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A Google search using the phrase “Elegance Coral Aiptasia control” shows it’s not as unknown as it seems. Some sites point to another bio control a Nudibranch known as Berghia verrucicornis they exclusively eat glass anemones so you’ll need to pass them on after your problem is gone or they will...

A Google search using the phrase “Elegance Coral Aiptasia control” shows it’s not as unknown as it seems. Some sites point to another bio control a Nudibranch known as Berghia verrucicornis they exclusively eat glass anemones so you’ll need to pass them on after your problem is gone or they will...

Attach a piece of foam filter material across your skimmer output. Filter floss can also work with a couple of small dabs of hot glue you're in business, replace as needed. This will help accumulate the bubbles but it must be a thin enough layer to allow water to flow through but not so thin...

Originally Posted by larryndana A ro/di unit will be cheaper in the long run, i agree. Collecting seawater is not a good idea, i agree. toss a damsel, crabs, and snails to test for toxicity....i would say this is a terrible idea. i don't understand why you would possibly want to harm the...

Making water is generally much cheaper than buying it. My RO unit was about $150 and I get about 3000 gallons per $75 filter membrane but your mileage will vary depending on your water pressure and quality. My first 3000 gallons ran about $.05 a gallon. Every 3000-gallon filter change after that...

Making water is generally much cheaper than buying it. My RO unit was about $150 and I get about 3000 gallons per $75 filter membrane but your mileage will vary depending on your water pressure and quality. My first 3000 gallons ran about $.05 a gallon. Every 3000-gallon filter change after that...

Originally Posted by fish lady I have a huge elegance but I have never heard of that! I guess I could try anything once but will it stress the elegance? To be honest I never owned an EC for GA eradication. I used this method at the LFS where I worked (years ago) I was showed this method by...

I forgot there is one other natural control you can try Elegance coral it’s sting is incredibly deadly to anemones and other corals. All you need to do is lightly brush its tentacles against your foe and they’re dead. If you happen to have one or know someone who would lone you one it works...

If this happened at the same time you added the new coral that could be part of the problem. Some corals will go to war with invisible sweeper tentacles that are up to 20” long when they chemically detect other animals in their vicinity. Other corals can emit chemicals that are noxious to their...

It is known as coraline algae it shows your tank chemisty is good you want this stuff.

If you have no luck with natural controls you can try “Joe’s Juice” you feed it to them and they die. I had luck with it but I’ve heard mixed revues. It can be found on the internet with a Google search. I would try the small bottle in case it doesn’t work for you ($8 + shp it is rated to kill...

Prey in the wild is full of bones, shells and guts Anemone have no problem with them as a matter of fact they benefit from the nutrients found in some “offal”. Not all Anemone eat fish some are adapted to eating shrimp have you tried them? The size of your prey may affect their consumption cut...

Do you have cleaning people or an over zealous cleaner in the house? Have you painted lately? One spray of Windex with ammonia D or constant paint fumes and you can have some dead fish. When I worked at a LFS we had this happen a few times one time a guys wife cleaned the salt build up on his...

This is an indication of heavy protein loading in your tank if you’re not curing LR try feeding less and remove dead stuff quickly. The surface of your tank is where 90% of your gas exchange occurs if a film of protein blocks this it will impede the process. I have modified all my skimmers to...

Your Mandarin is resistant NOT immune to Ich they can still die from it or keep it alive in your tank. I would keep a close eye on your Goby if it were becoming encysted that’s not good because as long as your tank has a viable host your infestation will have a vector. Keep in mind their gills...

I agree with everyone else the less stuff you add for no good reason the better. If you want more I would suggest trying to fine some small pieces of LR with heavy encrustation (rubble if possible it’s cheaper). I find most of my growth accelerates in areas of higher flow, by placing some...

The only sure tool is manual removal (outside the tank) they grow through both sexual and asexual reproduction so they can engulf your tank in short order. Note they are not controlled by reducing nutrients in your tank your micro fauna will generate enough food to sustain large colonies. An...

You need open cell foam diffusers on all your in takes regardless of whether your anemone nests or not. It may take a walk in the future and get sucked to death again.

It’s common for anemone to split or bud for reproduction if there is not an opposite --- to breed with but it also can be a sign of stress as "Renogaw" stated earlier. I would check your water and light quality. It may also be starving and split to reduce its food requirements. When I worked at...

I hooked mine up permanently to avoid removing the membrane (it can be damaged easily as it ages). I use airline to move the pure and “waste” water where I need it. Without a booster pump my 50GPD unit produces a little less than 1 GPH (23GPD). My house pressure is 45psi my unit recommends...