- Location
- poughquag, ny
not sure what it is
- Thread starter NYreefNoob
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- Location
- 11756
Looks like an aiptasia, could be a majano. Any chance of a better, closer pic?
- Location
- Westchester, NY
Mojano or aptasia anemone, either way nuke it and be done with it, if you got it from the zoo Z usually nukes it for you, either way either some salt, kalk or joes juice will do the trick.
- Location
- Ossining, NY
Its a mojano, I saw it in one of your othere pics, but didn't want to freak you out.
Nuke it or you'll have them as the only thing in your reef eventually.
House
Nuke it or you'll have them as the only thing in your reef eventually.
House
- Location
- poughquag, ny
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was told to squirt purple up directly into it to kill it. curious if it works or if anyone has tried it. heard joe's juice is a temporary fix and that they will come back
was told to squirt purple up directly into it to kill it. curious if it works or if anyone has tried it. heard joe's juice is a temporary fix and that they will come back
- Location
- Westchester, NY
Who told you that? (seriously I want to know who gave you this info)
No purple up use kalk or joes juice, purple up won't do anything, it is so diluted it won't do anything!
What do you have against purple up?? YOu said it is diluted so is it useless for my tank?? ( I mean for buildign up coraline and for gettign calcium itno the tank)
As for using purple up on mojano or aptasia forget about it- will not do anyhting. My suggestion for a cheap solution is to get a syringe and put slightly diluted lemon juice in it. Insert it into the base of the critter and inject the lemmon juice. It is harmless to the tank in small portions and should kill the bad stuff.
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- Location
- Nueva York
Why dilute it?
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- 11756
Don't think Cheif meant anything against purple up, but there haven't been many, if any, miracle stories about Purple up making your tank blossom with coralline. There are one million and one ways to get calcium into your tank and purple up is definately near the bottom of the list.
As for the anemone problem, personally I would Kalk it. It completely covers the anemone and "suffocates" it. Chances are it wont come back after that. Since it's only one anemone at this point I'd over do it with the kalk and cover an extra quarter inch all around the anemone so it doesn't just retract into a hole and pop out of a neighboring one.
-krisEN
- Location
- poughquag, ny
what is it
ok even though seems no ne thinks the purple up will not do the trick. it seams to have done it, been 5 days and it hasnt popped out again. either its hiding or it did kill it. so purple up really doesnt do much for your tank on another note ? i posted a thing on here all of what i have and use and really havent gotten any advise yet. how often should i use iodine ? how often should i use calcium ? i have both in seachems as well as the purple up. i have phyotplanton and zooplanktin also. any suggestions. seams after i put the iodine in everything blooms up. ty rick
ok even though seems no ne thinks the purple up will not do the trick. it seams to have done it, been 5 days and it hasnt popped out again. either its hiding or it did kill it. so purple up really doesnt do much for your tank on another note ? i posted a thing on here all of what i have and use and really havent gotten any advise yet. how often should i use iodine ? how often should i use calcium ? i have both in seachems as well as the purple up. i have phyotplanton and zooplanktin also. any suggestions. seams after i put the iodine in everything blooms up. ty rick
- Location
- Westchester, NY
Purple up is fine, if you are using it as a calcium/iodine suplement. As a coraline builder it will help but it will not do what it claims I am sorry. I used it for 6 months with no ill effect to my tank but also no huge growth in coraline. As far as being an aptasia/mojano killer it is useless. Noob I'm sorry but it it in hiding now and is gonna pop up soon in the same spot or it decided since you irritated it to move to a new spot.
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- 11756
Don't dose anything you're not testing for, especially something like iodine. Get test kits for whatever you plan on dosing and go from there to keep them within the acceptable levels.
-krisEN
- Location
- poughquag, ny
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i have a hagen master test kit and i think a oceanic test kit, use both to be sure. but not sure how often i should dose with calcium or iodine. i have noticed a little more color in rock plus i got a few really good seeded piece's. and might as well ask. i got a 29g high with about 40lb of live rock in tank and about 10lbs in ref. to much ?
i have a hagen master test kit and i think a oceanic test kit, use both to be sure. but not sure how often i should dose with calcium or iodine. i have noticed a little more color in rock plus i got a few really good seeded piece's. and might as well ask. i got a 29g high with about 40lb of live rock in tank and about 10lbs in ref. to much ?
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I would think in a smaller tank if oyu have a lot of coral you might need to dose for things like calcium cause it coudl get used up fast.
As for iodine you definitly want to get a test kit or dose the very minimum amount for oyur sixed tank. I overdosed one time and the corals instantly started to contract and shrivle up. So I quickley did a water change the next two days and everyhting was fine. But be careful.
As for iodine you definitly want to get a test kit or dose the very minimum amount for oyur sixed tank. I overdosed one time and the corals instantly started to contract and shrivle up. So I quickley did a water change the next two days and everyhting was fine. But be careful.
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