frugal75
Aquarium Advice Apprentice
Does anyone know what this is?
What is the growing on my Rock
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Sniperhank
Giant Clam Addict
Hydroids. They will need removed. You could try a product like aiptasia-x, or simply remove the rock and take a lighter to them. Scrub the rock heavily to ensure all is removed and let it sit out on the porch for a week...then maybe scrub again for good measure. Nasty things.
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frugal75
Aquarium Advice Apprentice
Thank You!
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frugal75
Aquarium Advice Apprentice
It's a never ending job keeping up with stuff like this....
Sniperhank
Giant Clam Addict
When we get pests in our systems, it sure can be a pain. I spent a year and a half battling vermetid snails in my 55 reef. I didn't see them when they came in and started reproducing...spread around the tank and were a pretty big pain.
Thankfully, if those colonial hydroids are simply on one rock it can simply be removed from the system to solve the problem.
They can be addressed in a similar fashion to aiptasia/majano where a product like aiptasia-x or joe's juice can manage them effectively. I just added a ton of coral into my system. One of which just showed a large amount of aiptasia on the rock itself. They weren't showing themselves in the store, but some are pretty big. Will be an easy fix with aiptasia-x, which is my preferred product to use.
Thankfully, if those colonial hydroids are simply on one rock it can simply be removed from the system to solve the problem.
They can be addressed in a similar fashion to aiptasia/majano where a product like aiptasia-x or joe's juice can manage them effectively. I just added a ton of coral into my system. One of which just showed a large amount of aiptasia on the rock itself. They weren't showing themselves in the store, but some are pretty big. Will be an easy fix with aiptasia-x, which is my preferred product to use.
