Horror Corals!! sps, lps, softies, you name it - Page 2

saltydogs · 03/23/2012, 07:57 PM

You can kill the aptasia with a syringe and kalk paste or lemon juice, you may kill some of the zoas if not careful. Just find a small needle and shoot it into the center really quickly. If some of the zoas get it they will recover

psyrob · 03/23/2012, 10:58 PM

+1 star polyps... a tiny frag threatened my entire tank, as i didn't isolate it...I was a newbie when I got it...I finally rid of them by taking the rock out of the water, scrubbing it with a brush then using a blow torch on the hard to get nooks and crannies....now, tiny little pieces are growing back...ARGH!!

Snowman31 · 03/23/2012, 11:46 PM

the all to obvious aptasia. and finger leather never went well for me. alviopora not the best choice either

Cloudburst2000 · 03/24/2012, 05:57 AM

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Originally Posted by Snowman31

the all to obvious aptasia. and finger leather never went well for me. alviopora not the best choice either

But aiptasia isn't a coral. That's why I didn't include it. It's a pest anemone, yes, but not a coral.

spluchino82 · 03/24/2012, 06:21 AM

Starting to worry about my Xenia now lol. Still small, how do I go about pruning?
I will say, my frog spawn is morphing... That can spread all it wants it is so pretty! Doubled in size

Bnortz · 03/24/2012, 07:42 AM

anthelia

Dave413 · 03/24/2012, 01:53 PM

Not a coral but a plant I had grape caulerpa growing in my display tank all over the rocks. The only way to get rid of it was to try to pull it out but if you left a peace of the runner it would keep growing.

Reefmedic79 · 03/24/2012, 02:17 PM

Galaxia, feeder tentacles far longer than expected wiped out nearly everything I had within 6-8 inches of it.

davidsuli · 03/24/2012, 05:17 PM

+1 on the galaxia tentacles

scchase · 03/24/2012, 06:33 PM

My weed is elkhorn monti it fills almost every bare space inmy tank only saving grace is I haven't found anything it beats in a contest yet

xris · 03/24/2012, 07:08 PM

I put a colony of mushrooms in my tank once, and it basically tried to overtake the whole thing...

thomasp123 · 03/25/2012, 05:53 AM

Xenia is the horror for me! It is a worse weed than aptaisia ever was

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jdhuyvetter · 03/25/2012, 05:56 AM

Encrusting gorgonian, brown palythoas and yellow polyps (parazoanthus)

CCMASNORY · 03/25/2012, 06:20 AM

chocolate CHIP STAR FISH BAD FOR CORALS THAT THING WELL LAY ON A CORAL AND EAT IT TILL ITS BONE DRY AND I HAD IT EAT A PINK TIP ON ME GUESS WHER HIS AT OR SHOULD I SAY WHER HE IS DECORATING LOL IM PLAYING I WOULDNT DO THAT BUT HE HIS SOMEONE ELLS PROBLEM

quest4JC · 03/25/2012, 02:13 PM

Some of these truly do so like horror stories, pulling out rocks and torching... Poor rocks lol

cody6766 · 03/25/2012, 02:24 PM

I had some watermelon mushrooms plague a tank. They came in in some lr, survived the cycle and started to take over. I accidentally nuked the tank with copper and that killed the shrooms off too. It was definitely bitter sweet

quest4JC · 03/26/2012, 08:22 AM

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Originally Posted by cody6766

I had some watermelon mushrooms plague a tank. They came in in some lr, survived the cycle and started to take over. I accidentally nuked the tank with copper and that killed the shrooms off too. It was definitely bitter sweet

That's sad cody, you can't have corals now since you used copper?

On a side note, I saw a volleyball size xenia at a lfs and although its the nicest I've seen, all I can think was weeds!

Buzz1329 · 03/26/2012, 01:40 PM

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Originally Posted by Snowman31

the all to obvious aptasia. and finger leather never went well for me. alviopora not the best choice either

Uh, oh. I have an alveopora in my tank. I know they can be difficult to keep, but would be interested in hearing what went wrong with yours?

03/23/2012, 10:58 PM	#27
psyrob Registered Member Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: Burbank, CA Posts: 508	+1 star polyps... a tiny frag threatened my entire tank, as i didn't isolate it...I was a newbie when I got it...I finally rid of them by taking the rock out of the water, scrubbing it with a brush then using a blow torch on the hard to get nooks and crannies....now, tiny little pieces are growing back...ARGH!! __________________ We have engaged the Borg.... Current Tank Info: 60 gallon mixed reef, 4X54 T5s, 10 gallon frag tank, Reefbreeders PAR38 led bulb, Euroreef Skimmer, wp25 pump ReefAngel controller

