How to treat this algae on my acan and get it healthy again?

[Hunna]

Basically title. I missed this algae growth due to moving the past few weeks and the angle this little fella was at in my tank. Upon moving my tank on Sunday, I noticed the little head was almost completely gone and covered in this long algae. What’s the best way to get this acan happy again?

 

[jcook54]

It looks a lot like a type of bryopsis that I've dealt with. The only thing that has really worked for me is fluconazole. I use Reefflux or FluxRX. Both are a powder that you treat your whole tank with. In my experience it's a pain but the flux works really well.

 

[enderg60]

peroxide dip ASAP so it doesnt spread.

 

[jcook54]

You can peroxide dip LPS? I've only ever done it with zoas. Do tell...

 

[Hunna]

peroxide dip ASAP so it doesnt spread.

For how long?

 

[DiefsReef]

It looks like the same type of Bryopsis I've been dealing with and if so, it just giggles at peroxide..

 

[enderg60]

For how long?

Here ya go

Peroxide dipping guidelines (for corals)

A while back Justin Credabel published this chart detailing the concentration of hydrogen peroxide appropriate for dipping various genera of corals. I've used these guidelines myself a few times to remove algae from coral frags and it's been quite effective. Justin Credabel's hydrogen...

humble.fish

 

[DiefsReef]

Here ya go

Peroxide dipping guidelines (for corals)

A while back Justin Credabel published this chart detailing the concentration of hydrogen peroxide appropriate for dipping various genera of corals. I've used these guidelines myself a few times to remove algae from coral frags and it's been quite effective. Justin Credabel's hydrogen...

humble.fish

Thx,

Thx, Great guide! I have dipped all my coral in preroxide and have found issues with only a favia and a blasto so I dont dip those anymore.

 

[enderg60]

Yeah I fried a few acans and acros before I found that dosing guide.

I just got a cyphastria frag that had a bunch of algea on it, scrubbed it decently and then 3 min in peroxide and its the cleanest frag in there right now. If something still lives, just do it again.

 

[Hunna]

Here ya go

Peroxide dipping guidelines (for corals)

A while back Justin Credabel published this chart detailing the concentration of hydrogen peroxide appropriate for dipping various genera of corals. I've used these guidelines myself a few times to remove algae from coral frags and it's been quite effective. Justin Credabel's hydrogen...

humble.fish

Thank you! So according to that, I’ll want around 250-300 ml of peroxide to 1 liter of tank water? And for 5 minutes?