Tank is overcome with headaches

[Jason Jordan]

Hi all,

So my tank has gotten out of control and I think I want to somewhat restart it.
I just cant seem to get control of the Aptasia and those hard tube worm things have overgrown everything.
To top it off there is this Zoa, (WWC Pandoras) I like but they are so intrusive I cant stand it. No mater how much I try to cover up the zoa it just finds a way out and keeps spreading, overtaking my other zoa's.

Long story short I want to take all the rock out, clean and re-cycle it, then put it back in the tank PEST FREE.

Question is...HOW? or what's the best way...PLEASE HELP.

I think if I just frag or try to salvage what corals I can. place them on plugs and stick them in the sand for now.
then pull all the rock and and soak in fresh water? or bleach or? and for how long? A week...more... less?
then I guess transfer to different tub with salt water and let the rock go through its cycle process again for about a month ya?

After that can I simply place back in the tank? with no major spikes or chemistry changes?

Has anybody else done this? please advise

thanks all

- with the pic below you can see how bad those tube worm things have gotten.

 

[HBtank]

Oh wow, that is an impressive vermetid snail colony!

 

[Lavey29]

You need Brandon from the site here. Rip clean specialist fanatic. He can guide you.

 

[JGT]

Here’s the thread you need.

Custom rip clean thread for nanos, top cure for dinos and cyano above any method.

This is probably my fiftieth rip clean thread, they tend to go out pages and pages of jobs over time. Let’s start a new 2022 one here reasons rip cleaning is the best option for nanos to rid your tank of cyano and dinos: known fix date and no tradeoff invasions. What do we see in the dinos...

www.reef2reef.com

 

[Soilworker]

Do you dose things like Reef Chilli or Reef Roids? I've read that those can cause those vermetid snails to go nuts. Might also affect your aptasia outbreak.

Have you tried bumblebee snails yet? They're said to eat vermetid snails

 

[oceancowboy]

This might be helpful.....

Vermetid Snail Control and Removal – Reef Tank Guide

Mark has dealt with vermetid snail infestations in his 125-gallon reef. Here's his guide on identifying them early, controlling populations, and removing them without harming your corals.

aquariumstoredepot.com

 

[Sump Crab]

probably not the advice you are looking for but you should do yourself a favor and consider starting a tank with real ocean liverock and all the “pests” that come with it. These tanks plagued with hordes of vermitid snails, aiptasia, bubble algae, etc. are almost always tanks that were started with dry rock and the owner really tried to keep pests out. Then when one “pest” sneaks in they take over. A tank with more diversity has the natural checks and balances inside it to keep just one “pest” from taking over. Good luck.

 

[Jason Jordan]

Do you dose things like Reef Chilli or Reef Roids? I've read that those can cause those vermetid snails to go nuts. Might also affect your aptasia outbreak.

Have you tried bumblebee snails yet? They're said to eat vermetid snails

ya ive got the snails in there. i sed to throw some reef roids in but since to the triton method i really done so lately

 

[Jason Jordan]

probably not the advice you are looking for but you should do yourself a favor and consider starting a tank with real ocean liverock and all the “pests” that come with it. These tanks plagued with hordes of vermitid snails, aiptasia, bubble algae, etc. are almost always tanks that were started with dry rock and the owner really tried to keep pests out. Then when one “pest” sneaks in they take over. A tank with more diversity has the natural checks and balances inside it to keep just one “pest” from taking over. Good luck.

yaaa i get it just really trying not to go buy a bunch of new rock. trying to figure out the best method to re use the current rock