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subman 02-26-2013 04:27 AM

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Originally Posted by kien (Post 796868)
I love blue cloves!! :-).

.. And yes I know I'm the only person on this planet who does.

I used too. I bought them multiple times but now that my tank is stable and growing they are showing up on every rock, pipe and snail in the tank.

kien 02-26-2013 04:32 AM

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Originally Posted by subman (Post 796870)
I used too. I bought them multiple times but now that my tank is stable and growing they are showing up on every rock, pipe and snail in the tank.

That's what mine have done. I guess I still don't consider that a bad thing. I still prefer the fields of purple/blue cloves over brown rock. I prefer them over coraline even. They but up against all sorts of corals from chalices, zoas to SPS and have never killed, stung or over taken any of my corals.

subman 02-26-2013 04:35 AM

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Originally Posted by kien (Post 796876)
That's what mine have done. I guess I still don't consider that a bad thing. I still prefer the fields of purple/blue cloves over brown rock. I prefer them over coraline even. They but up against all sorts of corals from chalices, zoas to SPS and have never killed, stung or over taken any of my corals.

Very true. The wife says it's her favorite thing in my tank so maybe I just need to enjoy it instead of wondering how to kill it.

chewie 02-26-2013 04:50 AM

I tried the diy aiptaisa zapper and found it to just cause more. Maybe i did something wrong ( followed directions to a t though) as it just seemed to cause them to shrivel up and then come back with about 20 buddies. I have now invested in some berghia nudibranchs and they are slowly killing them off.

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Originally Posted by Baldy (Post 796677)
I've become so frustrated with my aiptasia that I'm about to build a zapper for them. And I have asternia stars I don't know why people consider them pests tho, mine dont hurt anything


don.ald 02-26-2013 11:44 AM

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Originally Posted by kien (Post 796868)
I love blue cloves!! :-).

.. And yes I know I'm the only person on this planet who does.

I no longer have a bare bottom tank, it's a blue clove bottom tank.

kien 02-26-2013 01:39 PM

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Originally Posted by don.ald (Post 796920)
I no longer have a bare bottom tank, it's a blue clove bottom tank.

That. Is. Awesome!!! Pics??

91Atrac 02-26-2013 02:21 PM

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Originally Posted by kien (Post 796927)
That. Is. Awesome!!! Pics??

I second this. Pics!?!?!?

don.ald 02-26-2013 03:03 PM

Attachment 10836
Away from home this week so I don't have any updated photos.
This is an older pic. cyphestria also covers the bottom of my tanks.
The cyphestria actually overtakes the cloves.
Sideway pic, can't correct that

don.ald 02-26-2013 03:08 PM

Attachment 10838
Some reason can only add one photo at a time

somewherebeyondthesea 02-26-2013 03:48 PM

Astneria Starfish- I have those as well but they appear to be harmless, makes me think that maybe there are two similar species....

Vermatid Snail- destroyed it with pliers quick and easy, not really harmful, just an irritant

Aptasia - had 3 of them on my corea clam --> just add peppermint shrimp all gone within 3 days

Planaria Flatworms - had a few on my black suncoral (even after I coral Rx'ed it!) just recently added a Flatwormicide...Lost my stomatella snails in the process even after a 30% water change ony 30min after adding the stuff :cry:

Zooanthid eating nudibranchs- I had many! it took me a while to figure out what they were but I set up a zoo hospital! basically did 5min freshwater dips in RO water and scrubbed with a toothbrush to remove eggs. Didn't lose a single polyp :mrgreen:


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