Bryopsis in new tank?

Bluesman1 · 06/16/2009, 11:39 PM

I'm pretty sure that my tank has bryopsis. The tank is a little more than 2 weeks old and has finished the initial cycle. I use RO/DI water, I'm running chemi-pure elite, I have a fuge with chaeto, and I have a skimmer running. I don't have any fish, so I'm not feeding at all or introducing any phosphates.

Here's pics:

Tank numbers...
Lights: 12 hours actinic, 8 hours whites
SG: 1.025
Temp: 80
pH: 8.4
DKH: 4
Nitrites: 0
Nitrates: 0
Ammonia: 0
Phosphates: 0 (I tested my RO/DI water and the tank)
Calcium: 450
Magnesium:1150

So what's the diagnosis?

PRDubois · 06/17/2009, 12:04 AM

all the rock or just that one?

If it is just that one rock, I would take it out. Scrub it and BOIL it for 30 min.

If it is all the rock then Take all of it out and scrub it but dont boil it.

Bluesman1 · 06/17/2009, 12:13 AM

So it's definitely bryopsis?

joeychitwood · 06/17/2009, 04:06 AM

Are others seeing photos? I don't see any pics.

murfman · 06/17/2009, 04:28 AM

I see em.

joeychitwood · 06/17/2009, 05:05 AM

I'm not seeing the photos in either Mozilla Firefox or Internet Explorer. Odd.

SaltyDr · 06/17/2009, 07:41 AM

Looks like regular green hair algae. To be expected in a new tank. Just let it go through it's phase. Clean up crew and regular water changes and it should pass.

hllywd · 06/17/2009, 08:03 AM

Quote:

Originally posted by SaltyDr
Looks like regular green hair algae. To be expected in a new tank. Just let it go through it's phase. Clean up crew and regular water changes and it should pass.

Maybe cut back on the photoperiod in the main tank until the chaeto takes off too... 24/7 on the 'fuge.

I don't think it's bryopsis, I agree it looks like regular hair algae.

Tim

atwinparadox2 · 06/17/2009, 08:51 AM

First picture looks like bryopsis but the second looks like normal hair algae

Bluesman1 · 06/17/2009, 09:00 AM

Quote:

Originally posted by atwinparadox2
First picture looks like bryopsis but the second looks like normal hair algae

They are the same thing.

You can also see it all over the back wall in the background of the second pic.

Is there anything else that this could be?

It doesn't look exactly like the bryopsis pictures I've seen. But it definitely has the feathery look.

hllywd · 06/17/2009, 09:03 AM

I think they're both hair, see this... http://melevsreef.com/id/bryopsis.html

Tim

Bluesman1 · 06/17/2009, 09:08 AM

That link said bryopsis is course.

This stuff seems very soft and flows with the current.

I guess I'll see if my new fuzzy chitons eat it to determine what it is.

loosecannon · 06/18/2009, 09:04 AM

I have had that alge . Mex turbo`s made quick work of it .

06/16/2009, 11:39 PM	#1
Bluesman1 Registered Member Join Date: Jan 2009 Posts: 18	Bryopsis in new tank? I'm pretty sure that my tank has bryopsis. The tank is a little more than 2 weeks old and has finished the initial cycle. I use RO/DI water, I'm running chemi-pure elite, I have a fuge with chaeto, and I have a skimmer running. I don't have any fish, so I'm not feeding at all or introducing any phosphates. Here's pics: Tank numbers... Lights: 12 hours actinic, 8 hours whites SG: 1.025 Temp: 80 pH: 8.4 DKH: 4 Nitrites: 0 Nitrates: 0 Ammonia: 0 Phosphates: 0 (I tested my RO/DI water and the tank) Calcium: 450 Magnesium:1150 So what's the diagnosis?

06/17/2009, 12:04 AM	#2
PRDubois Registered Member Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Chester, VA Posts: 3,626	all the rock or just that one? If it is just that one rock, I would take it out. Scrub it and BOIL it for 30 min. If it is all the rock then Take all of it out and scrub it but dont boil it. __________________ http://www.reefcentral.com/forums/showthread.php?t=2534403 Current Tank Info: 225 gal Reef, 60 gal reef & 40b frag tank

06/17/2009, 08:51 AM	#9
atwinparadox2 Registered Member Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Kingston, PA Posts: 782	First picture looks like bryopsis but the second looks like normal hair algae __________________ \| begin each day as if it were on purpose \| when in doubt, remove all doubt \| Current Tank Info: \| 90 Gallon Main display, 2/175 MH, 2 actinic, 20 sump w/20 fuge, about to dabble with a algae scrub screen \|\| 75 in the works \|\|

06/17/2009, 09:03 AM	#11
hllywd Premier World Traveler Join Date: Nov 2000 Location: Ohio Posts: 4,293	I think they're both hair, see this... http://melevsreef.com/id/bryopsis.html Tim __________________ "The moment you doubt whether you can fly, you cease forever to be able to do it..." J.M. Barrie Current Tank Info: 210 AGA RR, Apex, 3x Kessil A360W & 2x 80W T5s, GEO 618 Ca Rx, BM220 CS2 skimmer, Tunze 6100s, 42" ETSS/AE Tech refugium/sump

06/18/2009, 09:04 AM	#13
loosecannon Registered Member Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: port kent Posts: 1,292	I have had that alge . Mex turbo`s made quick work of it . __________________ I like getting WET! Current Tank Info: 44gal. 40 gal. 75 gal. 30gal. and working on a 75gal. rigt

06/17/2009, 12:13 AM	#3
Bluesman1 Registered Member Join Date: Jan 2009 Posts: 18	So it's definitely bryopsis?

06/17/2009, 04:06 AM	#4
joeychitwood Schrödinger's Mod Join Date: Apr 2001 Posts: 3,488	Are others seeing photos? I don't see any pics.

06/17/2009, 04:28 AM	#5
murfman Registered Member Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: Colorado Springs Posts: 4,670	I see em.

06/17/2009, 05:05 AM	#6
joeychitwood Schrödinger's Mod Join Date: Apr 2001 Posts: 3,488	I'm not seeing the photos in either Mozilla Firefox or Internet Explorer. Odd.

06/17/2009, 07:41 AM	#7
SaltyDr Registered Member Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Southwest Florida Posts: 1,191	Looks like regular green hair algae. To be expected in a new tank. Just let it go through it's phase. Clean up crew and regular water changes and it should pass.

06/17/2009, 09:08 AM	#12
Bluesman1 Registered Member Join Date: Jan 2009 Posts: 18	That link said bryopsis is course. This stuff seems very soft and flows with the current. I guess I'll see if my new fuzzy chitons eat it to determine what it is.