Reefkid88 Posted January 2, 2015 Share Posted January 2, 2015 Tanks looking awesome man,today's starts a new year. Hopefully you can get that horrid shit under control. I really need to get another frag of RP so bad. Link to comment
jedimasterben Posted January 2, 2015 Share Posted January 2, 2015 Alright!!...so I'm going to start the tech m treatments tomorrow. I think I've exuasted all other options. http://www.liveaquaria.com/diversden/ItemDisplay.cfm?c=2733+3&ddid=251459 Link to comment
Alex B Posted January 2, 2015 Author Share Posted January 2, 2015 http://www.liveaquaria.com/diversden/ItemDisplay.cfm?c=2733+3&ddid=251459'>http://www.liveaquaria.com/diversden/ItemDisplay.cfm?c=2733+3&ddid=251459 Does your rabbit eat bryopsis?? I have yet to see a fish REALLY go after it. I think my outbreak is too far gone. My tank is covered! I took a really long time to get at it. I kept on hoping it wouldn't take over. Link to comment
Reefkid88 Posted January 2, 2015 Share Posted January 2, 2015 once the purple comes in on the rim of that green cap, it really is a spectacle. shrimp and monti 1221 by xMrKleinReef, on Flickr good luck with the bryopsis! That color about the cap,is that a Granulosa ? Link to comment
jedimasterben Posted January 2, 2015 Share Posted January 2, 2015 Does your rabbit eat bryopsis?? I have yet to see a fish REALLY go after it. I think my outbreak is too far gone. My tank is covered! I took a really long time to get at it. I kept on hoping it wouldn't take over. They'll eat anything that is algae-like, doesn't matter what it is or even if it's noxious or calcareous. Kat has sent me several frags of with bryopsis and it immediately went to town on it. I would also consider picking up a molly or six, they are almost like rabbitfish in that they'll eat any kind of algae (though I have not seen it eat bubble algae, I would not put it past it lol). Link to comment
TheKleinReef Posted January 2, 2015 Share Posted January 2, 2015 That color about the cap,is that a Granulosa ? I think is an a. Aculeus Link to comment
Alex B Posted January 10, 2015 Author Share Posted January 10, 2015 Happy to report the bryopsis nightmare is almost over. I haven't been on the forums much, but figured this could be beneficial to everyone! I started my tech-m treatment dosig about 100ml daily. I did this for about 5 days. My mg was rising kinda slow, but I started to notice a couple small patches of clear bryopsis. The bryopsis was so bad at this point, it was smothering corals and covered literally every inch of rock. I decided to go big or go home. The clear patches of bryopsis was a clear indicator the treatment was working, but I was going to need a lot more tech-m to get it done. I went ahead and dosed 500ml of tech between 2 days. Fast forward to today and almost every single strand of bryopsis is gone. I have a couple corals that look a little pissed off, but it was a sacrifice I was willing to make. Hopefully I don't loose anything. I'm going to do a water change today and refresh my gfo. Tech-m treatments def work, i just think some people don't use enough. My mag was barely over 1500 and it killed every last bit. Link to comment
hey Posted January 10, 2015 Share Posted January 10, 2015 . The clear patches of bryopsis was a clear indicator the treatment was working, lol, literally. Glad its working out for you. Anything else affected when you started raising it? I heard its copper in it that causes the dieoff of algae. Link to comment
jedimasterben Posted January 10, 2015 Share Posted January 10, 2015 lol, literally. Glad its working out for you. Anything else affected when you started raising it? I heard its copper in it that causes the dieoff of algae. Nope, algae needs copper (as does every other living thing). Link to comment
Alex B Posted January 10, 2015 Author Share Posted January 10, 2015 lol, literally. Glad its working out for you. Anything else affected when you started raising it? I heard its copper in it that causes the dieoff of algae. Lol...glad someone caught it. I know for a fact it's not copper. However, from what I hear, it is some type of heavy metal. Nope, algae needs copper (as does every other living thing). I wish we could find out what it is. I know Tech-m is not pharmaceutical grade mg so it's some type of impurity. Most people, including Randy, think it's some type of heavy metal. I know it's not copper, if it was people would be losing inverts left and right. Link to comment
hey Posted January 10, 2015 Share Posted January 10, 2015 You sure on the copper, this is from the university of florida aquatic plant management website stuff CopperCopper is a fast-acting, broad-spectrum, contact herbicide that kills a wide range of aquatic plants and algae. Although copper is a micro-nutrient required by living plants and animals in small amounts, too much copper kills plants by interfering with plant enzymes, enzyme co-factors, and plant metabolism in general. Copper has long been used in natural and industrial waters for algae control, often applied directly to water as blue copper sulfate crystals. Today in Florida however, "chelated copper" is most often used for aquatic plant and algae management. "chelate" is a chemistry term meaning combining a metal ion, in this case, copper, with an