mojano anemone control??
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I have tried everything to get rid of these guys and nothing has work yet. So i had to break the tank down and sun dry the rocks and will have to add it to my reef slowly to see if they pop up again.
after you bleach, rinse really well. don't want to mix a base with an acid...
once rinsed, cover the rock in ro/di and add enough muriatic acid to make the water boil like a witches brew. it boils because the acid lowers the ph of the water enough to dissolve the surface of the rock, thus releaseing bound po4. it will boil for about an hour. once it's done, add enough more to do it again. then rinse and you're done.
once rinsed, cover the rock in ro/di and add enough muriatic acid to make the water boil like a witches brew. it boils because the acid lowers the ph of the water enough to dissolve the surface of the rock, thus releaseing bound po4. it will boil for about an hour. once it's done, add enough more to do it again. then rinse and you're done.
i would do it outside, if possible...or in a well ventilated area. i have done it three times with a LOT of rock each time, and have had no issues. it makes the rock nice and clean.
you can get the muriatic acid at lowe's, home depot, and the like - usually in the paint section. it's used to clean cement.
you can get the muriatic acid at lowe's, home depot, and the like - usually in the paint section. it's used to clean cement.
I used straight distilled white vinegar in a spray bottle. I did not use bleach or stronger acids as I did not want to completely kill the rock.
I removed the rock from the display, removed the few remaining corals off the rocks and sprayed each rock with the vinegar. I then put the rock in Rubbermaid tubs in the dark for 6 weeks. Every week or two iwould pull them out, look for stragglers and spot spray them.
After 6 weeks I moved everything back to the display and even then found a few remaining mojanos. The nice thing was the vinegar did not kill all my corraline so at least some of the coloration remained. I still get a mojano here and there but have been able to control them with kalk paste in a syringe.
I removed the rock from the display, removed the few remaining corals off the rocks and sprayed each rock with the vinegar. I then put the rock in Rubbermaid tubs in the dark for 6 weeks. Every week or two iwould pull them out, look for stragglers and spot spray them.
After 6 weeks I moved everything back to the display and even then found a few remaining mojanos. The nice thing was the vinegar did not kill all my corraline so at least some of the coloration remained. I still get a mojano here and there but have been able to control them with kalk paste in a syringe.
starfish
Starfish
There is a file fish called by the wholesalers as an "Aptasia" eating filefish. They work they will eat them all and not mess with anything else.
Also plain "liquid" calcium works as good as anything on the market and does not hurt your tank.
Also plain "liquid" calcium works as good as anything on the market and does not hurt your tank.
Jeremym420
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Cully, we got your butterfly and the aptasia eating filefish at the store. Come get em!
You guys are way overthinking it. Mojanos are easy to remove and you don't need dangerous chemical, acids, and there's no need to add crazy odd animals just to hopefully get them to eat the mojano's.
Mojano's are very different from aptasia and the treatment for one doesn't cross over to the other. I'd also venture to say that the same animals that eat aptasia may not eat mojanos (and vice-versa).
The great thing about mojanos is that they are light dependant. They are so dependant on light that if you cover them up with some rubble they will crawl out on top to get light exposure again. Once they crawl out onto the rubble simply remove the rubble and the mojano all in one. Another little trick is to use a clam or scallop shell to put over the top of them. The may not crawl out on top of the shell but the shell will block the light well. Simply put some rubble around the shell where they would likely crawl out.
I've used this method several times without flaw and have actually left some mojanos in the tank because I like the way they look and I know if I need to remove them it will be very easy.
Jeremy
Mojano's are very different from aptasia and the treatment for one doesn't cross over to the other. I'd also venture to say that the same animals that eat aptasia may not eat mojanos (and vice-versa).
The great thing about mojanos is that they are light dependant. They are so dependant on light that if you cover them up with some rubble they will crawl out on top to get light exposure again. Once they crawl out onto the rubble simply remove the rubble and the mojano all in one. Another little trick is to use a clam or scallop shell to put over the top of them. The may not crawl out on top of the shell but the shell will block the light well. Simply put some rubble around the shell where they would likely crawl out.
I've used this method several times without flaw and have actually left some mojanos in the tank because I like the way they look and I know if I need to remove them it will be very easy.
Jeremy
I will disagree with you here. Mine got started on a piece or rock way down on the bottom in back with almost no light whatsoever. Most of those I still have are again down low on the rocks and in low light situations. Some are underneath monti caps or turbinaria with no light.
If it were that easy I would never have lost $2k in corals.
If it were that easy I would never have lost $2k in corals.
Jeremym420
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When you have a serious infestation, its not as easy as covering them with rubble pieces....
