocks to rid the tank of the phosphates.