Hey Reefgrrl, another super awesome video, they are always educational and if anyone has problems like those featured in this one it's very rewarding and comforting knowing your methods work for a beginner reefer to even the older hands like you and me. Patience is always key with marine aquariums because nothing just happens overnight. Thank you again for sharing 😀👍🏻
Aw, thank you Gary, for the support. I really enjoy making these videos, far more than I ever expected I would. It has allowed me to meet many wonderful people such as yourself, and is a fantastic way to share enjoyment of the hobby. And yes, mmmm, patience - with me, it’s a synonym for procrastination....but in this case procrastination can be good, as long as it’s for the right reasons. 😁
Hi, so sorry for the tardy response! I wanted to provide information that I was always looking for about pests. I still have a tank and I even still have a lot of those corals lol. The new setup is a total of just over 600 gallons, with a 325 gallon display. It’s up and running and I’m finally moving stuff in. If you’re interested, I have a playlist on my channel about the 600 gallon system. Thanks for watching!
I know eh? I really was hesitant to expose the polyps to the h2o2, so I worked around them. Ultimately the solution they ended up in was very weak so it worked out. Got lucky!
Great pointers and overview. You cannot overstate the importance of developing observational skills in this hobby! Also, what most of us would consider to be pests are often side effects of having healthy, flourishing systems, The key is to keep parameters in check, remove the pests as they appear and keep observing.
Fantastic upload with many precise details you pretty much won't come across anywhere else. Too long? I could have watched for another half hour and still wanted more. Wonderful job hun, meticulous doesn't even come close... 😆👌👍
Aw thanks Doc! There was a lot I had to leave out, but it was a good sampling of the big job I had to do. The last few softies to move in, then the two fish in QT can be moved in, and then I can swing into maintenance mode on the new tank. Looking forward to that!
Reefgrrl you've done a remarkable job and you should be very proud of yourselves (I know hubby helps alot with DIY etc.).... your channel should be right up there with the first channel a new reefer should watch and they won't go far wrong that's for sure. I give credit where it's due, but I also overly praise something when it's warranted and this is one of those occasions. Well done.
Thank you for this video. I used the peroxide in a pipette method and it worked great to remove pest algae on frags. I also used a tiny paint brush to get peroxide all the way to the base of the coral with great results.
I’ve been watching your videos back to back and you have really inspired me to get my hands wet, my tank is not in the best of shapes and after watching some of your videos I see why. I have pests that I didn’t even realise where pests and upsetting my zoanthids. Hopefully I find a video with the same white tube stuff so i can figure how best to treat it. Great videos and thanks.
Great tips on cleaning up frags; thanks for the great video! Vermetid snails are horrible and I've learned the hard way what happens when you don't control them. I'm breaking down and rebuilding my tank because of the infestation. I think having crabs will help keep them under control so will try that as well as manual removal if they pop up in the after the rebuild.
Even now, I occasionally see one or two in my new tank. If they’re on a loose rock that I can take out of the tank, I do just that and remove them. If I can’t get the rock out, I try and glue them shut and if all else fails, I get my pointy curved tweezers out and scrape them off. They don’t seem to be spreading but I do still see a couple now and then. What type of crabs are you going to use to get them?
A lot of grest information in removing pests, definitely learned a few tricks that I'll be trying as we are now preparing our rock and coral for their transition from the 40 to the 125. It's going to take us some time tho as we're going more extreme with the pest eradication, our vermetid snails are so bad we both agreed the only sure way we can kill them all is by drying and recuring the rock. I'm glad we chose this path because we found other pests hiding in our rock like bubble algae and red turf algae.
The pest thing - it’s endless! But you can’t give up. All you can do is be vigilant and be prepared to take things apart the moment you see something you don’t want in your tank. Im lazy that way and I always struggle to overcome it. 😑
Reefgrrl We don't want an endless pest thing to deal with, we'd much rather save and frag what coral we can then dry out our live rock to kill all the pests, it's an extreme and disheartening thing to have to do to lose all the progress we have made with our tank over the past few years, but we want to get more sps coral and want to concentrate on growing coal instead of trying to keep pests under control. Seeing how the vermetid snails are infested in every nook and cranny of every rock in our tank making it virtually impossible to eradicate them all I know we are making the right decision.
