Help! How do I get rid of Brown Star Polyps?

[M.C.Hippo]

Does anyone know of a natural predator to Brown Star Polyps? They are getting out of control in my tank.

I have done a little research and found that the Phyllodesmium briareum nudibranch is a possibility but I have been unable to find a vendor that sells them. Can anyone help?

Dave

[andrewsky]

i have the same problem it isnt out of control but they are starting to form. im not exactly sure what else there is to do but i am researching once i find out ill tell you

[jimsplace]

Some ideas I've used with GSP; remove the rock and scrape them off, kalk paste will kill them, cover them with epoxy to smother them.

[M.C.Hippo]

Originally Posted by andrewsky

i have the same problem it isnt out of control but they are starting to form. im not exactly sure what else there is to do but i am researching once i find out ill tell you

OK Thanks! I will do the same...

[M.C.Hippo]

Originally Posted by jimsplace

Some ideas I've used with GSP; remove the rock and scrape them off, kalk paste will kill them, cover them with epoxy to smother them.

Unfortunately it is way beyond these types of fixes...these are not your typical GSPs. They don't form on a "carpet" base...they almost look like individual plants. They look a lot like brarium (sp), but again without the base. They are small, brown rather than glassy or clear, and they are everywhere; including climbing up the stocks of some of my corals. They are not Aiptasia or mojanos. They make my rocks look like they have a beard.

I tried an Aiptasia eating File Fish with no luck...he took a liking to my Lobos instead. He won a free trip back to the fish store...lol.

There has to be a natural predator out there....(i.e., the nudi mentioned at the top of this thread...) Can anyone get me one or two of those nudi's?

Any help would be appreciated... Dave