Leucilla

[BillO]

I have these small (about the size of a large grain of rice)members of the sponge family growing profusely all over the piping in my tank and inside the sump. They are going to start plugging up stuff I am sure. I read there is a nudibranch that eats them but I have no idea where to get one. He would have to be one big nudi to handle all of these.
Any ideas how to control these things???

 

[Len]

Hey Bill,

Aegires sp. nudibranches eat Leucilla, but I don't know anyone who sells them. And I warn against using any type of nudi to control/eradicate organisms in reef tanks. Nudis are simply too delicate and usually don't do much good in our tanks before they die a premature death.

I should also note Leucilla rarely grow in very high flow, high light areas. I don't find them clogging up my water pipes, although they grow everywhere in the sump.

 

[Tackett]

a small pair of tweezers, and a large amount of time can do alot.

:lol: