Alright, I'm a biologist and a chemist and tend to look at things in a much different manner than others, usually with great skepticism.
I have had some issues with bryopsis (OK, I have had a BIG issue with bryopsis) in my tank. As a biologist, my first treatment of choice is biological....find something that eats this stuff to make it go away. My first choice was a Yellow tang.
Unfortunately, he grew too big and took to eating the fish and coral food that I was feeding in the tank, forgetting about the algae. When he really got hungry, it seemed that he was picking around my zoas, so I passed him on.
Next, my son recommended a Reticulated Rabbitfish. Great looking fish with quite an appetite. He took to the algae like there was no tomorrow, until he got a taste of the food I was feeding the tank with.
Then he started showing his fondness for the food and the algae was only a second thought when I was late for the feeding cycle. As he grew bigger and older, he started nipping at my softies, so he left the house too.
I now have a Kole Tang (no picture), but he does not do the job that I want him to do. Additionally, he is starting to chase my jawfish around, so he will not be in the house for very much longer.
More to come!