My reef tank is being taken over!

redspot321 · 02/26/2007, 06:40 PM

Slowly this pest is becoming a death sentence for my reef!

I have plucked and pluckes but it just keeps comming back,

What is it and how can I kill it?

Thanks....

NHLaCrosse · 02/26/2007, 06:51 PM

Try some "Joe's Juice". I have used it in the past with great results.

Gimplar · 02/26/2007, 06:55 PM

if you use joes juice, you may want to go over with a siphon after they are a big pulp to ensure you get any left living cells. Because as we know, anenomes can regenerate and if not completely dead.

mrrrkva · 02/26/2007, 06:55 PM

Aiptasia! Try a syringe loaded with either boiling water or calcium additive

kzoo · 02/26/2007, 06:59 PM

Almost every reefer has had a problem with those, I use kalk there is also some suff you can buy called joes juice just inject each one and they die (most of the time). There are some people that have used natural methods some fish or nudis eat them. Keep on top of them they will get out of hand.

redspot321 · 02/26/2007, 07:03 PM

Are these hydroids?

I dont think it is an anemone

redspot321 · 02/26/2007, 09:05 PM

Bump

aztbs · 02/26/2007, 09:09 PM

Those look like hydroids to me. I have been battling them myself. Joes Juice is useless. You can try a stiff bristle toothbrush or even putting epoxy over them, but they eventually come back. I eventually took out some of the rock and chiseled off the piece where they were growing.

Peter Eichler · 02/26/2007, 09:27 PM

I don't think they're Aiptasia and could be hydroids or another pest anemone. A better pic would certainly help. I'm thinking it could be Viatrix globulifera.

Does the pic in the upper right look familiar?

http://images.google.com/imgres?imgu...WE:en%26sa%3DN

Orm Embar · 02/26/2007, 11:18 PM

If they are Apitasia, Lysmata wurdemanni (peppermint) shrimp did a great job in my last tank of eating them. Then the shrimp died and they came back many months later . . . Just be sure not to accidentally buy Rhynocetes (peppermint) shrimp, as they may not be reef safe and don't do anything to Aiptasia.

drummereef · 02/27/2007, 12:06 AM

Looks like hydroids to me. The brown color in the lower portion of the blue circle leads me to believe. Hydroids really suck and are very hard to irradicate from the system. If at all possible, remove the infected rock and manually remove them. If you mess with it in the tank they will spread.

ultra spikey · 02/27/2007, 12:11 AM

ive always used a small torch or lighter on the "weeds". Just lift a small portion of the rock out of the water and light em up. For rocks that cant be taken out of the water, I was thinking about maybe covering the "weeds" with Aquamend(Home Depot putty like glue).

redspot321 · 02/27/2007, 07:34 AM

Quote:

Originally posted by ultra spikey
ive always used a small torch or lighter on the "weeds". Just lift a small portion of the rock out of the water and light em up. For rocks that cant be taken out of the water, I was thinking about maybe covering the "weeds" with Aquamend(Home Depot putty like glue).

This sounds like a plan!!

Rockitmakr · 02/27/2007, 08:21 AM

They look like yellow polyps to me..

02/26/2007, 06:40 PM	#1
redspot321 Moved On Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: palm bay fl Posts: 1,711	My reef tank is being taken over! Slowly this pest is becoming a death sentence for my reef! I have plucked and pluckes but it just keeps comming back, What is it and how can I kill it? Thanks....

02/26/2007, 06:55 PM	#3
Gimplar Registered Member Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Tampa Posts: 2,313	if you use joes juice, you may want to go over with a siphon after they are a big pulp to ensure you get any left living cells. Because as we know, anenomes can regenerate and if not completely dead. __________________ T.B.R.C. Vice President The Gimp Current Tank Info: 60 gal cube. Specializing in bryopsis and cyano propagation

02/26/2007, 09:27 PM	#9
Peter Eichler Registered Member Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Milwaukee Posts: 6,081	I don't think they're Aiptasia and could be hydroids or another pest anemone. A better pic would certainly help. I'm thinking it could be Viatrix globulifera. Does the pic in the upper right look familiar? http://images.google.com/imgres?imgu...WE:en%26sa%3DN __________________ April 2015 TOTM

02/26/2007, 11:18 PM	#10
Orm Embar Registered Member Join Date: Dec 2000 Posts: 667	If they are Apitasia, Lysmata wurdemanni (peppermint) shrimp did a great job in my last tank of eating them. Then the shrimp died and they came back many months later . . . Just be sure not to accidentally buy Rhynocetes (peppermint) shrimp, as they may not be reef safe and don't do anything to Aiptasia. __________________ Mark (on AOL: Orm Embar) Quotes from my friends upon seeing my tank: "Hey, fresh sushi!"

02/27/2007, 12:06 AM	#11
drummereef Team RC Member Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: STL Posts: 14,754	Looks like hydroids to me. The brown color in the lower portion of the blue circle leads me to believe. Hydroids really suck and are very hard to irradicate from the system. If at all possible, remove the infected rock and manually remove them. If you mess with it in the tank they will spread. __________________ -Brett 180g Marineland Starfire In-Wall 278 gallon system

02/26/2007, 06:51 PM	#2
NHLaCrosse Registered Member Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: New Hampshire Posts: 21	Try some "Joe's Juice". I have used it in the past with great results.

02/26/2007, 06:55 PM	#4
mrrrkva Registered Member Join Date: May 2001 Location: Staunton, VA Posts: 851	Aiptasia! Try a syringe loaded with either boiling water or calcium additive

02/26/2007, 06:59 PM	#5
kzoo Registered Member Join Date: May 2006 Location: Atlanta, GA Posts: 589	Almost every reefer has had a problem with those, I use kalk there is also some suff you can buy called joes juice just inject each one and they die (most of the time). There are some people that have used natural methods some fish or nudis eat them. Keep on top of them they will get out of hand.

02/26/2007, 07:03 PM	#6
redspot321 Moved On Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: palm bay fl Posts: 1,711	Are these hydroids? I dont think it is an anemone

02/26/2007, 09:05 PM	#7
redspot321 Moved On Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: palm bay fl Posts: 1,711	Bump

02/26/2007, 09:09 PM	#8
aztbs Registered Member Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: Chandler, AZ Posts: 4,492	Those look like hydroids to me. I have been battling them myself. Joes Juice is useless. You can try a stiff bristle toothbrush or even putting epoxy over them, but they eventually come back. I eventually took out some of the rock and chiseled off the piece where they were growing.

02/27/2007, 12:11 AM	#12
ultra spikey Registered Member Join Date: Oct 2006 Posts: 252	ive always used a small torch or lighter on the "weeds". Just lift a small portion of the rock out of the water and light em up. For rocks that cant be taken out of the water, I was thinking about maybe covering the "weeds" with Aquamend(Home Depot putty like glue).

02/27/2007, 08:21 AM	#14
Rockitmakr Registered Member Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Merritt Island, Florida Posts: 630	They look like yellow polyps to me.. __________________ Cheers & Happy Reefing! "You win some, lose some, and wreck some."- Dale Earnhardt. Current Tank Info: 250 Gal. Reef with Softies and SPS-LPS's. A few fishies as well.