+KimP Posted January 4, 2013 Share Posted January 4, 2013 I have a plug full of very nice palys that started growing a forest of bryopsis. I've pulled it off but of course it comes right back. Today I dipped it in full strength peroxide and only the polyps foamed, not the algae at all. I had pulled off all I could but some tiny pieces were on there still. Any other ideas? I've read others using peroxide to get rid of algae, is it normal for it to not react to the peroxide but the algae dies anyway? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+brian.srock Posted January 4, 2013 Share Posted January 4, 2013 I've had good luck with peroxide so give it some time as it usually takes a full day to work through Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RUSH Posted January 4, 2013 Share Posted January 4, 2013 I use a baby toothbrush on my zoas to remove algae. -Chris Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+etannert Posted January 4, 2013 Share Posted January 4, 2013 Is the bryopsis embedded in the mat of the plays? If not - I would try to remove the palys and switch them to another plug. If so... high mag (1500+) is the surest way to get rid of bryopsis. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jestep Posted January 4, 2013 Share Posted January 4, 2013 When I've done it the algae had no immediate effect, but then started dying a day or two afterwards. The zoas/palys would always foam and close up, but would come back in a day to a week. I wouldn't dip more than once a week or two if possible. I think you could probably do some major damage to the coral. I gave up on the high Mg method. Kent Tech-M is the only mag that works from what I've read. I tried that in my 28 and had to keep it 2100 - 2300ppm for several months for it to be all gone. It then came back about 2 months after I stopped dosing it. I would dose H2O2 to the whole tank before trying the Mg method again. Maybe on a pico tank, but otherwise just too expensive and doesn't work in the long term. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+KimP Posted January 4, 2013 Author Share Posted January 4, 2013 It really does seem to be in the mat. Brian, do you mean leave the plug in peroxide the whole day? I only left it a few minutes. On this plug is the only place I have seen it, thank goodness. I hope it stays that way. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
(Bio)³ Posted January 4, 2013 Share Posted January 4, 2013 peroxide for 15 min and then let it sit for a day or two to see efffects Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bogdan Posted January 4, 2013 Share Posted January 4, 2013 Seriously, 15 min. in full strength H2O2 ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
(Bio)³ Posted January 4, 2013 Share Posted January 4, 2013 I always just do a cup of tank water and add h202 till i see good bubbles. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+brian.srock Posted January 4, 2013 Share Posted January 4, 2013 Same as Bio here. Bubbles for a couple minutes then back into the tank. Works really well with zoas, not so much on sps though Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+KimP Posted January 4, 2013 Author Share Posted January 4, 2013 Okay, I'll just let it sit for a week or so and see what happens. A few heads were already kind of open before the lights went out. I hope I can get rid of the algae. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FarmerTy Posted January 4, 2013 Share Posted January 4, 2013 When I dipped a frag in the exact same situation as you Kim, it looked like nothing happened during the dip. After a day or so, the bryopsis slowly died off. I did a couple more dips after the initial once (1/week) until it never came back again. The zoas were ticked but nothing they couldn't come back from. Hope my experience with it helps. -Ty Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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