Holy Aptasia Batman!!!

[jgvergo]

My bean animal overflow has been behaving a little peculiarly, so I decided to poke around my overflow box and this is what I found...

I have a few of them in my DT, but NOTHING like what is in my overflow!!! In the past, I've used AptasiaX to successfully control them in my DT. I am planning on getting a Copperband Butterfly to help with the DT (plus, I just love the fish and I've always wanted one).

I guess it's reasonable to assume that the aptasia in my overflow is helping with nutrient export. So my plan is:

1. Regularly clear out the aptasia near my bean animal intakes
2. Leave the rest in my overflow as nutrient export
3. Get a CBB for my DT

Comments, concerns, other ideas???
TIA,
John

 

[Jay Z]

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[jaxredsoxfan]

That's quite the Aptasia garden you have there

 

[GrantM91]

Thats impressive lol

 

[jgvergo]

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@revhtree , are you listening??

 

[jgvergo]

So, can I harvest aptasia to feed the CBB??

 

[Daniel@R2R]

WOW!!! That is CRAZY!!!

 

[jgvergo]

WOW!!! That is CRAZY!!!

I know... but I don't know what is keeping it in check in my DT!

 

[Daveobrien]

time to disconnect the overflow, and start pouring Bleach!

 

[Orko]

YEs I am with Daveobrien disconnect it and bleach then bleach it some more make shew you clean it verry el before you hook it back up. if you mess with any of them in the overflow they will pump out spore's an they will flow into your display tank and then your display tank will look like your overflow COVERED IN APTASIA'S!!!!

 

[Zos4me]

Buy some nudibranch

 

[SteadyC]

I use vinegar, works great, little safer than bleach.

 

[|sCRIBe|]

I would never be cool with this in my overflow or anywhere in the tank. Disconnect it and get rid of them!

 

[MrMark]

Do you possibly have something in your DT eating it (e.g. peppermint shrimp) which is keeping it out of there while letting it grow in the overflow?

 

[saltyhog]

Something has to be keeping them in control in your DT! What fish/inverts do you have?

I have a similar situation in my tank except with bubble algae and GHA. When I cleaned them off today you couldn't see the tops of the three drain pipes for the GHA and the waterline is covered in bubble algae. In the tank there is zero but I know why...I have a Gold Rim tang that loves GHA and bubble algae. I'm thinking about renting him out to supplement my retirement fund! :D

 

[Jason boles]

Berghia nudibranch will eat them to extinction. May take a while lol.

 

[ahiggins]

Holy......
That’s pretty impressive tbh

 

[Minnesota Coral Reef]

They are like microwave popcorn. Do what ever you can to get rid of them. I wouldn’t trust copper bands with coral. I like the nudi’s. They work and work well, but not with wrasses present.

 

[BantyRooster97]

Ummmm WOW!

 

[Saintnovakai]

That's the stuff nightmares are made of!

Get some NaOh. Sodium hydroxide/Lye and squirt it down there in them and watch them turn to aiptasia soap. Lol