organic molecule, triethanolamine or ethylenediamine. Chelated liquid copper products reportedly remain in solution longer than copper salts (when applied to hard water). Copper that is in solution (suspended in the water) for a longer time has greater effect on the aquatic plants and algae. Several different brands of copper are available for aquatic plant and algae control in Florida; however, the chemistry and mode of action of each is similar. Because copper is an element, it will accumulate in the sediments regardless of its bioavailability. The FWC only permits the use of copper herbicides in waters when no alternative management options are available. Most notably, FWC authorizes the use of copper herbicides to control aquatic plants near potable water intakes where use of other herbicide compounds may be restricted. There are no drinking water restrictions for copper herbicides when applied at label rates. Copper is toxic to non-target organisms, particularly in soft waters. Copper is considered highly toxic to mollusks and fish at relatively low doses. Levels of 1-5 ppm are toxic to fish, so copper is usually applied at concentrations 1 ppm or less. Copper chelates are broken down by hydrolysis and rapidly decline to ambient concentrations with a half-life reported from 2-8 days depending on conditions. found here: http://plants.ifas.ufl.edu/manage/control-methods/details-about-the-aquatic-herbicides-used-in-florida Link to comment
jedimasterben Posted January 10, 2015 Share Posted January 10, 2015 You sure on the copper, this is from the university of florida aquatic plant management website stuff found here: http://plants.ifas.ufl.edu/manage/control-methods/details-about-the-aquatic-herbicides-used-in-florida Yep. If it was, then people would have worse problems on their hands than corals being a bit pissy, the copper levels it would take to harm the bryopsis would be much higher than corals and inverts could tolerate. What someone needs to do is get Triton to test two water samples, one with freshly made saltwater and the other with magnesium elevated greatly using Tech M. Link to comment
hey Posted January 10, 2015 Share Posted January 10, 2015 Yep. If it was, then people would have worse problems on their hands than corals being a bit pissy, the copper levels it would take to harm the bryopsis would be much higher than corals and inverts could tolerate. What someone needs to do is get Triton to test two water samples, one with freshly made saltwater and the other with magnesium elevated greatly using Tech M. good idea lol, someone said since it isn't pharm grade ingredients regular epsom salt worked for them... a 3 way experiment would be fun. Link to comment
Alex B Posted January 10, 2015 Author Share Posted January 10, 2015 Ran over to work and grabbed a reactor off the shelf, also grabbed a bigger return pump. Stopped by lowes and grabbed some plumbing stuff. 15 minutes later I have this. I was tired of running a separate pump for my reactor. Now I have 1 for carbon and 1 for gfo. Got home, mocked everything up. Grabbed my pvc glue from the garage only to realize it somehow dried up in the last couple weeks. Now I gotta go back out to the store. Untitled by touchofklasse, on Flickr Link to comment
lilmatty5dimes Posted January 11, 2015 Share Posted January 11, 2015 Congrats on beating bryopsis. Great looking manifold. Link to comment
Alex B Posted January 11, 2015 Author Share Posted January 11, 2015 Congrats on beating bryopsis. Great looking manifold. Thanks man. It's working great. I used a mag 12 I had at work, but I think I need a little more pump. It was a older mag12 so the pump might be tired. Link to comment
Alex B Posted January 14, 2015 Author Share Posted January 14, 2015 Happy bday to me. https://www.flickr.com/photos/123509535@N06/16281788845/'> https://www.flickr.com/photos/123509535@N06/16281788845/'>Untitled by https://www.flickr.com/people/123509535@N06/'>touchofklasse, on Flickr Link to comment
SouthFlorida_Tron Posted January 14, 2015 Share Posted January 14, 2015 Yes.... Happy birthday! Link to comment
Reefkid88 Posted January 14, 2015 Share Posted January 14, 2015 Hell yeah man !!! Happy birthday mandood !! Link to comment
lilmatty5dimes Posted January 14, 2015 Share Posted January 14, 2015 Very nice. Happy b-day. Link to comment
DaveFason Posted January 15, 2015 Share Posted January 15, 2015 Happy birthday and they are out today for you. -D Link to comment
D Z Posted January 15, 2015 Share Posted January 15, 2015 Cool Alex, can't wait to see the outcome of this... Link to comment
NanoTopia Posted January 15, 2015 Share Posted January 15, 2015 Happy birthday ! The LED board looks nice. Link to comment
Alex B Posted January 15, 2015 Author Share Posted January 15, 2015 Thanks everyone!! I'm excited to get these over the tank. The color in my little tank is amazing. I'm hoping these will be even nicer! Also nice to have multi channel control. Link to comment
TheKleinReef Posted January 15, 2015 Share Posted January 15, 2015 hey, how's that slimer doing? i lost everything except for the original encrusted base that i had from my old 29g. every other frag i made from it slowly necrosed no matter what i did. Link to comment
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