03/24/2012, 02:17 PM	#33
Reefmedic79 Life and Reef Saver Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: Tavares, Florida Posts: 6,202	Galaxia, feeder tentacles far longer than expected wiped out nearly everything I had within 6-8 inches of it. __________________ ><((((º>`·.¸¸.·´¯`·.¸.·´¯`·...¸><((((º>¸. ·´¯`·.¸. , . .·´¯`·.. ><((((º>`·.¸¸.·´¯`·.¸.·´¯`·...¸><((((º> How much deeper would the ocean be if it didn't have sponges? P. Sherman 42 Wallaby Way Sid Current Tank Info: 40 Breeder, 20L Sump, 10G Fuge, JBJ A.T.O, 4" Reef Octopus, DIY Stand & Canopy, RapidLED Dimmable 36 Kit on 3 6" MakersLED Heatsink, MP10es

03/25/2012, 05:56 AM	#38
jdhuyvetter SWFMAS Event Coordinator Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: Lehigh Acres, Florida Posts: 2,179	Encrusting gorgonian, brown palythoas and yellow polyps (parazoanthus) __________________ Be kind to animals.....kiss a shark! "Great things happen when you start to add more light. The heavens open, angels sing and there is Peace on Earth" RockDoc Current Tank Info: 300 gallon stony reef, 300 gallon softie tank, 120 gallon FW/Orchid tank

03/25/2012, 06:20 AM	#39
CCMASNORY Registered Member Join Date: Mar 2012 Location: EAST HARTFORD Posts: 49	chocolate CHIP STAR FISH BAD FOR CORALS THAT THING WELL LAY ON A CORAL AND EAT IT TILL ITS BONE DRY AND I HAD IT EAT A PINK TIP ON ME GUESS WHER HIS AT OR SHOULD I SAY WHER HE IS DECORATING LOL IM PLAYING I WOULDNT DO THAT BUT HE HIS SOMEONE ELLS PROBLEM Last edited by CCMASNORY; 03/25/2012 at 06:26 AM.

03/25/2012, 02:13 PM	#40
quest4JC Registered Member Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: West Covina, California Posts: 246	Some of these truly do so like horror stories, pulling out rocks and torching... Poor rocks lol __________________ Patience is a virtue, see it's not meant to hurt you, but to get you to advance. Current Tank Info: 135 Gallon, Wet Dry filter no bio balls, BM NAC7 skimmer, Tunze Osmolator ATF, 3 inch sand bed, 125 pounds live rock, 2xHydor 1050, 2 Hydor 7 w/wave controller, 1 lonely lunare wrasse

03/23/2012, 07:57 PM	#26
saltydogs Registered Member Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: Wilmington, NC Posts: 59	You can kill the aptasia with a syringe and kalk paste or lemon juice, you may kill some of the zoas if not careful. Just find a small needle and shoot it into the center really quickly. If some of the zoas get it they will recover

03/23/2012, 11:46 PM	#28
Snowman31 Registered Member Join Date: Mar 2011 Posts: 24	the all to obvious aptasia. and finger leather never went well for me. alviopora not the best choice either

03/24/2012, 06:21 AM	#30
spluchino82 Registered Member Join Date: Mar 2012 Posts: 228	Starting to worry about my Xenia now lol. Still small, how do I go about pruning? I will say, my frog spawn is morphing... That can spread all it wants it is so pretty! Doubled in size

03/24/2012, 07:42 AM	#31
Bnortz Registered Member Join Date: Jan 2011 Location: Bay Village, Ohio Posts: 825	anthelia

03/24/2012, 01:53 PM	#32
Dave413 Registered Member Join Date: May 2008 Location: Indiana Posts: 38	Not a coral but a plant I had grape caulerpa growing in my display tank all over the rocks. The only way to get rid of it was to try to pull it out but if you left a peace of the runner it would keep growing.

03/24/2012, 05:17 PM	#34
davidsuli Registered Member Join Date: Oct 2011 Posts: 349	+1 on the galaxia tentacles

03/24/2012, 06:33 PM	#35
scchase Premium Member Join Date: Oct 1999 Location: Aurora CO USA Posts: 1,402	My weed is elkhorn monti it fills almost every bare space inmy tank only saving grace is I haven't found anything it beats in a contest yet

03/24/2012, 07:08 PM	#36
xris Registered Member Join Date: Dec 2011 Posts: 75	I put a colony of mushrooms in my tank once, and it basically tried to overtake the whole thing...

03/25/2012, 05:53 AM	#37
thomasp123 Registered Member Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: Hadley MA Posts: 345	Xenia is the horror for me! It is a worse weed than aptaisia ever was Sent from my iPad using Tapatalk HD

03/25/2012, 02:24 PM	#41
cody6766 Super Best Friends! Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: OKC, OK Posts: 3,772	I had some watermelon mushrooms plague a tank. They came in in some lr, survived the cycle and started to take over. I accidentally nuked the tank with copper and that killed the shrooms off too. It was definitely bitter sweet __________________ "The moral is the chosen, not the forced; the understood, not the obeyed. The moral is the rational, and reason accepts no commandments." - John Galt Current Tank Info: Cadlights 60G Arisan II mixed reef with 2x MP40s and 24" ATI