Thank you Phillip, I appreciate the feedback and I’m glad you found the video useful. 😁 I really enjoy making these videos and it’s motivating to hear this type of comment.
Thanks so much for the kind words, I appreciate it! I always approach these things thinking about what I would like to see if I was looking for information. And of course, if I can make it a little bit fun, I try to. 😁 Thanks for watching!
Awesome video, you covered some awful pests! If you don't mind, I was wondering why the vermetid snails pose such a problem. Thanks for putting this up BTW! :)
Hey Thom, vermetid snails cast a web of mucous-like, thready tentacles that can’t be seen until they catch stuff floating in the water column. So even when we can’t see them, they’re there, and in enough quantity they can irritate corals to where they won’t open. They spread fast! You’re welcome, and I hope you enjoyed it!
I have some high end zoas that have quite a bit of GHA. I don think I can possibly not get peroxide on the polyps! How tolerant are zoas to peroxide? Great tips!
You can put zoas in straight hydrogen peroxide for a maximum of 2 minutes. I’ve done it, and it takes up to 48 hours for them to fully open again but it wiped out the algae and the zoas were happy. It’s a good idea to pluck off as much algae as you can first, or use a toothbrush or other soft brush to try and remove what you can, then submerge the zoas in the peroxide. I set a timer when I do it because that way I won’t misjudge how long they’ve been in there. Billy Pipes did a video about dipping zoas a couple of years ago. Here’s a link: th-cam.com/video/ePNw3H9rYuI/w-d-xo.html Good luck! 👍🏻
Lots of good info here so don't worry about the length of the video. Are the "blue polyps" those mini blue clove polyps ? I didn't realize they were pesty.
It’s like your garden - weeds are anything that grows where you don’t want it, or grows so well it overgrows other stuff. Those little blue polyps fit that description perfectly. Kind of like green star polyps, very invasive under the right conditions. I wish I would have isolated them on their own rock and I also wish I had never disturbed them while they were in the tank. It only takes a tiny fragment of one to land somewhere and they start to grow. 😱 it would have been okay if they just grew on bare rock but no, of course they had to invade the Zoas. Thanks for watching Dave, and for the comment. I appreciate the ongoing support. 😁
Nice Video! I dipped my Candycane in h2o2 a jear ago and they diddent make it... So be carefull with Caulastrea and Peroxide. My experience is that an 1,5% solution is working also and ist less dangerous 😊 Greets from Germany
Thanks Glotzbiene. That’s why I spot-dripped only 1 ml of the peroxide (3%) directly on the algae and avoided the polyps. Then I added the tank water to highly dilute the peroxide. They all survived, luckily - since I didn’t really know what to expect at the time. 🤷♀️ Next time I’ll use a more diluted solution, thanks so much for the tip! And thanks for watching!
Looking to do this. Transferring my corals from my nano to my new 90 gallon but have a aptasia problem.. will the hydrogen dip always work to eliminate aptasia?
I don’t think hydrogen peroxide will kill aiptasia but it does work well on algae. I suppose you could try it, and keep me posted. I’d be interested to hear if it does work.
@freshwater fish I have a set of bottle cleaning brushes with wire handles that have a ring at the end for hanging. This ring is the best tool I’ve found for removal in the tank. The wire can be bent to reach under rocks too. With the flow off, I drag the ring flat across the bases of the snails and they pop off, mostly with the bases intact. Then I siphon out as many of the bits as possible. This is not a permanent removal - it’s more of a cosmetic treatment because they do grow back, and I don’t always get the whole thing. It’s also possible they spread (but they spread anyway when you don’t do anything). Bumblebee snails will eat them - but it’s not a fast process and bumblebees can be expensive and hard to find. Often when you see ppl saying they don’t work it’s because they’ve not allowed enough time, and because the snails are active at night, they aren’t seen doing their work. But they do. Even as a method of control I think they’re worth having. I hope this helps - like a lot of these pests, there’s no quick fix but at least we can make things look a bit nicer. 🤷♀️
Thanks! He does the maintenance on the FW tank and the pond, and he’s really good at aquascaping. The pond is doing well now that we have the new heater. Thanks for watching!
Thanks! They’re the little snowflake/clove polyps that are a bluish-purple colour. They’re quite pretty in a mass on a rock, but they’re very invasive and will choke out zoanthids and other small polyps. I had them for a long time, but just couldn’t control the spread.
