Branching hydroids

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Ok soooo I have a 4.5 gallon display that is now filled with these stupid things. They are WAY too tiny to pluck by hand even in such a tiny tank. It is a super well established nano stocked with super pricy zoas...

Here’s where I feel like I’m hosed... my tank consumes tons of food just to keep the nitrates above 0. When the food slows the nitrates plummet and I get dinos. Which at this point MIGHT be preferable to the hydroids. They splinter out is super delicate rows in between my zoas stinging entire colonies to death in no time.

Any ideas welcome. Not an inexperienced reefer. Been in the nano game since 2000 and in the reefing world even longer than that... not willing do dose potions or killing agents of any kind into the tank. I’ve always seen that go sideways.

hoping someone might have a way of keeping nitrates high as I cut food...? Or have a predator for these wretched things...

I know there is a massive correlation between reef chili and reef roids and these things. I feed both. Any correlation between them an aminos? Hoping to keep corals as healthy as possible as I cut food and cause a dip to zero in nitrates...
 

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Following along, I got some of these of zoa frags and they multiply while the zoas melt away.
Regarding the nitrates; you can dose to keep detectable levels.
 

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Ok soooo I have a 4.5 gallon display that is now filled with these stupid things. They are WAY too tiny to pluck by hand even in such a tiny tank. It is a super well established nano stocked with super pricy zoas...

Here’s where I feel like I’m hosed... my tank consumes tons of food just to keep the nitrates above 0. When the food slows the nitrates plummet and I get dinos. Which at this point MIGHT be preferable to the hydroids. They splinter out is super delicate rows in between my zoas stinging entire colonies to death in no time.

Any ideas welcome. Not an inexperienced reefer. Been in the nano game since 2000 and in the reefing world even longer than that... not willing do dose potions or killing agents of any kind into the tank. I’ve always seen that go sideways.

hoping someone might have a way of keeping nitrates high as I cut food...? Or have a predator for these wretched things...

I know there is a massive correlation between reef chili and reef roids and these things. I feed both. Any correlation between them an aminos? Hoping to keep corals as healthy as possible as I cut food and cause a dip to zero in nitrates...
Curiosity sake can we get a Pic of the tank?
 
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Pics of tank

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The yellow brick roads have been cut in half from these stupid things. Actually the YBRs spread a ton after last photo then came into contact with the ricordea on one side and the hydroids on the other. Was not a good combo. The sunny ds are nearly totally wiped out. I would be surprised if they make it. The fruit loops and whatever the red/blue ones are are still growing even with the hydroids... so far...
 
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Terrible pic of hydroids... they are the spider web like things on the glass...

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It’s really difficult to see anything when the pic is so blue. Can you turn on mostly white lights for a few pics? Or at least use the flash on your phone?
 
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I am not looking for an ID. I am however very interested in hearing about any experience you might have in fighting branching hydroids!!!
 
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