something to eat bryopsis

brian_e · 05-06-2004, 12:37 AM

i have 5 sea slugs now witch do eat it but 5 in my size tank is not to much help i have been pulling this stuff out for the longest time now growing in high flow its hid all over my tank help me

thanks brian

mattie · 05-06-2004, 12:44 AM

okay now i have gone thru this myself but i do know that there is a huge dif in the size of our tanks but emerald crabs eat it even if it's bushy and mexican turbo's eat it if it is trimed short. also i would remove any rocks that are covered with it and put them in a dark bucket with a PH and tank water for a few weeks untill it dies off or toss the rocks...somothing to know is that it feeds on phosphates so check for that

i am sorry for ya because it was a huge pain in the @ss in my little 20

Travis · 05-06-2004, 12:44 AM

I had a foxface that ate it. Got rid of about 90% of my bryopsis, then keeled over.

Those lettuce nudis are worthless IMO. Stupid little creatures too. They must be the undersea equivalent of june bugs.

brian_e · 05-06-2004, 12:46 AM

i do see the ndis eat it i keep it as short as i can and as for pulling the rock out there is know way i pulled what i can the rest is the bottem of th estack or corals are grown to it

BoomerD · 05-06-2004, 02:14 AM

Just have one word for you ...Sea Hare.

O,K, I admit it, I was watching the Friends special on Dateline, and stole that from Joey...but the Sea Hare is an amazing hair algae eating machine. Gotta be careful, because like a lot of the sea slugs, they can quickly kill a tank if they die or get too stressed, but it can be like watching a lawnmower in action...

Montanareefer · 05-06-2004, 05:55 AM

Geesz brian didn't know you were still having trouble with that stuff! Hope you get it under control bud! Sea Hare may be the way to go or did you try one yet?

ScottT1980 · 05-06-2004, 09:45 AM

Foxface is your best bet, the best genral hebivore in the hobby...

It might take a beating from some of your other tank inhabitants, you would have to keep an eye on things. Most fish leave foxfaces alone because of their poisonous dorsal fins (except my blred-lipped).

Take er easy
Scott T.

Hooked · 05-06-2004, 12:02 PM

Brian, I know you asked what eats it, but you might consider another alternative. I used high levels of alk and magnesium to get it under control in my tank.

Check out the pics on the third page of this thread:

Battling man eating bryopsis. Who is winning?

HTH

BoomerD · 05-06-2004, 12:31 PM

I had NOT considered what other inhabitants might be in the tank. I know that for whatever reason, they are NOT recommended with angelfish, Presumably the larger species...

JB NY · 05-06-2004, 03:46 PM

a blue tuxedo urchin will eat it as well (don't remember the real name).

sharks · 05-06-2004, 04:40 PM

Blue Tuxedo (Pincushion) Urchin Mespilia globulus
Here is a pic ....

http://www.justphish.com/saltwater/i...htm#blueurchin

Hooked · 05-06-2004, 05:07 PM

I have a blue tuxedo urchin. While he may eat it, in my experience, he isn't going to eat enough of it to clean up your tank.

AustinReef · 05-06-2004, 09:28 PM

i used water changes, lettuce slugs and the chore of constantly yanking the stuff out to rid my tank of it. It took about 4 months to finally get it all out

mps9506 · 05-07-2004, 11:14 AM

I know if I were you brian, I wouldn't be doing any kind of yanking or pulling out live rock, you have some boulders in there, plus I'd be scared I would fall in and drown in your tank.
I think a foxface would be the way to go.
Other things to think about would be running phosban or rowaphos. You could put togther a FBF to run that stuff for pretty cheap with pvc. That may help control the growth of it.
But like Travis and Scott said, Foxface all the way.
I had a large bicolor (Fiji) Foxface. It was a hog when it came to eating anything with plant matter in it.
Mike

05-06-2004, 12:37 AM	#1 (permalink)
brian_e Neon dottyback Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: greenville NC Posts: 675 View Gallery Karma Komment	something to eat bryopsis i have 5 sea slugs now witch do eat it but 5 in my size tank is not to much help i have been pulling this stuff out for the longest time now growing in high flow its hid all over my tank help me thanks brian __________________ Just way to much stuff to list! Brian aka: The Frag Pimp

05-06-2004, 12:44 AM	#2 (permalink)
mattie RS Sponsor Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: Torrance CA Posts: 522 View Gallery Karma Komment	okay now i have gone thru this myself but i do know that there is a huge dif in the size of our tanks but emerald crabs eat it even if it's bushy and mexican turbo's eat it if it is trimed short. also i would remove any rocks that are covered with it and put them in a dark bucket with a PH and tank water for a few weeks untill it dies off or toss the rocks...somothing to know is that it feeds on phosphates so check for that i am sorry for ya because it was a huge pain in the @ss in my little 20 __________________ www.reef-care.com

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Travis Smilie Bartender Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: Dallas, TX Posts: 6,890 View Gallery Karma Komment Add yours!	I had a foxface that ate it. Got rid of about 90% of my bryopsis, then keeled over. Those lettuce nudis are worthless IMO. Stupid little creatures too. They must be the undersea equivalent of june bugs. __________________ Help build the Encyclopedia of ReefKeeping Find over 1400 Reef Aquarium Articles at The Reef Aquarium Index

05-06-2004, 12:46 AM	#4 (permalink)
brian_e Neon dottyback Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: greenville NC Posts: 675 View Gallery Karma Komment	i do see the ndis eat it i keep it as short as i can and as for pulling the rock out there is know way i pulled what i can the rest is the bottem of th estack or corals are grown to it __________________ Just way to much stuff to list! Brian aka: The Frag Pimp