I’m going to remove the small patch I have then. They are cool but I’m worried about over taking the tank? I don’t know. They do spawn tho bc I found some on the other side of tank.
I looked into that and the consensus seemed to be that if they did, it was rare. The best solution I saw (which I never got to try because that tank was being torn down) is dipping/dripping with hydrogen peroxide. There was a video, but I’ve looked for it and can’t find it now. For cleanup crew, I had several turbo snails, trochus snails, nassarius snails, blue-legged hermit crabs, and a fire shrimp. Not to mention the bristleworms....
Me too! I will say though, I got 6 bumblebee snails and put 5 in the big tank and one in Mollywood and when I stir up the sand I’m seeing fewer of the mucous webs....🤔
Reefgrrl I’ve heard that bubble snails will eat them, sadly we can’t get them here in Australia. I’ve been looking into urchins to see if there is one that might be able to keep the vermetids under control.
They are champion algae eaters, suitable for any size tank. We like to call them “nano tangs” because if your tank has algae and it’s too small for a tang, you can use mollies. 😁
It’s a crap shoot. I’ve always used only dry rock to start a tank - these pests came in on corals I added along the way. I recently did a video about the problem of dirty, pest-laden corals (among other rants 😁) called “Why are we so Careless with Marine Life”. It’s a huge problem in this hobby. ☹️
I know eh? I guess in our tanks we have only single specimens of tasty stuff for pests where in the wild there’s a denser population. Or something....🤔
Have you ever kept a reef tank for any length of time? If you had, you wouldn’t have to ask. If you haven’t, then you wouldn’t know that keeping a reef is a constant battle to maintain balance. And when things get out of balance, pests can proliferate. I should point out that the corals in this video represent the worst-case examples. Most corals weren’t like this.
@@Reefgrrl Ya, I have been reef keeping for 30 years started when I was 16, I'm turning 47 this April. I'm currently running a Red Sea Reef 250 with fully automated Apex Neptune System (entire system), with Trident and DoS. My system is self testing, self Dosing and Self water changing! My parameters are perfect at all times. I triple dip and quarantined all corals before they enter DT! I don't tolerate one spec of invasive algae either!!!
Nice! I only have 11 years’ experience and I’ve learned that I love being hands-on with my tank. I’ve done a lot of research into Apex and it’s not for me. The pest video is almost 4 years old now, and I’ve learned a lot since then and I’m still learning. My recent video about algae will show you what I have going on at the moment. My new build is underway and will include provision for quarantine of corals. 👍🏻
@@Reefgrrl You seriously don't like the Neptune System? I love automated, WiFi monitoring systems! My units are all mounted with hidden wire management! I'm really into hidden wires. I have the entire Seneye Reef System also as a backup monitoring, but I use the Apex readings. Have you looked into the Apex Trident? It's tests Alk, Cal & Mag 4 times a day and gives you bang on reading to maintain Dosing.
I’ve done a lot of research into Apex, Seneye, GHL etc over the past 4 years and IF I get a controller (a big if because I think they’re money pits) it will probably be GHL because several reefkeepers for whom I have a lot of respect, use GHL. They have the kH Director for alk testing and the Ion Director has just come out, with testing for Ca, Mg, NO3 and Potassium. And it doesn’t require the Profilux controller to work! I know about Trident - another pricey item that relies on Neptune’s ability to maintain a supply of reagents, plus they’re expensive and it’s a minimum commitment of 4X daily testing that the user cannot reduce. Captive market for costly refills. I think controllers are great for monitoring, but I can’t yet justify the cost because I’ve always been very hands-on with my tanks, I don’t really travel much (when I do, I hire the LFS to look after things - very cost-effective), and I don’t mind testing because I’m retired and I have the time. However with the bigger system, I’m keeping an open mind about getting some sort of controller/tester, so I’ll see how things develop. I agree with you about hidden wires! My new build will have clean lines with no cords hanging all over the place. Plans are already afoot for hidden shallow cabinets to house pump controllers and power bars. No cords crossing each other at the back! No tangled snakepits! 😂😂
Hi, I scraped it off, then brushed the area with a wire brush, then rinsed it really well, then covered where it was with a layer of reef glue. I could do all this because it was out of the tank. I’ve never used anything but peppermint shrimp to deal with aiptasia - haven’t used any of the chemical treatments. HTH
I suggest keeping 1 peppermint shrimp per 10 gallons like most guidelines suggest at all times. I keep 2 always and had no problems with aiptasia yet (since the initial scare).
