Fluconazole Treatment

[harleymike]

I had Bryopsis and GHA in my two tanks.
I found discussion about this Fluconazole treatment.

Decided to try it. Within 7 days my Bryopsis Algae was completely gone.
Now its been 13 days total and 95% of GHA is gone.
My larger tank had a fair big or GHA. Im going to let it run for a total of 21 days then probably do water changes and put carbon and the other equipment back on line. What ever is left I think the CUC should take care of.

For the price of it, and how well it works. If i get any more Algae outbreaks i will just dose this again.

This stuff works, and it did not affect any other aspect of either of my tanks.
I did not use a skimmer, Carbon, during treatment. I did continue to us GFO.

Thanks to Big Show Frags for stocking the Fluconazole and they package it as your instructions.

 

[TORX]

Oh wow, there are some rave reviews on it as well. Well written Q&A on it in the link below as well. I will have to keep this in mind.

http://bigshowfrags.com/fluconazole-bryopsis-treatment-per-gallon-20mg/

 

[WiredWeasel]

Just be careful with the algae die off...I recommended flucanzole to a friend and it ended poorly.

 

[Josh]

i used it and it worked absolutely perfect. I got a feeling there may have been more to your friends case. Make sure you add an oxygen stone.

1 of those reviews is mine, and it was back in oct 2017 and i have not seen a drop of gha or bryopsis since then.

 

[teebone110]

Wow- first I have heard about this for bryopsis.
Hope I don’t have to ever use it, but nice to know about a new effective treatment option.

 

[harleymike]

It works on Hair algae too. Just takes a little longer.

 

[Josh]

From what i read and dont quote me on this its an anti fungal medication originally developed for yeast infections. It somehow attacks the outta membrane of the algae and causes it to lose its ability to absorb nutrients and thats what causes the die off. It causes skimmers to overflow tho so be careful. had 0 effect on my coral i did not lose a single coral.

 

[teebone110]

so you guys haven't seen any ill effects on sps with treatment?

 

[harleymike]

treatment

No ill effects to anything except the algae.If you research it you will find the same answer by everyone.
It works and only effects the algae.

 

[WiredWeasel]

so you guys haven't seen any ill effects on sps with treatment?

One thing to consider, is the possibility of a nutrient spike as the algae dies off. May have a negative effect on sps.

 

[harleymike]

have

Depends on how much algae we are talking about. A tank full would cause a bit of a spike im sure. But when you search this treatment. I could not find one negative review.