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I had a sudden explosion of GHA and valonia that had me thinking about nuking the tank. I tried Vibrant as a last resort, and the success I had with that talked me off the ledge.
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No but I'm almost there. Vermetid snails this time... so far in the 2+ year history of my tank, I've had to battle major outbreaks of hydroids, bubble algae, and vermetid snails. Each time, I'm convinced, has been due to poor feeding habits. The ba was an indirect consequence of poor feeding habits, as in high nutrients. But the hydroids and vermetids were directly caused from adding way too much food at once. I'm really hoping I can beat back these dang snails... so ugly!
Nice...Never knew these things existed!Bumble Bee Snail
Resides : Rocks and other surfaces Consumes : Vermetid Snails, Detritus, Leftover Fish Food Max Size : 1 or 25mm Origin : South Pacific Availability: Weekly Warnings...www.reefcleaners.org
I dont have any pics to post as this was a tank from 10 yrs ago. But I had a beautiful reef tank with growing coral, gorgeous pink bubble tip anemone with a pair of clowns, damselfish, Mandarin dragonet, anthias, chronic, etc. I left for a medical missions trip and had my (now ex-) husband to watch the tank. Well that didn't happen....the heater went out, tank water got too cold and killed my anemone all my coral, fish, etc. I was told by lfs the anemone had poisoned the tank and that chemical was now throughout my rocks and sand and I would have to tear down my tank, throw all that live rock and live sand out to avoid recontamintating a new set up.Alright! Let's have a new question of the day! Thanks to @Latte for this one!
It seems that the reef hobby has advanced to the point that most issues can generally be dealt with or at least managed. However, we still see threads regularly where some of the pests and problems we face can ultimately lead to a tank tear down (or worse, someone completely calling it quits). Dealing with some of the things we face can be a long and arduous road. What has been your story?
1. What issue have you torn down a tank over?
2. What did you decide to do, and how has that worked for you since?
OR
3. Alternatively, if you haven't had to tear a tank down, what issue do you think would put you there?
@Bacon505's beautiful reef! His reef was featured as our Reef of the Month in November 2021!
This is the same garbage I have been battling! I'm ready to tear down my cube and re-start it in a few months after everything dies off! I have been replacing the rock with fresh live rock and removing it from the frags. No idea where it came from! I can't keep up with it! Definitely ready to throw in the towel on this one for awhile!1. What issue have you torn down a tank over?
Parvocaulis parvulus. SLow growing and pretty but if you ignore it, it will imbed deeply in all calcium surfaces. Nothing I had or tried ate it. Maybe tangs would like it but the tank was too small for tangs.
2. What did you decide to do, and how has that worked for you since?
Inhabitants were healthy but all the rock had to go to a dark place. Fragged everthing and it's in my frag tank awaiting my next build plan. Still have a few frags sprouting this stuff and the only solution has been to chip the rock away beyond the root. Over all it has worked out great.