I’m determined to wipe them out - I actually took a couple of Zoas off the rocks in the new tank to remove some. It makes me shake my head - they’re just impossible to contain and I’m really going to have to be vigilant. Thanks for watching!
He’s actually been fine. Has survived three moves. His foot is attached to a piece of rock and he has never been in sand in the 8 years I’ve had him. 🤷♀️
@@Reefgrrl then why at 4:22 did you say he’s “constantly falling over and getting buried in the sand” if he’s never been in the sand? 😂 Regardless, I’m glad he’s doing well!
@@HeathcliffBeefcliff The rock he was attached to was on the sand, and I was always having to get it stood up again. The bivalve itself didn’t normally live in the sand. 🙂
this is why i hate corals - all these fucking pests that are disgusting. I have an infestation of vermetid snails that ive given up on. Literally just want to start over and do Fish only
Thanks! You should see it now! If you check out Episode Five of my Tuesday Point-and-Shoot updates, you can see it up close. Here’s the link: th-cam.com/video/tkpybOsZfWg/w-d-xo.html
I got my frag in April of 2016 and it’s always done well. Stable Alk is the most important thing from what I’ve read. And moderate light and flow - too much flow will make the flesh retract against the skeleton. Good luck!
Hey Reefgrrl, another super awesome video, they are always educational and if anyone has problems like those featured in this one it's very rewarding and comforting knowing your methods work for a beginner reefer to even the older hands like you and me. Patience is always key with marine aquariums because nothing just happens overnight. Thank you again for sharing 😀👍🏻
Aw, thank you Gary, for the support. I really enjoy making these videos, far more than I ever expected I would. It has allowed me to meet many wonderful people such as yourself, and is a fantastic way to share enjoyment of the hobby.
And yes, mmmm, patience - with me, it’s a synonym for procrastination....but in this case procrastination can be good, as long as it’s for the right reasons. 😁
Such an amazing job at recording all of the pest and how you treated everything. I hope you’re tank is still up and active.
Hi, so sorry for the tardy response! I wanted to provide information that I was always looking for about pests. I still have a tank and I even still have a lot of those corals lol. The new setup is a total of just over 600 gallons, with a 325 gallon display. It’s up and running and I’m finally moving stuff in. If you’re interested, I have a playlist on my channel about the 600 gallon system. Thanks for watching!
Been looking for a video like this for days!! You just got yourself a new follower! I need more content!
Lol, thanks Darryl, I appreciate it! I have almost 300 videos and a bunch of playlists - have fun! 😁😁😁
Sigh...
I needed this video two weeks ago before I peroxided my trumpet coral...
You always provide great insight and content! Keep it up!
I know eh? I really was hesitant to expose the polyps to the h2o2, so I worked around them. Ultimately the solution they ended up in was very weak so it worked out. Got lucky!
Such a great video! I would’ve never thought to try clean the snail shells ! Thanks
Great pointers and overview. You cannot overstate the importance of developing observational skills in this hobby! Also, what most of us would consider to be pests are often side effects of having healthy, flourishing systems, The key is to keep parameters in check, remove the pests as they appear and keep observing.
Yep, me and my magnifying glass, obliterating invasive killers one at a time. 😬 Thanks for watching!
Fantastic upload with many precise details you pretty much won't come across anywhere else. Too long? I could have watched for another half hour and still wanted more. Wonderful job hun, meticulous doesn't even come close... 😆👌👍
Aw thanks Doc! There was a lot I had to leave out, but it was a good sampling of the big job I had to do. The last few softies to move in, then the two fish in QT can be moved in, and then I can swing into maintenance mode on the new tank. Looking forward to that!
Reefgrrl you've done a remarkable job and you should be very proud of yourselves (I know hubby helps alot with DIY etc.).... your channel should be right up there with the first channel a new reefer should watch and they won't go far wrong that's for sure. I give credit where it's due, but I also overly praise something when it's warranted and this is one of those occasions. Well done.
I'm so glad to see someone else using H2O2! my favorite fix
I love it! I just recently found some at the dollar store that comes in a small pump spray bottle. It has proven really useful.
i found this satisfying to watch. So good to get all that pests off.
