Fluconazole VS. Bryopsis Discussion Thread

[ramasule]

Works

[Bblinks]

Originally Posted by ramasule

Works

How long has it been?

[dino]

95% gone

[Animal-Chin]

Gonna bump this back up. I'm hearing reports of this stuff killing hair algae too, any truth to this? After tanking my carbon dosing off line a few months ago my algae seems to be kicking in (nitrates are up to about 5 now) and I'm wondering if this stuff will help?

[Etaloche]

Originally Posted by Animal-Chin

Gonna bump this back up. I'm hearing reports of this stuff killing hair algae too, any truth to this? After tanking my carbon dosing off line a few months ago my algae seems to be kicking in (nitrates are up to about 5 now) and I'm wondering if this stuff will help?

It can help.... But I believe there are easier and more natural remedies for hair algae. Rather than dumping in medication that we don't fully understand how and why it kills bryopsis.

[Etaloche]

I'm in my 2nd round of treatment.

45G + 20G sump

First treatment: 4.5 pills 3 months ago

Second treatment: algae started to grow back after about 2 months.

5 pills, partial wc after 2 weeks, add 5 more pills. Traces of bryopsis is gone again already but im really going to make sure there's no spores or eggs that might hatch later amd keep the med in the tank another month.

I wonder if repetitive unsuccessful treatments could one day lead to fluc immune bryopsis. Scary thought.

[ReefMadness]

Originally Posted by Etaloche

I wonder if repetitive unsuccessful treatments could one day lead to fluc immune bryopsis. Scary thought.

maybe... but consider that if it became immune to fluccanozole than we would be no different off than had we never used it to begin with.