Recent content by SwimsWithFishes

Thanks cvcdrk. Those are exactly them. i have heard mixed things, about 50/50 good or really bad. Any consensus?

Hey all, So here's the scoop. I've had my 10Gal tank going for months now. Just recently found digitate hydroids on one of my rocks :frustrat:. So being that the thought of them in my tank terrified me, i took the rock out and boiled it (this was friday). It has been sitting out this weekend...

hi Salty B. That was a great idea, I was going to do that, but then noticed a couple more much deeper in the rock, so i've decided to just boil the entire rock again. More of a pain, but I want to make sure they are eradicated.

yea. Thankfully as of last night I only saw 2 hydroids on one of my rocks. Going to take off my polyps and boil the rock STAT.

yea. i'll do that as soon as I get home today. probably a dumb question: Do I need special super glue or epoxy to reattach them? Thanks a ton

The one thing i do have going is that the polyps are mainly attached to a small piece of stone, they just started expanding and growing on my LR. So I could just pluck them off and move them so I don't lose the whole colony. Is it recommended then just to boil the rock in RO water? and for how long?

Hi all, Noticed last night i have a couple Digitate Hydroids in my tank. I have been doing some research on these pesky critters and I am getting mixed reviews. I looked on Xtalreef and it states they are bad, but then I have seen things come up that that are ok. I know the multiply quickly so...

ok thanks, that was my conclusion as well, but i also saw they can go into hiding for a while. I guess I will have to get a new one. Thanks!

Hey there, I've had my feather duster a couple months now. about 2 weeks ago it went into its tube and I haven't seen it since. The front of the tube is folded over and there's a little bit of algae on the tube. This morning when I looked in the tank i noticed these long strings like a mucous...

Thanks northstar24, I will check te RO as well. Beeguiles, I have 1 powerheads in my tank right now. I do have another one that I can also add to help.

Oh sorry forgot to add that. I use RO water

Just checked my water parameters this pH- 7.8, NH3/NH4- 0ppm, NO2- 0ppm, NO3- 20ppm. My pH is low and my nitrate spiked! Ugh. I'm doing a water change today, it is way too high. I don't know what my phosphates are, i don't have that in my test kit. Im going to brig water to my LFS to check that.

Great, thanks R3verb. I'll go by LFS and see if they have the tiger sand conch =)

Thanks all, I was so worried when I got home. I try to get whats on the sand off with a small water change. Maybe I will try to get some of those snails too. Would Nessarius snails help with cyano too? and do i need to worry about the cyano on my live rock?

So I'm freaking out, my tank has been great then just within the last week i have cyano bacteria growing crazy! I have some coral, star poylps, button poylps, mushrooms, and a Kenya tree. The Kenya tree isn't looking too good either, its slumped over and the trunk has a shriveled appearance. How...