Majano

ade · 08/28/2007, 07:27 AM

Ok, majanos have finally tken over my 180 mixed reef tank. have taken rocks and covered them and hoped they would climb on the rock so that I could take out the rock pull them off. I have pasted them with kalk but they are coming back stronger. s there any kind of nudi that will eat them, or anything that is reef safe that will rid them. I have way too muck stuff in the tank to take it down 400-500lbs rock. How much damage will a raccoon butterfly do on corals? will they eat the majanos first then go to the corals becuse thatwas goingto be the next step before a total break down.
Any help or sugestions would be considered.
Ade

JetCat USA · 08/28/2007, 08:15 AM

i had over 400 lbs of rock in my 180 and it became infested with the little #$^&*@'s and i tried everything, the ONLY thing that worked was taking the tank down and cooking the rock for an overly extended period of time

it wasn't fun but it worked and in the end it took less time then all the kalking/stabbing/plucking/etc...... that I'd tried before to rid the system of them.

ricsreef · 08/28/2007, 08:49 AM

The "Berghia" nudibranch will eat them.I think I spelled that right.

ricsreef · 08/28/2007, 08:55 AM

Also Peppermint Shrimp,I would not trust the Butterfly around corals,but have seen Copperbands eat Aips and Majonos.I would think the Racoon would too.

JetCat USA · 08/28/2007, 09:33 AM

the Nuid's will eat Aiptasia ONLY not Majano or anything else and Peppermint shrimp are hit and miss and then only if they are pretty much starved will they eat the Aiptasia.

travdixon · 08/28/2007, 09:39 AM

Joe's Juice has been the only thing that has worked for me

coralnub · 08/28/2007, 10:24 AM

Elimi-Aiptas worked for me, but I only had a few and they were small (1/2" across)

ade · 08/28/2007, 06:30 PM

Done Joes juice, Copper band does not get on with tank mates, nudis can nor handle the flow. I have peppermint shrimp. I have not tried Elimi-Aiptas were does one buy it?

AZDesertRat · 08/28/2007, 06:37 PM

I can tell you nudis, peppermints and a fox face rabbit don't touch them. I am being overrun too and have not found anything yet that works.

markjanos · 08/29/2007, 02:53 PM

I had a problem in my 350 gal. reef, added a copperband . two weeks later, he has about cleaned majanos out. every day there are less and less. had a few rocks completly covered. It is alot better than tearing tank down .

Canarygirl · 08/29/2007, 03:13 PM

What about injecting them with sulphuric acid? My LFS just sold me a bottle and I thought, what the heck it's only $5. I haven't used it yet...thought I would do some research.

thrillreefer · 08/29/2007, 03:17 PM

two words: stainless steel wire brush. Works well for getting anything unwanted off the rocks: hair algae, valonia, aptasia, mojano. since it's stainless, it can safely be used in the tank (IME) or you can pull the rock out and do it then. Of course, you will inevitably miss some, but those that do come back can be hit with a few rounds of joe's juice or CaOH solution. I had a pretty bad infestation and this regimen worked for me. I now have just the occasional anemone that pops up, and is easily managable with joes juice.

ade · 08/29/2007, 06:07 PM

That sound like a good idea if you have a small sytem and yes I have placed small rocks on top off them and they climb on that rock hit or miss. Then that rock can be taken out, the rocks I have a problem with are the rock with 20" multi plating caps and 12-20" monti's growing that are growing on multipal rocks which have taken a long time to grow.

icliao · 08/29/2007, 06:18 PM

At least Majono don't multiply as fast as aptasia and are easier to pull it off the rocks. I manually remove most of them.

JetCat USA · 08/29/2007, 07:08 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by icliao
At least Majono don't multiply as fast as aptasia............

you musta never fed your tank Golden Pearls when you had them, they'll double every few days.

Canarygirl · 08/30/2007, 01:38 PM

Oh, crap....

08/28/2007, 07:27 AM	#1
ade Registered Member Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: Smith Mountain Lake Va Posts: 3,285	Majano Ok, majanos have finally tken over my 180 mixed reef tank. have taken rocks and covered them and hoped they would climb on the rock so that I could take out the rock pull them off. I have pasted them with kalk but they are coming back stronger. s there any kind of nudi that will eat them, or anything that is reef safe that will rid them. I have way too muck stuff in the tank to take it down 400-500lbs rock. How much damage will a raccoon butterfly do on corals? will they eat the majanos first then go to the corals becuse thatwas goingto be the next step before a total break down. Any help or sugestions would be considered. Ade __________________ Everything digital has analog parts. Current Tank Info: 33 Cube and 45 ML Cube reef.

