Algaefix experiment

[Enigma]

It may knock the algae back enough that the problem becomes more manageable and easy to fix. Also, having your tank look nicer may give you bit of an emotional boost and reignite your enthusiasm for your tank and its maintenance. Sometimes it is hard to get motivated when ones efforts don't seem to be reflected in the way the system looks.

[dreef]

It's an amazing product isn't it i just started dosing today as i see bits of brown hairy algae popping up in a few places.Time to change the gfo i'm guessing.

[cyberdude47]

Originally Posted by dreef

It's an amazing product isn't it .

It is. I'm definitely sold. Everything I read said it wouldn't work on derbesia and bryopsis but it worked great for me

[Cal_stir]

Do you have any bubble algae, if so, did it do anything to it?

[cyberdude47]

I did have a few colonies of bubble algae but I never documented if it was affected. I cannot see any now but I did add two emerald crabs when I started dosing so I can't say if the algaefix was the result of its disappearance.

[Cal_stir]

I've never had any luck with emerald crabs(I have @ 6 of them now)so I'm guessing the algaefix did it.

Thanks for the thread, good info.

Cal

[cyberdude47]

Today's FTSAttachment 10210

[cyberdude47]

Dose 9, never reported 8. Algae is almost completely gone. It's hard to see but some fine strands remain that are approx 2-3mm, everything still doing ok other than clam isn't opening but between cleaner wrasse picking and increased flow its hard to determine what's ticking him off. Gonna run a few more doses to make sure all spores are dealt with after everything has died off. Ill list a pic on the next dose

[Snaz]

Glad to hear this is working out for you. What will be most telling is the picture taken two weeks after last dose.

[cyberdude47]

Regarding pictures after dosing I will do just for informational purposes but this experiment at hand is for use of algaefix and its effect on derbesia and bryopsis and i do not have any expectation of the products use to complete any excessive nutrient control, I have skimmed heavily during this experiment and have starting my GFO reactor again. During which time I have only done one 25% water change and used a turkey baster sometimes twice daily to remove any settling detritus. So I'm hoping to have the culprit under control but won't be able to tell until dosing stops