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Hey all, after a pretty depressing trip to the LFS yesterday for advice, I've decided I have to tear down my 20 gallon nano reef because of an absolutely terrible colonial hydroid infestation which I have been battling for close to six months now to no avail.
I'm going to salvage what corals I can, and start over with a 90 gallon tank which I will be converting from freshwater to saltwater. Not sure I can bring myself to dispose of my expensive corals, so I'm going to set up a 20g quarantine tank and attempt to treat any hydroids that show up for a few months, and then maybe move the corals to the new tank once I'm sure there aren't any hydroids present (if that's feasible).
I also have a 90g corner tank which I've grown to loath (the tank, not the inhabitants) which I will be selling eventually, but I would like to keep the fish for this new build I'm doing (sailfin tang, yellow tang, and a flame hawkfish...I know 90g is borderline for a sailfin, but I bought the tank used and the fish came with it).
My question is this: Can colonial hydroids be transported by fish to a new tank? (Sub question--do you think the coral in a quarantine tank for a few months method is a good idea for this new build, or is it not worth the risk?).
I've searched online for answers, but everything was either too vague, or too specific about an unrelated species or situation.
Thanks in advance, guys.
I'm going to salvage what corals I can, and start over with a 90 gallon tank which I will be converting from freshwater to saltwater. Not sure I can bring myself to dispose of my expensive corals, so I'm going to set up a 20g quarantine tank and attempt to treat any hydroids that show up for a few months, and then maybe move the corals to the new tank once I'm sure there aren't any hydroids present (if that's feasible).
I also have a 90g corner tank which I've grown to loath (the tank, not the inhabitants) which I will be selling eventually, but I would like to keep the fish for this new build I'm doing (sailfin tang, yellow tang, and a flame hawkfish...I know 90g is borderline for a sailfin, but I bought the tank used and the fish came with it).
My question is this: Can colonial hydroids be transported by fish to a new tank? (Sub question--do you think the coral in a quarantine tank for a few months method is a good idea for this new build, or is it not worth the risk?).
I've searched online for answers, but everything was either too vague, or too specific about an unrelated species or situation.
Thanks in advance, guys.