Colonial hydroid eradication. Expert advice needed

[NY_Sea]

Throughout my reefing journey I have always used the principal that a natural approach to problems was the way to go and have always found a way to get my tank back in check. Bubble algae =mithrax crabs. Hair algae=tuxedo urchin other algae’s snails and tangs. Etc

My new issue has me at a loss and am looking for some guidance.

My tank has recently exploded with what I believe are colonial hydroids. Hoping someone can tell me natural ways to eradicate these from my system? Will take any and All advice. All I have heard to date was remove all live rock. Or dip in hydrogen peroxide. Hoping for an easier way.
Thanks

 

[shakacuz]

very difficult to confirm the ID due to the blue light. can you take another two pictures with white light instead?

also, do you dose any amino acids or sorts, or coral foods like benepets, reef chili, reef roids, etc? this feeds the hydroids if it is truly what you have.

 

[Kirin]

Yes those are colonial hydroids, I have them as well. They only corals I have that they bother are my zoas. Acros, monti, and palys don't care. I've only had luck with manual removal using a sharp pointed set of metal tweezers. I've read that a longspine urchin will eat them, but my tank is too small for one, so I've not tried that.

 

[1234lac]

I also have these.

I can tell you what does NOT work:
- Hydrogen peroxide
- Aptasia X
- Scrubbing the live rock

I would love to know how to remove them without nuking my tank or starting over.

 

[ISpeakForTheSeas]

No personal experience with removal, but this is what I've heard on removing them (keep in mind there a lot of different species of hydroids, and some may respond to one treatment while another may not):

I've heard smothering the hydroids with kalk paste may work, but here are some other threads with suggestions that might be helpful:

Hydroids: a reference to some strategies

Like many of us, I have had problems on and off over the years with Hydroids. The ones that have always given me the most problems are the common ones that almost look like a smaller and darker version of the beginner coral called Yellow Polyps. But the colonial Hydroid is much smaller than...

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Hydroids - How do I eliminate- They have taken over my tank

So I have this stuff that has pretty much taken over my tank and I can't get rid of it. I'm looking for an ID and an eradication plan that is anything short of a total teardown.

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Fenbendazole dip for blue clove polyp/hydroids.

FYI So I had more than few blue clove and what i believe are hydroids pop up on a few frags and start spreading in the frag system. I didn't want to start out treating the whole system so I picked the most populated frags to treat. I mixed 1/4 gram of Fenbendazole with 1 cup of saltwater as a...

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Edit: A relevant link in post 7 of the link above:

Here it is! Fenbendazole use against hydroids

Hi all! Well after getting a lot of questions about the use of fenbendazol I figured I would write this up. This is for informational purposes and I will not be held liable for improper use. Fenbendazol must be used exactly as I instruct or run the risk of a tank crash. Now lets get to it! So...

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