It’s like removing wallpaper, you just have to keep going...
Thank you for this video. I used the peroxide in a pipette method and it worked great to remove pest algae on frags. I also used a tiny paint brush to get peroxide all the way to the base of the coral with great results.
Thanks for letting me know! That’s a great idea to use a paintbrush! 👍🏻
There's so many amazing tips here - thanks so much ;) Definitely gonna apply much of this ;)
Thanks for stopping by! 👍🏻
I’ve been watching your videos back to back and you have really inspired me to get my hands wet, my tank is not in the best of shapes and after watching some of your videos I see why. I have pests that I didn’t even realise where pests and upsetting my zoanthids.
Hopefully I find a video with the same white tube stuff so i can figure how best to treat it. Great videos and thanks.
Thanks so much for letting me know this! And I hope things go well for you. 😁
Great video lot's of hard work to keep things clean 👌❤
Great tips on cleaning up frags; thanks for the great video! Vermetid snails are horrible and I've learned the hard way what happens when you don't control them. I'm breaking down and rebuilding my tank because of the infestation. I think having crabs will help keep them under control so will try that as well as manual removal if they pop up in the after the rebuild.
Even now, I occasionally see one or two in my new tank. If they’re on a loose rock that I can take out of the tank, I do just that and remove them. If I can’t get the rock out, I try and glue them shut and if all else fails, I get my pointy curved tweezers out and scrape them off. They don’t seem to be spreading but I do still see a couple now and then. What type of crabs are you going to use to get them?
A lot of grest information in removing pests, definitely learned a few tricks that I'll be trying as we are now preparing our rock and coral for their transition from the 40 to the 125. It's going to take us some time tho as we're going more extreme with the pest eradication, our vermetid snails are so bad we both agreed the only sure way we can kill them all is by drying and recuring the rock. I'm glad we chose this path because we found other pests hiding in our rock like bubble algae and red turf algae.
The pest thing - it’s endless! But you can’t give up. All you can do is be vigilant and be prepared to take things apart the moment you see something you don’t want in your tank. Im lazy that way and I always struggle to overcome it. 😑
Reefgrrl
We don't want an endless pest thing to deal with, we'd much rather save and frag what coral we can then dry out our live rock to kill all the pests, it's an extreme and disheartening thing to have to do to lose all the progress we have made with our tank over the past few years, but we want to get more sps coral and want to concentrate on growing coal instead of trying to keep pests under control. Seeing how the vermetid snails are infested in every nook and cranny of every rock in our tank making it virtually impossible to eradicate them all I know we are making the right decision.
I sincerely hope it works for you. 👍🏻👍🏻
Glad that gorgonian is doing better after your cleanup!
It really is, though it’ll probably take a while to settle in and start growing again. Thanks for watching!
Ace to see the gorgonian's bounced back nicely!!
That poor thing has been through hell! It still isnat as fuzzy as it should be, but it seems to be looking better day by day.
Very entertaining helpful video one of the best av seen definitely have to subscribe thanks
Thank you for the feedback - and for subscribing! 👍🏻
This is the 1st. video of yours that I watched, it was very detailed and informative I look forward to seeing more.
Thank you Phillip, I appreciate the feedback and I’m glad you found the video useful. 😁 I really enjoy making these videos and it’s motivating to hear this type of comment.
Excellent upload. Been watching before but just subbed.
Thanks so much for the sub, I appreciate it! 👍🏻
GREAT VIDEO! very smart way of dipping! Glad you shared with us.
Really enjoyed this video Reefgrrl. Learned a few things. Thanks!!
Thanks for stopping by Phil!
These videos are so detailed and pictures are so good, I'm a new beginner fan for sure! Thank you for all the tips and tool tricks.
Thanks so much for the kind words, I appreciate it! I always approach these things thinking about what I would like to see if I was looking for information. And of course, if I can make it a little bit fun, I try to. 😁 Thanks for watching!
Awesome video, you covered some awful pests! If you don't mind, I was wondering why the vermetid snails pose such a problem. Thanks for putting this up BTW! :)
Hey Thom, vermetid snails cast a web of mucous-like, thready tentacles that can’t be seen until they catch stuff floating in the water column. So even when we can’t see them, they’re there, and in enough quantity they can irritate corals to where they won’t open. They spread fast! You’re welcome, and I hope you enjoyed it!
