bryopsis again i am going to smash this fish tank

[jerl77]

bryopsis again i am going to smash this fish tank!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

3 months ago i broke down the whole tank due to bryopsis removed all rock sand and start freah new sand and new marco rock
so today i was looking around and guess what i see bryopsis ok before i smash this tank with a hammer mabey you guys can help
water test
nitrate 5ppm
phos 5ppm
cal 420
alk 10 dkh
ph 8.2
so where did it come from and how the hell can i kill this stuff just got some tangs and they want nothing to do with it
please help me out i am getting so ****** off with this hobby
the funny thing is my 3 other tanks have none of this stuff in them​

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[straightjiggy10]

maybe it came from a frag, raise mag to kill it, what are you magnesium levels?

 

[DHaut]

yeah, have you tried raising mag with kent tech-m?

 

[jaa1456]

It needs to be 1500- 1600 and Kent M only. Probrably came in on a frag. Get rid of the rock it is on and hope that you got it in time.

 

[ZANYMASTER]

Be careful and not overdose because it might bleach your corals.

 

[Vic8361]

is the bryopsis isolated in one spot?
Vic

 

[jerl77]

on it on 5 rocks removing rock can not happin so rase the meg level?

 

[jerl77]

mag at 1250

 

[KathyC]

If you are going to try and raise the MG to get rid of it - you need to raise it SLOWLY (read the directions on the bottle!!) over a period of days to a week.
My understanding is you need to raise it to 1700 for this purpose. There are a few threads on RC on this topic, some state they have safely raised it to almost 2000.

Also it must be Kent Tech M - no other brands of MG have this affect on bryopsis.

If it makes you feel any better - bryopsis won't grow in a tank without having been introduced in some way. It is also the algae that makes more reefers quit the hobby than any other

 

[mr_X]

just use kent tech-M. not just any mag supplement. i think it's supposed to be upwards of 1600 as jaa1456 stated. raise it very slowly. it worked in my system, and i didn't even reach the suggested 1600. mine was about 1400 when i saw the briopsis falling apart.

 

[jerl77]

ok going to get a really good test kit and so tech m now start tomm damm i hate this hobby lol

 

[jerl77]

will running to much blue lights feed the algea?

 

[DHaut]

nope. the red spectrum is what you need to worry about.

 

[jerl77]

ok i run 8 bulbs and only have one fuji purple so mi dont think thats it thanks

 

[DHaut]

white bulbs have red in the spectrum. as bulbs get older, they start to shift more red. that's why old bulbs are usually associated with algae blooms.

 

[jerl77]

i see there about 5 months old