05-06-2004, 09:45 AM	#7 (permalink)
ScottT1980 Reef Lobster Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: Raleigh, NC Posts: 1,485 View Gallery Karma Komment	Foxface is your best bet, the best genral hebivore in the hobby... It might take a beating from some of your other tank inhabitants, you would have to keep an eye on things. Most fish leave foxfaces alone because of their poisonous dorsal fins (except my blred-lipped). Take er easy Scott T. __________________ My Tank

05-06-2004, 02:14 AM	#5 (permalink)
BoomerD Reef Shark Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: Northern California Posts: 5,638 View Gallery Karma Komment	Just have one word for you ...Sea Hare. O,K, I admit it, I was watching the Friends special on Dateline, and stole that from Joey...but the Sea Hare is an amazing hair algae eating machine. Gotta be careful, because like a lot of the sea slugs, they can quickly kill a tank if they die or get too stressed, but it can be like watching a lawnmower in action...

05-06-2004, 05:55 AM	#6 (permalink)
Montanareefer Has been struck by the ban stick Join Date: Nov 2003 Posts: 2,334 View Gallery Karma Komment	Geesz brian didn't know you were still having trouble with that stuff! Hope you get it under control bud! Sea Hare may be the way to go or did you try one yet?

05-06-2004, 12:02 PM	#8 (permalink)
Hooked Tuxedo Urchin Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: Indianapolis Posts: 287 View Gallery Karma Komment	Brian, I know you asked what eats it, but you might consider another alternative. I used high levels of alk and magnesium to get it under control in my tank. Check out the pics on the third page of this thread: Battling man eating bryopsis. Who is winning? HTH __________________ Katrina 90 Gal AGA with 2-250W 10k AB DE MH, 220W VHO, Turboflotor 1000, GEO calcium reactor, Pacific Coast chiller, DIY phosphate reactor and nilsen kalk reactor, sps, clams, zoanthids, rose BTA, ocellaris clown, 2 green mandarins, royal gramma, purple tang, sargassum trigger, flame hawkfish, coral beauty, neon dottyback, purple and blue linckia star, brittlestars, snails, snails, snails

05-06-2004, 12:31 PM	#9 (permalink)
BoomerD Reef Shark Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: Northern California Posts: 5,638 View Gallery Karma Komment	I had NOT considered what other inhabitants might be in the tank. I know that for whatever reason, they are NOT recommended with angelfish, Presumably the larger species...

05-06-2004, 03:46 PM	#10 (permalink)
JB NY Fire Coral Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: Long Island Posts: 69 View Gallery Karma Komment	a blue tuxedo urchin will eat it as well (don't remember the real name). __________________ -Joe

05-06-2004, 04:40 PM	#11 (permalink)
sharks Contributing Member Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: NJ Posts: 843 View Gallery Karma Komment	Blue Tuxedo (Pincushion) Urchin Mespilia globulus Here is a pic .... http://www.justphish.com/saltwater/i...htm#blueurchin __________________ The sea monkey has my money 220G fish only tank ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ 120G Reef 2 250W 65K MH’s. 2 VHO Actinics LifeReef filter/skimmer/20G REF 200LB Kaelini Rock . 2-3” DSB. Various, LPS, SPS, clams, leathers, and others Numerous fish ><((((º>`·.¸¸.·´¯`·...¸><((((º> View my Photo Gallery><((((º>`·.¸¸.·´¯`·...¸><((((º>

05-06-2004, 05:07 PM	#12 (permalink)
Hooked Tuxedo Urchin Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: Indianapolis Posts: 287 View Gallery Karma Komment	I have a blue tuxedo urchin. While he may eat it, in my experience, he isn't going to eat enough of it to clean up your tank. __________________ Katrina 90 Gal AGA with 2-250W 10k AB DE MH, 220W VHO, Turboflotor 1000, GEO calcium reactor, Pacific Coast chiller, DIY phosphate reactor and nilsen kalk reactor, sps, clams, zoanthids, rose BTA, ocellaris clown, 2 green mandarins, royal gramma, purple tang, sargassum trigger, flame hawkfish, coral beauty, neon dottyback, purple and blue linckia star, brittlestars, snails, snails, snails

05-06-2004, 09:28 PM	#13 (permalink)
AustinReef Midas Blenny Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: NJ Posts: 120 View Gallery Karma Komment	i used water changes, lettuce slugs and the chore of constantly yanking the stuff out to rid my tank of it. It took about 4 months to finally get it all out __________________ 40 gallon Oceanic Stretch Hex SPS and Clam tank. 250w 20k XM 40 Breeder Mixed reef. 150w HQI Aqualine 20k 36 Bow 2-65w atinics w/ sm blk edge morey and sm snowflake morey (killer and spike) 20 high (soon to be mangrove habitat) *12 gallon eclipse jawfish setup w/5"DSB

05-07-2004, 11:14 AM	#14 (permalink)
mps9506 Totally back Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: Wilmington, NC Posts: 8,525 View Gallery Karma Komment	I know if I were you brian, I wouldn't be doing any kind of yanking or pulling out live rock, you have some boulders in there, plus I'd be scared I would fall in and drown in your tank. I think a foxface would be the way to go. Other things to think about would be running phosban or rowaphos. You could put togther a FBF to run that stuff for pretty cheap with pvc. That may help control the growth of it. But like Travis and Scott said, Foxface all the way. I had a large bicolor (Fiji) Foxface. It was a hog when it came to eating anything with plant matter in it. Mike

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