I have some high end zoas that have quite a bit of GHA. I don think I can possibly not get peroxide on the polyps! How tolerant are zoas to peroxide? Great tips!
You can put zoas in straight hydrogen peroxide for a maximum of 2 minutes. I’ve done it, and it takes up to 48 hours for them to fully open again but it wiped out the algae and the zoas were happy. It’s a good idea to pluck off as much algae as you can first, or use a toothbrush or other soft brush to try and remove what you can, then submerge the zoas in the peroxide. I set a timer when I do it because that way I won’t misjudge how long they’ve been in there. Billy Pipes did a video about dipping zoas a couple of years ago. Here’s a link: th-cam.com/video/ePNw3H9rYuI/w-d-xo.html
Good luck! 👍🏻
Lots of good info here so don't worry about the length of the video. Are the "blue polyps" those mini blue clove polyps ? I didn't realize they were pesty.
It’s like your garden - weeds are anything that grows where you don’t want it, or grows so well it overgrows other stuff. Those little blue polyps fit that description perfectly. Kind of like green star polyps, very invasive under the right conditions. I wish I would have isolated them on their own rock and I also wish I had never disturbed them while they were in the tank. It only takes a tiny fragment of one to land somewhere and they start to grow. 😱 it would have been okay if they just grew on bare rock but no, of course they had to invade the Zoas. Thanks for watching Dave, and for the comment. I appreciate the ongoing support. 😁
Keep making great content and I'll keep watching Cindy
learned a lot from this video! thanks!
Thanks for watching! I’m glad it was helpful. 👍🏻
Nice Video! I dipped my Candycane in h2o2 a jear ago and they diddent make it... So be carefull with Caulastrea and Peroxide. My experience is that an 1,5% solution is working also and ist less dangerous 😊 Greets from Germany
Thanks Glotzbiene. That’s why I spot-dripped only 1 ml of the peroxide (3%) directly on the algae and avoided the polyps. Then I added the tank water to highly dilute the peroxide. They all survived, luckily - since I didn’t really know what to expect at the time. 🤷♀️ Next time I’ll use a more diluted solution, thanks so much for the tip! And thanks for watching!
Another great instructional video.
Nice video, I learned a lot and liked that it was a little long
Thanks Lisa! I tried not to be too chatty. 😁
Great video with a ton of knowledge, thanks for sharing
Looking to do this. Transferring my corals from my nano to my new 90 gallon but have a aptasia problem.. will the hydrogen dip always work to eliminate aptasia?
I don’t think hydrogen peroxide will kill aiptasia but it does work well on algae. I suppose you could try it, and keep me posted. I’d be interested to hear if it does work.
Nice video! It was very informative.
Thanks Nate! How is your tank doing these days? Thanks for watching.
how do you remove the vermitted snails. I've got heaps in my tank
@freshwater fish I have a set of bottle cleaning brushes with wire handles that have a ring at the end for hanging. This ring is the best tool I’ve found for removal in the tank. The wire can be bent to reach under rocks too.
With the flow off, I drag the ring flat across the bases of the snails and they pop off, mostly with the bases intact. Then I siphon out as many of the bits as possible.
This is not a permanent removal - it’s more of a cosmetic treatment because they do grow back, and I don’t always get the whole thing. It’s also possible they spread (but they spread anyway when you don’t do anything).
Bumblebee snails will eat them - but it’s not a fast process and bumblebees can be expensive and hard to find. Often when you see ppl saying they don’t work it’s because they’ve not allowed enough time, and because the snails are active at night, they aren’t seen doing their work. But they do. Even as a method of control I think they’re worth having.
I hope this helps - like a lot of these pests, there’s no quick fix but at least we can make things look a bit nicer. 🤷♀️
Great tips reegrrl!!!
What if u scrap the snail of the rock in the aquarium will it cause them to spread?
I don’t have proof, but I think they will spread unless you get the entire snail off, not just the tube.
Funny how no one uses food grade hydrogen peroxide.
Love the videos, does your husband have a tank too?
How is the pond doing?
Thanks! He does the maintenance on the FW tank and the pond, and he’s really good at aquascaping. The pond is doing well now that we have the new heater. Thanks for watching!
