How to fight batophora oerstedii and dictyota bartayresii

[Anonymous]

Can anyone tell me how to kill these scourges short of chucking the whole damn tank?

 

[John_Brandt]

Try Acanthurus sp., Echinometra sp. and Diadema sp. simultaneously.

 

[Anonymous]

:?

Buy a bigger tank eh? Well, maybe, I will be moving again in the next couple months...

Good God though, I will NOT give this stuff more rock to infest!

Thanks John!

 

[Len]

Have you tried an urchin yet? They tend to mow down everything, but that includes coralline.

 

[John_Brandt]

Have you tried an urchin yet?

That's why I suggested these...

Echinometra sp. and Diadema sp.

 

[brandon4291]

I was thinking fish too Len 8) the echino prefix slipped right past me when I was thinking "what was that striped butterfly or racoon I remember reading about?"

 

[Anonymous]

Yeah, I haven't tried any of them yet.. Tangs are pretty much out (30 gallon) and I'm guessing with this small a system most urchins would get hungry soon (or soon after clearing out this stuff) too wouldn't they?

 

[hdtran]

Rent or borrow a tang or urchin, rather than purchasing one?