I want them dead, all of them dead Dead DEAD!

five.five-six · 06/24/2009, 11:22 PM

ok, it's my fault, I let them get away from me and now I have a 180 gallon tank full of them

they grow on the glass, the sand and the rock... they do not seem to encroach on any of my corals, however it is not the look I was going for and i am afraid that they may be depleting some trace elements

this pic should give you an idea

LobsterOfJustice · 06/24/2009, 11:42 PM

...what are they?

murphreef · 06/24/2009, 11:47 PM

ahhh god ole blue clove polyps those things are crazy i wanted some but paul told me to think twice lol good thing i did! good luck gettin rid of those!

sfsuphysics · 06/25/2009, 12:01 AM

hehe... I put those things in my soft tank, and as a result I'm not going to put any corals in there in my stony tank. Those things are great, they'll grow everywhere, even on the coraline encrusted glass! I've been tempted to toss a copperband in there to see if he'll pick at them

But yeah, they manage to "jump gaps", that's to say they can get up in the water or spawn or whatever it is to exist on rocks on the other side of the tank, you can't really isolate the buggers. And as you might guess you'll be hard pressed to have any of your sps encrusting to the rock.

It does look nice though

five.five-six · 06/25/2009, 12:17 AM

the SPS do get under them and encrust, they are whimpy, everything kicks the XXXX out of them

I did hear a rumor that fluke tabs would do the job

acrylic_300 · 06/25/2009, 12:27 AM

I wish I had some.

I use zoas to keep the bases of hard corals from touching each other they also stop encrusting caps to some extent...I use antheilia as a border to keep leathers and gsp from touching or climbing into hard corals.

They are probably less toxic than zoas or anthielia. I would clear patches out and mount hard corals right in with them...It might give them motivation to grow up instead of out.

I would love to have them.

oosurfin · 06/25/2009, 12:32 AM

have you tried to blast them with boiling water from a turkey baster?

elijaher · 06/25/2009, 12:47 AM

May be a pest but it look nice

naz42 · 06/25/2009, 12:50 AM

Ive seen this in person, Its crazy!! Looks pretty cool but out of control. Good luck man!!

kev apsley · 06/25/2009, 04:23 AM

I got them all over my tank too, I sorta like em

hatfielj · 06/25/2009, 06:14 AM

They are pretty, but I can understand being sick of them if you're trying to grow other corals. If I were you I would consider selling off all the rocks that have them on it and just start over? If you try killing them you're likely to cause damage to all your other livestock too. Good Luck.

kev apsley · 06/25/2009, 07:27 AM

the only other flip side to having them is that they pretty much roll over and play dead when it comes to encroaching corals, they are very harmless to other corals..these are the fastest growing things I have ever seen btw

xroads · 06/25/2009, 07:28 AM

Man it does look pretty darn cool.

I think you should start another tank for your other corals & turn that into a royal fish only tank

OneReef · 06/25/2009, 07:30 AM

Makes me wonder if you are losing the benefit of live rock filtration, with the mats covering all the rock.....

hiramshaish · 06/25/2009, 07:38 AM

damn

acrylic_300 · 06/25/2009, 10:15 AM

Would make an awesome back drop. Grow a curtain of them on your back glass and the color will give depth to the tank.

sunsetSPS · 06/25/2009, 11:12 AM

It's better that you learn to like them. It doesn't harm corals, may take some nutrition but looks very nice. Think of it like rare purple monti on rocks :-). These are hard to get rid off completely but thin it down isn't too difficult, place some big turbo snails on them and let the snails mow through them.

five.five-six · 06/25/2009, 11:31 AM

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Originally posted by OneReef
Makes me wonder if you are losing the benefit of live rock filtration, with the mats covering all the rock.....

I don't think so, they do not grow in the dark at all, the under sides of all the rocks are barren of them

reeferoo · 06/25/2009, 11:36 AM

I am not sure how much of a mat they form either. When they are closed, there is space between them.

I have some and I love them. I can imagine too many would be difficult, but it's very unique! :-)

I wonder who/what would eat them?

ReefingintheUSA · 06/25/2009, 12:23 PM

I think they are beautiful! of course that's also what I said about xenia my first tank....

