Dictyota taking over tank!

ErieReef92 · Jul 3, 2024

Hello fellow reefers, I am having a big issue with dictyota taking over my rocks. I had a sea hare that I believed was keeping it under control but they seem to have a tendency to get stuck in my fans over and over. Is there anything out there that eats this stuff? I only have a 65 gallon so I’m limited on size options.
On the other hand I am moving soon and will be taking my tank apart to move it. Should I be thinking about removing all coral from the rocks and scrubbing them with hydrogen peroxide. My worry with that though is it will kill all the good bacteria.

taricha · Jul 4, 2024

dictyota is sometimes pretty unpalatable. You might find it hard to get any natural control for it.

ErieReef92 · Jul 16, 2024

Update: I have decided to try and use some Fluconazole as I heard it might be able to tackle this algae. Sure enough it’s been 6 days and the algae is slowly dissolving.
My plan is to do a water change 3 weeks after the first application.
I also have some bubble algae and am hoping it can get rid of that to but so far it has had zero affect on it.