Poll: Biggest Pest(s) in the Reef Tank

[sfin52]

I voted weed coral.

Cyano is about 3.5 billion years old, and needs to reasoned with, not batteld IMO.

I was also going to vote other :unsolicited advice.

So true

 

[Rakie]

I picked other -- Flukes.

More people have flukes than anything from what I've seen. Not everyone can QT fish (myself included) so I get it -- Nevertheless, my vote is for flukes.

Thankfully i see no symptoms in my system of the little jerks.

 

[Beardo]

Most devastating for me personally has been dinoflagellates.

 

[GoVols]

Nah, its easy. I've cycled through 4 strains. All 4 strains were erradicated with dirty water. What bites though, once they're not visible, you have to be cautious with nutrient export. Might be a good idea to look the salt mix and source water you're using. There could be a toxic element or chemical effecting microfauna or inverts.

reeferfoxx,
I did not know any better and I was keeping the display water too clean

Live and learn

 

[Shep]

Are there any common well identified/confirmed viruses in the home aquarium setting?

 

[Gareth elliott]

Are there any common well identified/confirmed viruses in the home aquarium setting?

Only one i can think of is Lymphocystis, i have only ever encountered with koi but there are marine species.

In koi, treated with tetracycline to inhibit possible secondary bacteria infection.
Sure in marine environment treatment would be similar with a different choice of antibiotic.

 

[reeferfoxx]

Live and learn

Yes absolutely. Knowing what I know now, I couldn't select it as the biggest pest. I think people get dinos more often than they know.

 

[sfin52]

reeferfoxx,
I did not know any better and I was keeping the display water too clean

Live and learn

I like the term ultra low nutrient system instead of dirty water. Dirty water is one that has no maintenance done to it. The water smells bad, gross looking water stuff like that. The dirty water method is increasing nutrients. Sorry will step of my soap box.

 

[XNavyDiver]

Well, I've experienced a few pests so far. GHA, diatoms, cyano, aptasia and a some flatworms... none so far have proved to be overwhelming. Just a small handful of aptasia. Cyano in just a few small spots on the rock, flatworms are few and the harmless kind. My six line wrasse is as round as he is long, so he's eating most I would imagine. I've got about 10 peppermint shrimp, so any aptasia I've seen in the past has gone bye bye. Turbo snails make short work of any algae that dare to grow on the rocks... So overall I have to say no single "pest" has caused me to lose any sleep at night. That being said, I pray to Poseidon I never see dinos!

 

[reeferfoxx]

I like the term ultra low nutrient system instead of dirty water. Dirty water is one that has no maintenance done to it. The water smells bad, gross looking water stuff like that. The dirty water method is increasing nutrients. Sorry will step of my soap box.

I can't say that ULNS compares to dirty water. Especially if you are saying dirty water is increased nutrients. Typically, ULNS is reserved for carbon dosing or bacteria reduced low nutrient tanks. I say this because even tank with undectable nutrients that aren't utilizing carbon dosing are being saturated with nutrients via feedings on the daily. Just the corals and other natural nutrient exports like chaeto or ATS's absorb excess nutrients before problematic algae growth. However, dirty water should be defined as nutrient rich and not sulfuric.

 

[sfin52]

@reeferfoxx sorry I meant dirty water method should Be raising nutrients. The rn method for Dino. I was writing about one thing and thinking about another. Sorry for the confusion.;Eggonface

You are absolutely correct.

 

[demonspeedn]

My biggest pest is Texas Trash Paly's. Can't kill them fast enough.

 

[pokerdobe]

Biggest pest is me because I can't keep myself from changing things or over reacting, thus making things worse than they are.

 

[Jason mack]

Biggest pest in my tank is ME ;Cyclops..!!! Other than that its bubble algea

 

[alten78]

I voted weed coral.

Cyano is about 3.5 billion years old, and needs to reasoned with, not batteld IMO.

I was also going to vote other :unsolicited advice.

Exactly! Algae can and should be controlled through proper maintenance, there's a reason I will never put GSP, xenia, pocci, most encrusting montis in my tank again...im also about to add zoa's to that list as well.

 

[ArowanaLover1902]

heyyy daily poll

 

[vlangel]

Bubble algae. Its not in plague proportions but it never completely goes away either.

 

[CurtnStac]

My system is a year old+ and I'm at war with cyano (I did beat bubble algae though, pretty happy about that)

How did you beat bubble algae? I'm at war with it now

 

[debby]

colonial hydroids

 

[4FordFamily]

Algae and majano/aiptasia are my votes but although I think algae plague more people more frequently, I think people have more trouble getting rid of the problem ‘nems.