Hydroids

debincalif · 07/25/2012, 09:38 PM

So today I came home from work to find a ton of hydroids all over the glass and floating around in the tank... they're the ones that look like a snowflake like the picture here http://www.ultimatereef.net/info/iddb/hydroids.php

Will they go away on their own? They seemed to pop up overnight, so I'm hoping they'll disappear just as fast!

bnumair · 07/25/2012, 10:24 PM

honestly i have never found a cure for them expect for reading somewhere a horse dewormer named panacur. i am not sure about being reef safe.

debincalif · 07/26/2012, 01:01 PM

Ugh... anyone else have any info???

sponger0 · 07/26/2012, 01:59 PM

When I first setup my 40 breeder and after it cycled I had an outbreak of hydroids. They wound up going away on their own. Im guessing since nothing was in the tank they had no food supply.

Sugar Magnolia · 07/26/2012, 01:59 PM

They will disappear on their own over time.

debincalif · 07/26/2012, 02:42 PM

Whew... thanks Sponger & Sugar!

debincalif · 07/27/2012, 10:22 AM

Ok, now I'm seeing the hydroids popping up on my LR and they look like little feather dusters or tube worms... grrr... what can I do to get rid of them?

Scrape them off?
Nuke them with kalk paste like you do for aiptasia?
Other suggestions?

ReachTheSky · 07/27/2012, 11:13 AM

Those guys need to be scraped off pronto. They spread like a plague.

ItzJustinN · 07/27/2012, 11:22 AM

They will disapear on their own. You are wasting time scraping. You will never find them all.

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disflyer · 07/27/2012, 12:57 PM

I just had a similar outbreak, one day the glass was covered in them less than a week later, they were gone...

VectorAKA · 07/27/2012, 01:49 PM

Ive had them everywhere forawhile...I just wipe them lff the glass and think of them as extra coral food...I understand your frustration with them though, they cover my glass and make my water look cloudier....I just figured I was doing something right with them and the copepods I see everywhere.

PHensley · 07/27/2012, 02:06 PM

Are hydroid outbreaks related to an overabundance of nutrients? I had very small colonies that I though were tube worms and they didn't really take off until hair algae started growing on the rocks. Will they go away once I improve water quality or do I need to remove rocks that have the colonies? I have heard that the only way to get rid of them is remove and bleach the rocks that have colonies!

07/25/2012, 09:38 PM	#1
debincalif Registered Member Join Date: Jul 2012 Location: Sacramento, California Posts: 397	Hydroids So today I came home from work to find a ton of hydroids all over the glass and floating around in the tank... they're the ones that look like a snowflake like the picture here http://www.ultimatereef.net/info/iddb/hydroids.php Will they go away on their own? They seemed to pop up overnight, so I'm hoping they'll disappear just as fast! __________________ 24g JBJ Nano, Kessil a360w, InTank Media Basket, Tunze 9002, VorTech MP10wES, ReefKeeper lite

07/25/2012, 10:24 PM	#2
bnumair Dr. Reef at ur service Join Date: May 2009 Location: Tulsa, Ok, USA Posts: 7,751 Blog Entries: 15	honestly i have never found a cure for them expect for reading somewhere a horse dewormer named panacur. i am not sure about being reef safe. __________________ Water Quality: NO3 0,Phos 0,Cal 440,Alk 7.5,Mag 1300 "Reef Fast, You Crash, Reef Slow, You Pass" Mike's Reef 3:16 Current Tank Info: 350g DT,95g sump, 50g Frag tank, 4800gph return 4x Sea swirls. 6x AI Vega Color. 200# Pukani rock, dual recirculating skimmer, Biopellet, GFO Carbon rx's, Cal rx. Closed loop. 1.5hp chiller, genesis renew. Apex & RKE

07/26/2012, 01:01 PM	#3
debincalif Registered Member Join Date: Jul 2012 Location: Sacramento, California Posts: 397	Ugh... anyone else have any info??? __________________ 24g JBJ Nano, Kessil a360w, InTank Media Basket, Tunze 9002, VorTech MP10wES, ReefKeeper lite

07/26/2012, 01:59 PM	#5
Sugar Magnolia Registered Member Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: Northern VA Posts: 17,691	They will disappear on their own over time. __________________ Adrienne The only thing to fear is fear itself....and spiders.

07/26/2012, 02:42 PM	#6
debincalif Registered Member Join Date: Jul 2012 Location: Sacramento, California Posts: 397	Whew... thanks Sponger & Sugar! __________________ 24g JBJ Nano, Kessil a360w, InTank Media Basket, Tunze 9002, VorTech MP10wES, ReefKeeper lite

07/26/2012, 01:59 PM	#4
sponger0 Registered Member Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: Virginia Beach Posts: 6,659	When I first setup my 40 breeder and after it cycled I had an outbreak of hydroids. They wound up going away on their own. Im guessing since nothing was in the tank they had no food supply.

07/27/2012, 10:22 AM	#7
debincalif Registered Member Join Date: Jul 2012 Location: Sacramento, California Posts: 397	Ok, now I'm seeing the hydroids popping up on my LR and they look like little feather dusters or tube worms... grrr... what can I do to get rid of them? Scrape them off? Nuke them with kalk paste like you do for aiptasia? Other suggestions? __________________ 24g JBJ Nano, Kessil a360w, InTank Media Basket, Tunze 9002, VorTech MP10wES, ReefKeeper lite

07/27/2012, 11:13 AM	#8
ReachTheSky Registered Member Join Date: Aug 2011 Location: Burbank, CA Posts: 1,114	Those guys need to be scraped off pronto. They spread like a plague. __________________ Van Current tank: 7.5g Nano-Reef \| Modified AquaClear50 \| RapidLED Par38 bulb \| 2x Koralia 240gph

07/27/2012, 11:22 AM	#9
ItzJustinN Nano-Reefin' Newbie Join Date: Apr 2012 Location: St. Charles Posts: 1,334	They will disapear on their own. You are wasting time scraping. You will never find them all. . Sent from my Optimus V using Tapatalk. __________________ In soviet russia, coral frags you! 150G Mixed reef in the works! 34G RSM130d & 38G Nuvo for sale!

07/27/2012, 12:57 PM	#10
disflyer Registered Member Join Date: Apr 2011 Location: Fort Worth, TX Posts: 20	I just had a similar outbreak, one day the glass was covered in them less than a week later, they were gone...

07/27/2012, 01:49 PM	#11
VectorAKA Registered Member Join Date: Jun 2012 Location: Lehigh Acres, Fl Posts: 103	Ive had them everywhere forawhile...I just wipe them lff the glass and think of them as extra coral food...I understand your frustration with them though, they cover my glass and make my water look cloudier....I just figured I was doing something right with them and the copepods I see everywhere.

07/27/2012, 02:06 PM	#12
PHensley Registered Member Join Date: Feb 2011 Posts: 64	Are hydroid outbreaks related to an overabundance of nutrients? I had very small colonies that I though were tube worms and they didn't really take off until hair algae started growing on the rocks. Will they go away once I improve water quality or do I need to remove rocks that have the colonies? I have heard that the only way to get rid of them is remove and bleach the rocks that have colonies!