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October 31st, 2008, 02:53 AM
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Colonial Hydroids
Well I have them, do I need to irradicate them ASAP or are they fairly benign? They are only on one rock that I can see. Take the rock out and let it dry or what?
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October 31st, 2008, 03:13 AM
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Re: Colonial Hydroids
Their about like aiptasia.And you can use the same methods to kill em.
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October 31st, 2008, 03:24 AM
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Re: Colonial Hydroids
They're worse than aiptasia in that no animal is known to eat them. Kill them off ASAP, they can be very harmful to the other animals in your tank.
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October 31st, 2008, 03:29 AM
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Re: Colonial Hydroids
Well I have ever used to kill aiptasia is lemon juice and I probably have a couple hundred on this rock seem to have come from nowhere overnight. Got any sure fire insta-death measures to use?
Current Aquarium(s) Description: 180gal Mixed Reef Experience in Saltwater & Reef Aquarium Hobby: Newbie to Salt, 2 years planted, Freshwater Forever and a Day! Other Intrests: hunting outdoorsy things, cars motorcycles anything that goes fast drag cars
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October 31st, 2008, 03:40 AM
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Re: Colonial Hydroids
Take the rock out and boil it or dry it out, if it's a relatively small rock. Your tank is young enough that it won't hurt anything.
If it's not a small rock, smothering it with kalk paste will do the trick.
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Current Aquarium(s) Description: 240-gallon reef with a 55-gallon sump and 35-gallon refugium Experience in Saltwater & Reef Aquarium Hobby: 7 years
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October 31st, 2008, 03:50 AM
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Re: Colonial Hydroids
or salt paste
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October 31st, 2008, 04:26 AM
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Re: Colonial Hydroids
Kalk paste works nice because it not only kills them from the localized high pH, but once the paste hardens it's actually turns into calcium carbonate.
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October 31st, 2008, 04:46 AM
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Re: Colonial Hydroids
Peeeewwww. If Janell just saw what I did in her stock pot she'd never let me in the kitchen again! haha. Found a couple of delicious looking baby clams in the bottom of the pot too.
Im kinda bummed, this was one of my favorite rocks. Had very very thick coraline plates on it and was almost completely purple and pink. Oh well itll grow back. Current Aquarium(s) Description: 180gal Mixed Reef Experience in Saltwater & Reef Aquarium Hobby: Newbie to Salt, 2 years planted, Freshwater Forever and a Day! Other Intrests: hunting outdoorsy things, cars motorcycles anything that goes fast drag cars
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October 31st, 2008, 04:38 PM
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Re: Colonial Hydroids
Just wait untill she gets a swig of thawed mysis shrimp thats stored in a coffe cup.
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