I've discovered how to quickly eradicate Anthelia....

[Diana]

.... without tearing down your tank.

Okay, so we all do it, right? Start off with some super easy and moderately attractive Anthelia in our reef tanks. Then a year later after it has spread beyond our control we see how plain and boring it is, and while it still adds nice movement to our tanks it has the potential to take over our rock. And it is a bugger to get off. Its painstaking and stinky to pick it off with our fingers, and most of the time it comes right back. Tearing down the whole tank and scrubbing it off the rock is often not a wanted option.

Ok, so, how the heck do you control it? Take these easy steps and say BYE BYE to little unwanted colonies of Anthelia.

Step 1. Purchase a submersible Sonic Scrubber with extra attatchments.


Step 2. Put in the nozzle that ends in a point. This will allow you to get into little nooks and crannies of rock.

Step 3. Run Sonic Scrubber over the colony of Anthelia for about 30 seconds, or until is closes up and instantly expells its zoozanthelle, causing it to bleach. This will also physically remove a lot of it without stinking up your fingers.

Step 4. Patience. Within a few days the colony will die off due to lack of zoozanthelle, leaving a spot for some newer and more attractive corals!


Ta da! I am slowly controlling the amount of anthelia in my tank down to a few un-obtrusive spots. I would reccommend brushing it off in bits at a time, as to not shock your tank with tons of Anthelia juices.

:P
-Diana