killing mushrooms - Page 2

Whiterabbitrage · 06/27/2015, 06:14 AM

Why break down your tank? I don't get it. Buy some Berhgia Nudibrachs and you'll be fine.

fishgate · 06/27/2015, 07:00 AM

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Originally Posted by Whiterabbitrage

Why break down your tank? I don't get it. Buy some Berhgia Nudibrachs and you'll be fine.

I don't think you've ever seen a tank totally infested with Aiptasia. Every square inch of the tank is covered.

Dkuhlmann · 06/27/2015, 07:14 AM

I like the option of bringing it up to 10ppm ammonia and let it run for a week or two. This was said earlier here in this thread or a different one. Anyway it's a win/win because your bacteria will have a feast and the aiptasia are history, even the ones in the pipe/lines

fishgate · 06/28/2015, 07:20 PM

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Originally Posted by Dkuhlmann

I like the option of bringing it up to 10ppm ammonia and let it run for a week or two. This was said earlier here in this thread or a different one. Anyway it's a win/win because your bacteria will have a feast and the aiptasia are history, even the ones in the pipe/lines

My guess is they would survive. I put one of my totally infested rocks in a tank by itself and then put a heater on as high as it would go. It got to around 93 and wouldn't heat anymore. I left it like that for several weeks and they still did not die.

rt67ghy · 06/29/2015, 02:48 AM

There's no reason for the bacteria to die from the ammonia spike because they feed on that; actually they will multiply. The only problem would be caused if using a dead fish. In that case you need to ensure you have good oxygenation of water for the bacteria with air stones maybe.

Dkuhlmann · 06/29/2015, 03:30 AM

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Originally Posted by fishgate

My guess is they would survive. I put one of my totally infested rocks in a tank by itself and then put a heater on as high as it would go. It got to around 93 and wouldn't heat anymore. I left it like that for several weeks and they still did not die.

Ammonia is probably the worst toxin to marine life, heat not so much. If you want to kill a marine life other than bacteria overdose it with ammonia IMO

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Originally Posted by rt67ghy

There's no reason for the bacteria to die from the ammonia spike because they feed on that; actually they will multiply. The only problem would be caused if using a dead fish. In that case you need to ensure you have good oxygenation of water for the bacteria with air stones maybe.

Exactly the ammonia isn't going to kill the bacteria, quite the contrary it will have a party!!!!!

This was the point in dumping 10 ppm of ammonia to kill the mushrooms and not the bacteria, should also work on killing aiptasia. And of course any marine life you want to keep make sure you get them all out and into a different tank before you have the ammonia party!

06/27/2015, 06:14 AM	#26
Whiterabbitrage Registered Member Join Date: Mar 2013 Location: Seattle, WA Posts: 1,338 Blog Entries: 1	Why break down your tank? I don't get it. Buy some Berhgia Nudibrachs and you'll be fine. __________________ ~Morgan Current Tank Info: 150 gall, 30 gall sump; 30 gall refugium

06/27/2015, 07:14 AM	#28
Dkuhlmann Registered Member Join Date: Mar 2015 Location: NW Iowa Posts: 8,823	I like the option of bringing it up to 10ppm ammonia and let it run for a week or two. This was said earlier here in this thread or a different one. Anyway it's a win/win because your bacteria will have a feast and the aiptasia are history, even the ones in the pipe/lines __________________ Previous tanks: 200 gal fowlr 9" Emperor Angel and many different butterfly fish 4" maroon clown and several other fish, 50 gal sump, 40 gal mixed reef/fish mostly softies and LPS. Current Tank Info: 40b 750 gph 45 lbs lr, 2"-3" sand, 165w full spectrum dimable LED, 20 gal sump/refugium 30 lbs lr, Bak Pak 2 skimmer, 4" sock temp 79-80, sg 1.026, NH3 0, NO2 0, NO3 <10, ph 8.2, calc 400, mag 1300

06/29/2015, 02:48 AM	#30
rt67ghy Registered Member Join Date: May 2014 Location: Dhaka, Bangladesh Posts: 984	There's no reason for the bacteria to die from the ammonia spike because they feed on that; actually they will multiply. The only problem would be caused if using a dead fish. In that case you need to ensure you have good oxygenation of water for the bacteria with air stones maybe.