29reef · 06/25/2009, 01:37 PM

I'd think you could find a fish or invert to eat them for you. They are very hard to get rid of 100% after you have them in large amounts. I think Kalk paste and favias work wonders on them.

Fearlessmoto · 06/25/2009, 02:32 PM

How much for a rock of these, i like them!

five.five-six · 06/25/2009, 02:54 PM

the shipping would kill you... I was selling frags for $15

s2k · 06/26/2009, 12:59 PM

that's awesome, I wish my tank look like that.

dflad · 06/26/2009, 09:00 PM

most any angelfish would eat them. My regal loves them, that is why there arent any in my 180.

Good luck

06/24/2009, 11:22 PM	#1
five.five-six Registered Member Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Corona Posts: 7,827 Blog Entries: 6	I want them dead, all of them dead Dead DEAD! ok, it's my fault, I let them get away from me and now I have a 180 gallon tank full of them they grow on the glass, the sand and the rock... they do not seem to encroach on any of my corals, however it is not the look I was going for and i am afraid that they may be depleting some trace elements this pic should give you an idea __________________ Originally posted by yellowslayer13: "I hate that hole" Current Tank Info: SCMAS Member 225 peninsula euroreef RS180 Apex 400W X 3 20k radiums / Spectra mixed SPS

06/24/2009, 11:42 PM	#2
LobsterOfJustice Recovering Detritophobe Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: Cary, NC Posts: 7,443	...what are they? __________________ If it's worth doing, it's worth doing right. I remember when zoanthids were called things like "green" and "orange" and not "reverse gorilla nipple." Current Tank Info: 180g reef with all the bells and whistles

06/24/2009, 11:47 PM	#3
murphreef Registered Member Join Date: May 2005 Location: simi valley Posts: 3,208	ahhh god ole blue clove polyps those things are crazy i wanted some but paul told me to think twice lol good thing i did! good luck gettin rid of those! __________________ Justin Current Tank Info: 25G cube (finally back in the hobby in a small way)

06/25/2009, 12:01 AM	#4
sfsuphysics Registered Member Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: San Francisco Posts: 9,103	hehe... I put those things in my soft tank, and as a result I'm not going to put any corals in there in my stony tank. Those things are great, they'll grow everywhere, even on the coraline encrusted glass! I've been tempted to toss a copperband in there to see if he'll pick at them But yeah, they manage to "jump gaps", that's to say they can get up in the water or spawn or whatever it is to exist on rocks on the other side of the tank, you can't really isolate the buggers. And as you might guess you'll be hard pressed to have any of your sps encrusting to the rock. It does look nice though __________________ Mike

06/25/2009, 12:17 AM	#5
five.five-six Registered Member Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Corona Posts: 7,827 Blog Entries: 6	the SPS do get under them and encrust, they are whimpy, everything kicks the XXXX out of them I did hear a rumor that fluke tabs would do the job __________________ Originally posted by yellowslayer13: "I hate that hole" Current Tank Info: SCMAS Member 225 peninsula euroreef RS180 Apex 400W X 3 20k radiums / Spectra mixed SPS

06/25/2009, 12:27 AM	#6
acrylic_300 Registered Member Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: Moberly, Mo Posts: 876	I wish I had some. I use zoas to keep the bases of hard corals from touching each other they also stop encrusting caps to some extent...I use antheilia as a border to keep leathers and gsp from touching or climbing into hard corals. They are probably less toxic than zoas or anthielia. I would clear patches out and mount hard corals right in with them...It might give them motivation to grow up instead of out. I would love to have them.

06/25/2009, 12:32 AM	#7
oosurfin Registered Member Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Lost Wages NV Posts: 801	have you tried to blast them with boiling water from a turkey baster?

06/25/2009, 12:47 AM	#8
elijaher Registered Member Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Kansas City,Missouri Posts: 1,188	May be a pest but it look nice

06/25/2009, 12:50 AM	#9
naz42 Registered Member Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Escondido Posts: 1,378	Ive seen this in person, Its crazy!! Looks pretty cool but out of control. Good luck man!!