08/28/2007, 06:30 PM	#8
ade Registered Member Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: Smith Mountain Lake Va Posts: 3,285	Done Joes juice, Copper band does not get on with tank mates, nudis can nor handle the flow. I have peppermint shrimp. I have not tried Elimi-Aiptas were does one buy it? __________________ Everything digital has analog parts. Current Tank Info: 33 Cube and 45 ML Cube reef.

08/29/2007, 06:07 PM	#13
ade Registered Member Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: Smith Mountain Lake Va Posts: 3,285	That sound like a good idea if you have a small sytem and yes I have placed small rocks on top off them and they climb on that rock hit or miss. Then that rock can be taken out, the rocks I have a problem with are the rock with 20" multi plating caps and 12-20" monti's growing that are growing on multipal rocks which have taken a long time to grow. __________________ Everything digital has analog parts. Current Tank Info: 33 Cube and 45 ML Cube reef.

08/28/2007, 08:15 AM	#2
JetCat USA Moved On Join Date: Jun 2004 Posts: 2,847	i had over 400 lbs of rock in my 180 and it became infested with the little #$^&*@'s and i tried everything, the ONLY thing that worked was taking the tank down and cooking the rock for an overly extended period of time it wasn't fun but it worked and in the end it took less time then all the kalking/stabbing/plucking/etc...... that I'd tried before to rid the system of them.

08/28/2007, 08:49 AM	#3
ricsreef Moved On Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Louisville Posts: 138	The "Berghia" nudibranch will eat them.I think I spelled that right.

08/28/2007, 08:55 AM	#4
ricsreef Moved On Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Louisville Posts: 138	Also Peppermint Shrimp,I would not trust the Butterfly around corals,but have seen Copperbands eat Aips and Majonos.I would think the Racoon would too.

08/28/2007, 09:33 AM	#5
JetCat USA Moved On Join Date: Jun 2004 Posts: 2,847	the Nuid's will eat Aiptasia ONLY not Majano or anything else and Peppermint shrimp are hit and miss and then only if they are pretty much starved will they eat the Aiptasia.

08/28/2007, 09:39 AM	#6
travdixon Registered Member Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Long Beach CA Posts: 156	Joe's Juice has been the only thing that has worked for me

08/28/2007, 10:24 AM	#7
coralnub Registered Member Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Alameda, CA Posts: 138	Elimi-Aiptas worked for me, but I only had a few and they were small (1/2" across)

08/28/2007, 06:37 PM	#9
AZDesertRat Moved On Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: NW Phoenix Posts: 16,621	I can tell you nudis, peppermints and a fox face rabbit don't touch them. I am being overrun too and have not found anything yet that works.

08/29/2007, 02:53 PM	#10
markjanos Registered Member Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: ROLLA,MO. Posts: 13	I had a problem in my 350 gal. reef, added a copperband . two weeks later, he has about cleaned majanos out. every day there are less and less. had a few rocks completly covered. It is alot better than tearing tank down .

08/29/2007, 03:13 PM	#11
Canarygirl Registered Member Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Pacific Northwest Posts: 1,789	What about injecting them with sulphuric acid? My LFS just sold me a bottle and I thought, what the heck it's only $5. I haven't used it yet...thought I would do some research.

08/29/2007, 03:17 PM	#12
thrillreefer Registered Member Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Newton, MA Posts: 308	two words: stainless steel wire brush. Works well for getting anything unwanted off the rocks: hair algae, valonia, aptasia, mojano. since it's stainless, it can safely be used in the tank (IME) or you can pull the rock out and do it then. Of course, you will inevitably miss some, but those that do come back can be hit with a few rounds of joe's juice or CaOH solution. I had a pretty bad infestation and this regimen worked for me. I now have just the occasional anemone that pops up, and is easily managable with joes juice.

08/29/2007, 06:18 PM	#14
icliao Registered Member Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Indonesia Posts: 727	At least Majono don't multiply as fast as aptasia and are easier to pull it off the rocks. I manually remove most of them.

08/30/2007, 01:38 PM	#16
Canarygirl Registered Member Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Pacific Northwest Posts: 1,789	Oh, crap....