Great video really enjoyed it 👍🏻
Thanks for watching! 😁
Wow.. thats alot of hardwork... Cool video.. :)
It felt like it was taking FOREVER and I can’t believe I’m nearly finished moving corals into the new tank. Thanks for watching! 😃
Kill kill kill ... 🤣🤣🤣 nice video!
Yes, and in the interest of keeping the video under 15 minutes, I had to delete the part about killing with fire..... 😁
Reefgrrl oh damn... I wanted to see that ! 😂😂😂🤣
Nice Vid. What purple polyps do you have that are bad?
Thanks! They’re the little snowflake/clove polyps that are a bluish-purple colour. They’re quite pretty in a mass on a rock, but they’re very invasive and will choke out zoanthids and other small polyps. I had them for a long time, but just couldn’t control the spread.
I’m going to remove the small patch I have then. They are cool but I’m worried about over taking the tank? I don’t know. They do spawn tho bc I found some on the other side of tank.
YES - they do spawn, I forgot about that!
Nice video.
I should give a try too 😊
Hey Feroz, nice to hear from you! Did you start a new reef? Thanks for stopping by.
will emerald crabs eat red bubble algae? what cleanup crew do you have?
I looked into that and the consensus seemed to be that if they did, it was rare. The best solution I saw (which I never got to try because that tank was being torn down) is dipping/dripping with hydrogen peroxide. There was a video, but I’ve looked for it and can’t find it now.
For cleanup crew, I had several turbo snails, trochus snails, nassarius snails, blue-legged hermit crabs, and a fire shrimp. Not to mention the bristleworms....
great thanks
this was amazing . thanks for sharing
Great video 👍
Thanks Buda’s Aquarium!
Vermetid snails never leave, I hate them with a passion!!!
Me too! I will say though, I got 6 bumblebee snails and put 5 in the big tank and one in Mollywood and when I stir up the sand I’m seeing fewer of the mucous webs....🤔
Reefgrrl I’ve heard that bubble snails will eat them, sadly we can’t get them here in Australia. I’ve been looking into urchins to see if there is one that might be able to keep the vermetids under control.
I’d be interested in hearing what you find out. Lol I’m sure I’m not the only one. 😁
Why do reefers have mollies in tanks?
They are champion algae eaters, suitable for any size tank. We like to call them “nano tangs” because if your tank has algae and it’s too small for a tang, you can use mollies. 😁
Great information thanks
That’s why I always use dry sand and dry rock. Never ever using live stuff. I can’t sleep knowing that there could be pests.
It’s a crap shoot. I’ve always used only dry rock to start a tank - these pests came in on corals I added along the way. I recently did a video about the problem of dirty, pest-laden corals (among other rants 😁) called “Why are we so Careless with Marine Life”. It’s a huge problem in this hobby. ☹️
Reefgrrl Yh well said.
thank you
You’re welcome!
Now I'm just amazed these things can even survive in the wild with everything that wants to kill them.
I know eh? I guess in our tanks we have only single specimens of tasty stuff for pests where in the wild there’s a denser population. Or something....🤔
How the hell did the corals end up in that condition in the first place???
Have you ever kept a reef tank for any length of time? If you had, you wouldn’t have to ask. If you haven’t, then you wouldn’t know that keeping a reef is a constant battle to maintain balance. And when things get out of balance, pests can proliferate. I should point out that the corals in this video represent the worst-case examples. Most corals weren’t like this.
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Ya, I have been reef keeping for 30 years started when I was 16, I'm turning 47 this April. I'm currently running a Red Sea Reef 250 with fully automated Apex Neptune System (entire system), with Trident and DoS. My system is self testing, self Dosing and Self water changing! My parameters are perfect at all times. I triple dip and quarantined all corals before they enter DT! I don't tolerate one spec of invasive algae either!!!
Nice! I only have 11 years’ experience and I’ve learned that I love being hands-on with my tank. I’ve done a lot of research into Apex and it’s not for me. The pest video is almost 4 years old now, and I’ve learned a lot since then and I’m still learning.
My recent video about algae will show you what I have going on at the moment. My new build is underway and will include provision for quarantine of corals. 👍🏻
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You seriously don't like the Neptune System? I love automated, WiFi monitoring systems! My units are all mounted with hidden wire management! I'm really into hidden wires. I have the entire Seneye Reef System also as a backup monitoring, but I use the Apex readings. Have you looked into the Apex Trident? It's tests Alk, Cal & Mag 4 times a day and gives you bang on reading to maintain Dosing.
