how do you take off feather dusters?

andiruleu · 05/15/2006, 07:50 PM

im pretty sure many of you have feather dusters on rocks.. and such, but i was wondering how to take them off?

reefD · 05/15/2006, 07:59 PM

why? have too many.they do have a bloom in new tanks and cover everything ..no worries the do deminish and get covered by corline. i would leave them alone. but if you must just scrape them up. youll add tons of nutrients to your tanks so do a change after. again i wouldnt worry especially if this tank is under 6 months. also they are feeding on something so stop dosing filter food or coral foods and reduce fish feedings. they dont thrive with lack of food so thats another option.

again! if tank is new ignore them they are not gonna take over your tank. reduce all nutrients.
all my new tanks have a morning when they are growing everywhere. so what! they are harmless and die off eventually so that population is normal. very typical thing to see and most reefers are hapopy to see them cause its a good sign ..my advice.

andiruleu · 05/15/2006, 08:02 PM

i want to take them off to place them somewhere else.. i have nice looking color ones.. i have a black/brown one and a red one.. and most of them are white..

reefD · 05/15/2006, 08:05 PM

ahh ok well again you can pry them off but carefully cause the tube may break. if it does as long as the bottom parts are still intack the worm is ok . it is hard to get them off and keep the shell from cracking. but its possible just try prying them off with whatveer ideal tool you think is good.

05/15/2006, 07:50 PM	#1
andiruleu Registered Member Join Date: Mar 2006 Posts: 631	how do you take off feather dusters? im pretty sure many of you have feather dusters on rocks.. and such, but i was wondering how to take them off?

05/15/2006, 07:59 PM	#2
reefD Registered Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Schenectady,New York Posts: 4,968	why? have too many.they do have a bloom in new tanks and cover everything ..no worries the do deminish and get covered by corline. i would leave them alone. but if you must just scrape them up. youll add tons of nutrients to your tanks so do a change after. again i wouldnt worry especially if this tank is under 6 months. also they are feeding on something so stop dosing filter food or coral foods and reduce fish feedings. they dont thrive with lack of food so thats another option. again! if tank is new ignore them they are not gonna take over your tank. reduce all nutrients. all my new tanks have a morning when they are growing everywhere. so what! they are harmless and die off eventually so that population is normal. very typical thing to see and most reefers are hapopy to see them cause its a good sign ..my advice. __________________ DAVID Current Tank Info: it has four sides and a bottom...oh yeah and it has water in it. lol

05/15/2006, 08:05 PM	#4
reefD Registered Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Schenectady,New York Posts: 4,968	ahh ok well again you can pry them off but carefully cause the tube may break. if it does as long as the bottom parts are still intack the worm is ok . it is hard to get them off and keep the shell from cracking. but its possible just try prying them off with whatveer ideal tool you think is good. __________________ DAVID Current Tank Info: it has four sides and a bottom...oh yeah and it has water in it. lol

05/15/2006, 08:02 PM	#3
andiruleu Registered Member Join Date: Mar 2006 Posts: 631	i want to take them off to place them somewhere else.. i have nice looking color ones.. i have a black/brown one and a red one.. and most of them are white..