How to get rid of blue clove polyps and unwanted mushrooms & palythoas

[Qwarex]

I have a lot of blue clove polyps ,green discosoma mushrooms and green palys all over my tank that I want to get rid of, any solution to the problem? Have seen someone mention f aiptasia or kalk to kill mushrooms but im not sure. I have to mention that its a mixed reef tank, 80 gallons.

 

[blaxsun]

The ReefDelete is supposedly quite effective at getting rid of unwanted corals, etc.

 

[EeyoreIsMySpiritAnimal]

I have a lot of blue clove polyps ,green discosoma mushrooms and green palys all over my tank that I want to get rid of, any solution to the problem? Have seen someone mention f aiptasia or kalk to kill mushrooms but im not sure. I have to mention that its a mixed reef tank, 80 gallons.

Sell them!

 

[Qwarex]

The ReefDelete is supposedly quite effective at getting rid of unwanted corals, etc.

Its very expensive for a "not so important" problem and i dont think ill find it in my country anyway

 

[Qwarex]

Sell them!

They are so cheap, its not even worth the hustle, 4 dollars for a mushroom and about 10 dollars for 100 heads of green palys

 

[Dburr1014]

I have a lot of blue clove polyps ,green discosoma mushrooms and green palys all over my tank that I want to get rid of, any solution to the problem? Have seen someone mention f aiptasia or kalk to kill mushrooms but im not sure. I have to mention that its a mixed reef tank, 80 gallons.

Picture of the pests?

 

[Qwarex]

Picture of the pests?

I am not home right now and I dont have photos, you can search them on google if you want to, blue clove polyps, green/grayish palythoas and green discosoma mushrooms

 

[damsels are not mean]

Blue clove polyps: start over LOL, but I think there is a treatment that some have used in the form of fenbendazole. Look into it.

Mushrooms and palys: go get some f-aiptasia and get to work.

 

[Pale Morning1]

Are they on rocks with other corals that you want to keep? If not maybe either sell the whole rock or trade for bare live rock.

 

[Qwarex]

Blue clove polyps: start over LOL, but I think there is a treatment that some have used in the form of fenbendazole. Look into it.

Mushrooms and palys: go get some f-aiptasia and get to work.

I have not glued any rock in my tank so i can theoretically just dry the rocks that have blue cloves, the problem is that there are rocks that have bcp and other corals on them

 

[ISpeakForTheSeas]

The only solutions I've heard for blue clove polyps aren't reef safe (they might kill off other things in the tank), but the most common treatment I've heard is Fenbendazole. Someone else used Lugol's Iodine, but they also lost some corals from that. Some people say kalk paste or super glue may work, but I haven't seen many people reporting success with it. The links below may help:

Invasive purple clove polyps

Does anyone know how to kill off invasive clove polyps? They’re starting to spread and envelop my acans and I don’t want them swallowing my garden.

www.reef2reef.com

Eliminating Blue Clove Polyps with Fenbendazole

A few years ago, I purchased a rock that had some beautiful Space Monster zoas on it. It also had some Blue Clove Polyp on it as well. I saw the BCP, I knew it was there, I really didn't worry about it at all because I had no idea what it could become. Fast forward....its now everywhere. Its...

www.reef2reef.com

Not sure how to help with removing the mushrooms and palys though.

Edit: Oh, and welcome to Reef2Reef!

 

[Qwarex]

Are they on rocks with other corals that you want to keep? If not maybe either sell the whole rock or trade for bare live rock.

Yes they are on some that have other corals, should i try boiling water?

 

[Dburr1014]

I am not home right now and I dont have photos, you can search them on google if you want to, blue clove polyps, green/grayish palythoas and green discosoma mushrooms

I just wanted to see how much they have taken over.
Can the rocks come out at all?
I have used boiling tank water and hydrogen peroxide with a toothbrush and taken out 95% of mine. Need 2 or 3 doses to kill 100%

 

[Dburr1014]

Before and after pics
They were on multiple rocks and they crawl across the sandbed.

 

[damsels are not mean]

I have not glued any rock in my tank so i can theoretically just dry the rocks that have blue cloves, the problem is that there are rocks that have bcp and other corals on them

I think once blue cloves are in a system they are pretty much in. Much like aiptasia. It's hard to fully eradicate them because they spread so fast.

 

[Dburr1014]

Did you see my before and after pics?
^^^

 

[Qwarex]

Did you see my before and after pics?
^^^

Yeah, nice . How did you kill them without killing other corals on the rocks? Also, the invasion is not so bad so far, my tank is only 5 months old

 

[Dburr1014]

Yeah, nice . How did you kill them without killing other corals on the rocks? Also, the invasion is not so bad so far, my tank is only 5 months old

Pulled the rock out. Hold the coral you want, up. Use gravity to your advantage. Syringe with microwaved tank water to kill the masses. Syringe with h202 on a toothbrush for the up close with other coral. Then i dosed the rest with h2o2. Let it set for a few minutes outside the tank then rinse with tank water in a bowl.
Wait about a week and do it again.

 

[Qwarex]

Pulled the rock out. Hold the coral you want, up. Use gravity to your advantage. Syringe with microwaved tank water to kill the masses. Syringe with h202 on a toothbrush for the up close with other coral. Then i dosed the rest with h2o2. Let it set for a few minutes outside the tank then rinse with tank water in a bowl.
Wait about a week and do it again.

Will try, thanks

 

[Vagabond]

I have a lot of blue clove polyps ,green discosoma mushrooms and green palys all over my tank that I want to get rid of, any solution to the problem? Have seen someone mention f aiptasia or kalk to kill mushrooms but im not sure. I have to mention that its a mixed reef tank, 80 gallons.

I made the mistake of getting blue clove and F aptasia did not work,nothing worked.Was an old tank and stand so was easy to let go and upgrade to a new one including rock.