I’ve done a lot of research into Apex, Seneye, GHL etc over the past 4 years and IF I get a controller (a big if because I think they’re money pits) it will probably be GHL because several reefkeepers for whom I have a lot of respect, use GHL. They have the kH Director for alk testing and the Ion Director has just come out, with testing for Ca, Mg, NO3 and Potassium. And it doesn’t require the Profilux controller to work!
I know about Trident - another pricey item that relies on Neptune’s ability to maintain a supply of reagents, plus they’re expensive and it’s a minimum commitment of 4X daily testing that the user cannot reduce. Captive market for costly refills.
I think controllers are great for monitoring, but I can’t yet justify the cost because I’ve always been very hands-on with my tanks, I don’t really travel much (when I do, I hire the LFS to look after things - very cost-effective), and I don’t mind testing because I’m retired and I have the time. However with the bigger system, I’m keeping an open mind about getting some sort of controller/tester, so I’ll see how things develop.
I agree with you about hidden wires! My new build will have clean lines with no cords hanging all over the place. Plans are already afoot for hidden shallow cabinets to house pump controllers and power bars. No cords crossing each other at the back! No tangled snakepits! 😂😂
very good one this one! I'm being lazy, what was the strength of h2o2 you use? I'll watch this again no doubt best C
Thanks Coppice! It was household strength, 3%. Ended up very diluted when I added the tank water. Thx for stopping by!
muchos muchos!
What did you use to kill aptasia
Hi, I scraped it off, then brushed the area with a wire brush, then rinsed it really well, then covered where it was with a layer of reef glue. I could do all this because it was out of the tank. I’ve never used anything but peppermint shrimp to deal with aiptasia - haven’t used any of the chemical treatments. HTH
I used peppermint shrimp. I heard they were touch and go. But I got lucky. My shrimp ate em all.
I also use peppermint shrimp after your suggestion they ate all aptasia in 1 week, thanks brother
I suggest keeping 1 peppermint shrimp per 10 gallons like most guidelines suggest at all times. I keep 2 always and had no problems with aiptasia yet (since the initial scare).
Vermetid snails...ughh! Hate those suckers!
I’m determined to wipe them out - I actually took a couple of Zoas off the rocks in the new tank to remove some. It makes me shake my head - they’re just impossible to contain and I’m really going to have to be vigilant. Thanks for watching!
4:22 Clams are supposed to be buried in the sand! he's probably so angry now!
He’s actually been fine. Has survived three moves. His foot is attached to a piece of rock and he has never been in sand in the 8 years I’ve had him. 🤷♀️
@@Reefgrrl then why at 4:22 did you say he’s “constantly falling over and getting buried in the sand” if he’s never been in the sand? 😂 Regardless, I’m glad he’s doing well!
@@HeathcliffBeefcliff The rock he was attached to was on the sand, and I was always having to get it stood up again. The bivalve itself didn’t normally live in the sand. 🙂
I love the mollies.
And they’re champion algae eaters!
Good stuff :)
my 20g nano is infested with vermitted snails. i hate them...
Me too. And I’m convinced they spread when you just break off their tube, and leave the base. I’ve never researched it, so who knows. 🤬
I...hate...vermitid snails.
Me too!! 🤬🤬🤬
this is why i hate corals - all these fucking pests that are disgusting. I have an infestation of vermetid snails that ive given up on. Literally just want to start over and do Fish only
I’ve found bumblebee snails keep the vermetids under control. They’re carnivorous.
nice space invader
Thanks! You should see it now! If you check out Episode Five of my Tuesday Point-and-Shoot updates, you can see it up close. Here’s the link: th-cam.com/video/tkpybOsZfWg/w-d-xo.html
Reefgrrl awesome! Love the growth pattern it’s forming...have a 1 inch frag for about 2 months, can’t wait to see it become a colony
I got my frag in April of 2016 and it’s always done well. Stable Alk is the most important thing from what I’ve read. And moderate light and flow - too much flow will make the flesh retract against the skeleton. Good luck!
Subscribed! Good video!! Check my reef tank out
Thank you! I’ll be sure to check it out.
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