Hydroids on SPS

[143MPCo]

Thanks Twilliard I will be pm'ing you soon

if it's a question related to the topic at hand could you ask it here in a post, that would allow others to use this thread as a resource.

 

[ritter6788]

It takes a lot to kill these off.
Cut the food source and the will shrink back but the base doesn't die.
They can live quite a long time without food but your tank will pay the price.

Worded poorly on my part, obviously they didn't die off if they popped back up when feeding again.

What do you mean by the last statement "your tank will pay the price"?

 

[twilliard]

Worded poorly on my part, obviously they didn't die off if they popped back up when feeding again.

What do you mean by the last statement "your tank will pay the price"?

If you cut off the food source you will be cutting off the food to the coral
It is as I say a double edge sword

 

[ritter6788]

If you cut off the food source you will be cutting off the food to the coral
It is as I say a double edge sword

I see what you're saying now. I don't feed corals anymore. Just the fish and let the corals fend for themselves. The powdered coral foods where the only ones that caused the hydroid outbreaks.

 

[KJ]

and freshwater

You don't dips sps in freshwater.

 

[twilliard]

I see what you're saying now. I don't feed corals anymore. Just the fish and let the corals fend for themselves. The powdered coral foods where the only ones that caused the hydroid outbreaks.

Hydroids just love the small particulate food but acros also love it

 

[saltyphish]

You don't dips sps in fresh freshwater.

Should have been more specific on that sorry, I meant in reference to the hydroids they are not affected by freshwater dips.

 

[KJ]

Should have been more specific on that sorry, I meant in reference to the hydroids they are not affected by freshwater dips.

Hey this happen to everybody sometimes don't be sorry. This job what we have in here isn't easy.

 

[twilliard]

Hydroids are hands down the hardest to rid of

 

[flworkd]

I have same issue

 

[|ak1|]

Hi wondering if you did get rid off the hidroids? And if yes what did you used in the end thanks

 

[twilliard]

Funny as time goes on how things change through study. Now I can say it is one of the easier things to rid of

 

[143MPCo]

Funny as time goes on how things change through study. Now I can say it is one of the easier things to rid of

Give us the procedures.

 

[twilliard]

Give us the procedures.

Ya Alex you know I actually have been thinking of writing up the current method taking care of hydroids. So much more information has been put together. Now I just need to get it done. I would like to incorporate a powerpoint for ease of creating but not sure how that would fit in with the audience. This way I can share the information across multiple students (college) and aquarium owners here on R2R.

 

[|ak1|]

Ya Alex you know I actually have been thinking of writing up the current method taking care of hydroids. So much more information has been put together. Now I just need to get it done. I would like to incorporate a powerpoint for ease of creating but not sure how that would fit in with the audience. This way I can share the information across multiple students (college) and aquarium owners here on R2R.

I'd signed to reed this, there's nothing on the Webb about hidroids. This stuff is overtaking all my corals now.

 

[twilliard]

I'd signed to reed this, there's nothing on the Webb about hidroids. This stuff is overtaking all my corals now.

Digitates or colonial?

 

[|ak1|]

Colonial

 

[twilliard]

Those guys are take a little more patience.
Read this thread here. I do believe I have some updated info towards the end.
https://www.reef2reef.com/threads/here-it-is-fenbendazole-use-against-hydroids.214950/

 

[Kevinkmk]

Funny as time goes on how things change through study. Now I can say it is one of the easier things to rid of

Hi twilliard, how can I remove this branching hydroid? It seems to multiply a lot after I feeding Exta reef chili since my tank going fallow? Thank you!