06/25/2009, 04:23 AM	#10
kev apsley Moved On Join Date: Jun 2004 Location: LI, NY Posts: 4,424	I got them all over my tank too, I sorta like em

06/25/2009, 06:14 AM	#11
hatfielj Registered Member Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Cincinnati, OH Posts: 1,234	They are pretty, but I can understand being sick of them if you're trying to grow other corals. If I were you I would consider selling off all the rocks that have them on it and just start over? If you try killing them you're likely to cause damage to all your other livestock too. Good Luck.

06/25/2009, 07:27 AM	#12
kev apsley Moved On Join Date: Jun 2004 Location: LI, NY Posts: 4,424	the only other flip side to having them is that they pretty much roll over and play dead when it comes to encroaching corals, they are very harmless to other corals..these are the fastest growing things I have ever seen btw Last edited by kev apsley; 06/25/2009 at 07:35 AM.

06/25/2009, 07:28 AM	#13
xroads Registered Member Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: La Porte City Iowa Posts: 1,209	Man it does look pretty darn cool. I think you should start another tank for your other corals & turn that into a royal fish only tank

06/25/2009, 07:30 AM	#14
OneReef Reef Guru Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: the great South Posts: 3,218	Makes me wonder if you are losing the benefit of live rock filtration, with the mats covering all the rock.....

06/25/2009, 07:38 AM	#15
hiramshaish Moved On Join Date: Dec 2008 Posts: 37	damn

06/25/2009, 10:15 AM	#16
acrylic_300 Registered Member Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: Moberly, Mo Posts: 876	Would make an awesome back drop. Grow a curtain of them on your back glass and the color will give depth to the tank.

06/25/2009, 11:12 AM	#17
sunsetSPS Registered Member Join Date: Feb 2009 Posts: 355	It's better that you learn to like them. It doesn't harm corals, may take some nutrition but looks very nice. Think of it like rare purple monti on rocks :-). These are hard to get rid off completely but thin it down isn't too difficult, place some big turbo snails on them and let the snails mow through them.

06/25/2009, 11:36 AM	#19
reeferoo Lady Tank Tinkerer Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Upland, CA Posts: 635	I am not sure how much of a mat they form either. When they are closed, there is space between them. I have some and I love them. I can imagine too many would be difficult, but it's very unique! :-) I wonder who/what would eat them? __________________ 120 gallon mixed reef (upgraded from 60gal in 2015) Orphek Bar 90 (daylight and blue) 29gal sump, Vortech MP40 and Koralia 4, Reef Octopus Classic 150 INT skimmer (reefkeeping since 8/07) Current Tank Info: 120 Softy/LPS reef

06/25/2009, 12:23 PM	#20
ReefingintheUSA Registered Member. Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: Orlando Posts: 76	I think they are beautiful! of course that's also what I said about xenia my first tank.... __________________ I got dragged into this hobby, kicking and screaming. I don't know what's more expensive: raising kids, or raising fish.

06/25/2009, 01:37 PM	#21
29reef It's all about the flow Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Huntington Beach OC Posts: 3,643	I'd think you could find a fish or invert to eat them for you. They are very hard to get rid of 100% after you have them in large amounts. I think Kalk paste and favias work wonders on them. __________________ -Brian RIP-The Metal Halide- My SPS may never know such a great friend again. Current Tank Info: Currently Tankless

06/25/2009, 02:32 PM	#22
Fearlessmoto Registered Member Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Saranac,NY Posts: 44	How much for a rock of these, i like them!

06/25/2009, 02:54 PM	#23
five.five-six Registered Member Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Corona Posts: 7,827 Blog Entries: 6	the shipping would kill you... I was selling frags for $15 __________________ Originally posted by yellowslayer13: "I hate that hole" Current Tank Info: SCMAS Member 225 peninsula euroreef RS180 Apex 400W X 3 20k radiums / Spectra mixed SPS

06/26/2009, 12:59 PM	#24
s2k Registered Member Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Sgv Posts: 2,520	that's awesome, I wish my tank look like that. __________________ #1 Rule: Curse is real... Passion comes and go, but destiny will define your love!!!

06/26/2009, 09:00 PM	#25
dflad Registered Member Join Date: Oct 2000 Location: Moss Beach, Ca 94038 Posts: 794	most any angelfish would eat them. My regal loves them, that is why there arent any in my 180. Good luck