Killing blue clove polyps?

[Mattl22]

I have a lot of dreaded blue clove polyps not looking to eliminate them with fluke tabs but would like to kill back a bunch of them I've been using aptasia x with ok success but was wondering if there's something else I can use diy for free??
Would a Manjano wand work?

Thanks
Matt

 

[MIKE NY]

I surprised your large Angels don't take them out. My Regal ate them in my tank. Try kalk paste....

 

[Mattl22]

Hi mike was worried about kalk paste with my sps how do u do it?

My file fish was eating it but stopped
Maybe I'll try a regal or a butterfly I still gotta catch those rabbit fish

 

[ssminnow81]

I don't know how ur rock work is but if u can remove them I have plenty live rock I can trade you.

 

[Mattl22]

I hate to remove it because my sps r finally doing well and don't wanna disturb them I have a frag u can have if u want in 6 months u will have plenty : )

 

[samksy]

I was wondering if lemon juice would work since it can be use for aptasia.

 

[MIKE NY]

I don't recommend kalk in small tanks because it can boost the alk and PH, but in larger tanks it's not noticeable when used in small areas at a time. Just mix it with water until it looks like toothpaste and paste it over a small area. The polyps are smaller than aiptasia, manjos so it's harder to shoot juice etc... Into the their mouths.

 

[ohana888]

i give you some of my water, matt - all xenia and anthelia eventually die in my tank.even with my "dirty" lps tank. my wife loves the movement, but they don't blanket as i wanted. :tongue1:

 

[Mattl22]

Anyone tried majano wand on these or lasers ?

 

[mbg75]

Fenbendazole works like fluke tabs, but much cheaper and easier to find.

 

[Mattl22]

Mbg how is it on the sps I finally have sps growing coloring hate to set them back a few months??

 

[mbg75]

I used it in my tank to kill Greenstar polyps that were climbing my SPS. They were all over my rock and spots I couldn't reach.

It definitely put a beating on the colors.
Any SPS that already had GSP on it ended up dying.
Birdsnest took the biggest hit.
It took a couple months for the tank to recover its color.

I wouldn't think twice about using it again.

 

[Mattl22]

Thanks might use as a dip if I have to think I'm gonna buy a steel brush and go to town

 

[oh207]

Tagging along to learn more. I have a very bad blue anthelia problem. I read online that dog-dewormer works. Is that the same as Fenbendazole?

 

[Mattl22]

Oh with blue anthella which is an awesome coral but invasive i used a tooth brush to beat it back

 

[Mattl22]

Gonna try that on blue cloves also

 

[mbg75]

Tagging along to learn more. I have a very bad blue anthelia problem. I read online that dog-dewormer works. Is that the same as Fenbendazole?

Yes. It is dewormer. Safe-guard.
I actually have two packets left if you want them.

 

[homegrowncichlid]

I went with adding butterflies to chow down on everything. Wasn't very effective, if the softies grow faster than they can eat. Hmm, my post therefore has no bearing on this.
Well, if you were to add a dozen butterflies... somehow... nah. Mine just competed with each other till there were only 2 left.

 

[LongIslandAndy]

Matt
Can you take a picture of it, I have a softie tank

 

[Mattl22]

Sure will do tomorrow