Jay Posted August 12, 2007 Share Posted August 12, 2007 Hello fellow aquarium people. A while back I got these waving hand soft coral from a lfs and now they are like weeds crowding all my corals and killing some. I have tried to kill them by scraping them from the rock but they just keep comming back. I have coral that are attached to the same rock. Show piece sized that I dont want to kill but dont know how to kill the waving hand coral without disturbing the others. They are stunting the growth of many of my corals and I am tired of it. Jay over here in Vancouver Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Michael7979 Posted August 12, 2007 Share Posted August 12, 2007 Are you talking about xenia?? If so cut it way way down and hit it with light. Worked for me. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
defigart Posted August 13, 2007 Share Posted August 13, 2007 Jay, If you want you can give me some. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
impur Posted August 14, 2007 Share Posted August 14, 2007 Kalk should do the trick. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jay Posted August 14, 2007 Author Share Posted August 14, 2007 I will try the kaulk. Never thought of that. I have tried scraping them off and they just come back. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cobalt Posted August 16, 2007 Share Posted August 16, 2007 not sure but could be a water quality problem? The xenia may be out competeing algae, which is good, but you have too much xenia . Iirc, you may haver higer nitrate or phosphate levels. Can anyone confirm or deny? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Newreefer02 Posted November 27, 2007 Share Posted November 27, 2007 Yea xenia is the devil... I have mine planted in my sand bed for that reason! it still spreds like weeds but atleast i can farm it this way! well good luck buddy i would have said if there was nothing else on the rock burn them off but kinda S.O.L. there Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jay Posted November 27, 2007 Author Share Posted November 27, 2007 I took out the rocks and did the best I could with a needle nose plier buy there is ALWAYS one little f****r left that diddnt die......: ( Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
reefboy Posted November 27, 2007 Share Posted November 27, 2007 Apatasia Control works wonders better then kaulk IMO Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jay Posted November 29, 2007 Author Share Posted November 29, 2007 These are not aptasia they are a soft coral Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Newreefer02 Posted December 1, 2007 Share Posted December 1, 2007 yea I bet that would kill them lil things though! Yea they will keep comming back even if there is just a spec of them left they are nasty little boogers. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WAVES Posted December 3, 2007 Share Posted December 3, 2007 a blow torch always works good to clean up the left over tissue. I do that with aiptasia, zoas, mushrooms, GSP etc that grows out of control. If you have to you can drain a portion of the tank temporarly (assuming its less than 100gal or so) and use a small propain torch to make sure the last of the tissue is toast. Litterally. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Newreefer02 Posted December 3, 2007 Share Posted December 3, 2007 That is a great way to rid them but be VERY carful of those corals!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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