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Look like aiptasia. Ugh! You want to get that rock out and maybe try to scrape off the aiptasia and then poor h2o2 on it and then set fire to it! Next, poor glue all over it to seal every crack, dip in muriatic acid, and then maybe think about drying it out for a year, bleaching and then put it back into the tank.
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I am exaggerating, obviously. But, you do not want them to multiply in such a small tank. At what you have now, get a true peppermint shrimp to eat them up. Or, pull rock and scrub off and douse with h2o2 without hitting coral.

KP Aquatics is where I get my peppermint shrimp and they have always gobbled up my aiptasia. Fast.
 
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Look like aiptasia. Ugh! You want to get that rock out and maybe try to scrape off the aiptasia and then poor h2o2 on it and then set fire to it! Next, poor glue all over it to seal every crack, dip in muriatic acid, and then maybe think about drying it out for a year, bleaching and then put it back into the tank.
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I am exaggerating, obviously. But, you do not want them to multiply in such a small tank. At what you have now, get a true peppermint shrimp to eat them up. Or, pull rock and scrub off and douse with h2o2 without hitting coral.

KP Aquatics is where I get my peppermint shrimp and they have always gobbled up my aiptasia. Fast.
Peppermint shrimp here we come! Its ok, won't be my first aiptasia experience. They just didn't look it with the green centers. Thank you Denise :)
 
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Sometimes they are kind of pretty. :)

Could be palys, but not the good kind. I had some that took over and also sent me to hospital twice. Not fun.
oof, yikes. If they are green paly's i dont mind them. They look awesome. if its aiptasia then i guess i got myself some pest's :) I dont mind pest's as long as they are controlled.
 
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Its now several days since the water change on 7/10/2021. Noticing a lot of algae bloom, diatom, cyano, green hair algae. Corals look great. Been struggling to find a peppermint shrimp without having to go to new jersey. Have to head over to POTO today and see if they got one. Tank needs a good clean up crew.

Ill need some advice, i used to just buy a lot and throw it in the 65 and it did well, but in a 10g i feel like space is a problem.

Heres my cart:

25 Astrea Turbo Snail
25 Dwarf Cerith Snail
5 Nerite Snail
10 Dwarf Blue Leg Hermit Crab (? maybe)

Is there anything i should add, remove, consider instead of?
 
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Careful with those crabs. I never have luck with them not killing my snails. Only hermits I trust are scarlets. JME
ok so no crabs for me then, ive always preferred no crabs anyways. i just want to get rid of this GHA
 

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Can you get one mexican turbo ?
and get phos in check.. :cool:
 
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Can you get one mexican turbo ?
and get phos in check.. :cool:
one mexican turbo as in only 1 snail instead of the amount i put. I def can. Phos will go down soon, just waiting for my chemo pure nano
 

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one mexican turbo as in only 1 snail instead of the amount i put. I def can. Phos will go down soon, just waiting for my chemo pure nano
no, 1 turbo ,and the snails, nix the crabs... ;)
 

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Mexican turbo will destroy any algae you have. Only thing that eats red turf if you experience that ever. I can speak from experience in 2 different tanks. They're beasts.
 

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