I hate veremetid snails!

[biecacka]

Following along in the success of this

Corey

 

[Neo Jeo]

I'll keep everyone updated!

I'm finding the 5w lazer to be the same price as the 3w but within the USA for shipping. I want it faster and not wait a month. I can't have these snails spread more.

I'm going with the 5w lazer. I hope my fish don't swim into it but I dont think it will cut them in half but maybe can hurt them. Ill do it when they are sleeping and have someone watch out for them while I shoot my beam of light! Maybe the 5w will be faster?

 

[Firemanreefkeeper]

I got one from c4lasers. They are based in the US. Product arrived 4 days after purchase.
My fish stay away from it as it pops and sizzles when cooking things. They take a peek at it but swim away quickly. You have to use the provided eye protection when you use it so if you want somebody in the room watching the fish they need glasses too. I have mixed reviews on mine. It's only effective for about 5 minutes then the batteries are too weak to cook anything. It sometimes gets the snails, other times it doesn't do anything. Aiptasia usually retreats into its hole so its hard to kill them too. Its fine with glass but i tried using it in my acrylic sump but it started to melt it.

 

[jporter17]

I use Aptasia X on them. Insert the syringe in the tube and just shoot a little X in there. I had a couple bigger ones and it took care of them in short order. JP

 

[usmc2897]

I got one from c4lasers. They are based in the US. Product arrived 4 days after purchase.
My fish stay away from it as it pops and sizzles when cooking things. They take a peek at it but swim away quickly. You have to use the provided eye protection when you use it so if you want somebody in the room watching the fish they need glasses too. I have mixed reviews on mine. It's only effective for about 5 minutes then the batteries are too weak to cook anything. It sometimes gets the snails, other times it doesn't do anything. Aiptasia usually retreats into its hole so its hard to kill them too. Its fine with glass but i tried using it in my acrylic sump but it started to melt it.

I bought some higher quality rechargeable batteries for mine and they last 3x longer than the cheap ones it comes with.

 

[TD13]

So we’re goin all Star Wars and killin’ ‘em with lasers? I have a million and two in my tank and would love to hear how to keep them at bay.

 

[Bruce Burnett]

Well, not going to lie but not what I want to hear lol....

Seems like maybe a yellow corris wrass will eat them? But I have read that yellow corris can eat coral. So if that’s true what’s the trade off?

Can you have a beautiful successful tank with these snails in your tank?

My yellow coris does not touch them or corals

 

[Cory]

I wonder with enough flow their food web would get blown away? Maybe try upping the flow.

 

[Bruce Burnett]

I wonder with enough flow their food web would get blown away? Maybe try upping the flow.

That may help as they never bothered any of my coral.

 

[Zeal]

Are these vermetide? I trashed this rock this weekend that had tons all over it

 

[Neo Jeo]

Are these vermetide? I trashed this rock this weekend that had tons all over it

The tubes look like it but what’s coming out looks like a Hydro or a feather duster but more Hudro. Vermetide snails send out a long thin clear web

 

[Whispers]

I had one inside a Cyphastrea coral believe it or not so I cut at the hole and glued it shut !

 

[Zeal]

The tubes look like it but what’s coming out looks like a Hydro or a feather duster but more Hudro. Vermetide snails send out a long thin clear web

Weird people on here told me they’re hydroids...

 

[usmc2897]

Are these vermetide? I trashed this rock this weekend that had tons all over it

Definitely colonial hydroids. Vermited snails have very hard tubes and when feeding have a long slimy strand extending from the tube. The strands can stretch pretty far across the tank and are an eye sore.

 

[dwest]

I have been in the hobby for 10 years and have always had them. You will never beat them unless you start fresh with dry rock and sand. They attach to corals and equipment.

The best method I found dealing with them is a 3 watt laser. I feed the tank and look for the strings then zap them with the laser for a few seconds and hear them sizzle and pop watch them turn white within a few days.

At this point I know I will never beat them but I have been able to control them so they are not so unsightly.

Good luck and hope you find a solution!

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[Rick.45cal]

Make sure you wear proper eye protection specifically rated for the wavelength of the laser you are using. It will only take a very brief look at the endpoint to cause severe and permanent damage to your eyes. Hard to enjoy your reef when you’ve burned holes in your vision!

 

[SlvrZ]

I ended up nuking my tank. It got really bad with them that I was done with it. Just removed all the corals and fished and nuked it for a week then massive water changes and did a soft restart of the tank once more.

 

[Ouest81]

I have been in the hobby for 10 years and have always had them. You will never beat them unless you start fresh with dry rock and sand. They attach to corals and equipment.

The best method I found dealing with them is a 3 watt laser. I feed the tank and look for the strings then zap them with the laser for a few seconds and hear them sizzle and pop watch them turn white within a few days.

At this point I know I will never beat them but I have been able to control them so they are not so unsightly.

Good luck and hope you find a solution!

This is very interesting! Can you show us the device you bought? And tell us the specs of it? You shoot the laser through the glass?

 

[wmwesty]

Time and an aged tank reduces the numbers

 

[WrasserNC]

What laser should I buy? I want a huge one to blow them up!! Money is no object

I have been in the hobby for 10 years and have always had them. You will never beat them unless you start fresh with dry rock and sand. They attach to corals and equipment.

The best method I found dealing with them is a 3 watt laser. I feed the tank and look for the strings then zap them with the laser for a few seconds and hear them sizzle and pop watch them turn white within a few days.

At this point I know I will never beat them but I have been able to control them so they are not so unsightly.

Good luck and hope you find a solution!

Great idea. I tried using my 1000mw on some pests about a year ago, but it did not have the power required to do the job. I will be ordering the 3 watt. Thanks for the link to the one like yours!