How much Kent M tech should you dose to the tank to get rid of bryopsis? Its a 22 gal

the idea is to raise your Mg in your overall tank water to 1500-1600....

so one would need to know what the Mg in his or her tank is already....

which requires a Mg test kit....

I've never really agreed with the spiking your mag method for getting rid of bryopsis, plus I've heard that it isn't the magnesium that does it but some other kent chemical in there that in large amounts gets rid of bryopsis... Water changes and less feeding tends to work better, otherwise you're just attacking the surface of the problem and it'll keep coming back.

i have benn doin this treatment and almost all the bryopsis is dead after about a week and a half and i actually found that emerald crabs eat it

this just doesnt attack the surface of the problem. it completely rid the tank of the problem. they dont come back.

if going by your method, you would be starving your tank of lights and food for a month before they start to die and no guarantee that they will NOT come back.

worked great for me - 100% gone in a little over a week - http://www.nano-reef.com/forums/index.php?showtopic=213225

I've done this method, and I think it does work.

I used the online 'Reef Calculator' to determine the amount to add, but the other comment was right - you need to know your starting point, so you need a Mg test kit.

http://reef.diesyst.com/flashcalc/flashcalc.html

When I did it the first time, it quickly knocked back the bryopsis on the sand and rocks, to the point where I was sure it was gone. Some months after the treatment, it came back (strangely, on my Koralia pump and then in the sand). Removing the pump, and most of the bryopsis manually, and then treating for a LONG time (held the 1600 Mg levels for almost 2 months) seems to have done the trick - several months later, and no sign of that stuff.

Good luck!

Keep an eye on your nitrates as the byropsis dies off. If you are not removing the dieing materials the nutrients are being returned to you water. Keep up on water changes and husbandry.

I was just wondering about this... I am in the middle of dosing Tech M to deal with Bryopsis bloom. At 1500 I noticed significant die off. I have a BC 29 and dose 3 capfuls daily. at 22 g I would think 2 1/2 caps would be alright.