How did you get rid of majanos?

[Lampshade]

I bought some rock recently that i should have quarentined before adding to my tank. The guy had majono's, and there was a couple on the rocks, figured i'd blast them and that'd be that. I had a bunch at one point, i've been injecting them with lime juice(i don't have lemon in the fidge). Most of them die quickly, and havn't returned, a few stubborn ones though, they'll take the hint soon. Seems to be working very well for me, I add about 2cc's of lime juice to my tank at a time, takes out about 4-5 majono's. they curl up imediatly and some melt away, others return. I've heard they're easy to manually remove after they've been injected, i'm going to try that with the last 3-4 i have in my tank that have lived through 2 dosings.

[christyf5]

Originally Posted by PoonTang

Christy, are they on all of your rocks, or just a select few? One possibility, and I know you wont like it, is to remove each rock 1 by one and kill it off or scrub the living bejesus out of it then put it back. You could do like 1 per week or something and it shouldnt upset your tank too much. Yes you will have to unmount some frags but I'll take any of the broken bits How is the skimmer now, settled down?

They're on some/most rocks. Clusters on some rocks and a single one on others. Most of the rocks can't be removed though

[christyf5]

LOL, thanks for the 3 "you are so screwed" votes guys

I'm not sure if I'd call it a plague. Some rocks have almost a dozen on them, other rocks have one but it seems like every rock has one and some of them are fairly large. I just hate pests in my tank and it really makes it hard for me to appreciate the tank when all I really see is the majanos every time I look at it

I have tried Joes Juice but I can't remember if I had majanos at the time. The aiptasia destroyer just makes them curl up and then later on they come back with a friend. Haven't had success with lemon juice either and I have no idea where my kalk went to.

[Millepora_Maniac]

Hi Christy,

I wish there was a salection somewhere in between "you are so screwesd" and "Boilded/got rid of rock"

I am so screwed, and I'm getting rid of my rock. Problem is that I'm not allowed to post up my frags for sale anymore, I guess I have too many, and the moderators pulled the post.
This really screws you up, cause if you have as much SPS as I do, and this many Majano's the only thing to do is frag the corals down to nothing and then soak the rock in fresh water, or boil them.
I made it through five rocks or so out of twenty or more, and then my posts started getting pulled, so I hope that the moderators are a little nicer to you if you end up having to go down the same road that I did.

I wish you luck, and hope that you can get rid of those buggers.
Happy Reefing - MM

[christyf5]

Yeah, I don't think my "infestation" is nearly as bad as yours if you're having to pull all your rock. I'm somewhere in between "gee there are a lot of majanos in there" and "its going to get really ugly in about 3 months or so". I'm too lazy to pull my rock out and really do anything about it but I will go at it with either some sort of biological means or chemical (I've been reading about a 4N solution of sodium hydroxide that is supposed to work wonders and I have access to that so I'll definitely be trying it). I'd love to get one of those majano zapper thingys they look like they're the answer.

[Madreefer]

I zap them. Works good and really easy to build your own for about $20. There is a DIY thread on it on this site already. Not actually a zapper but more of a acidic effect on them.

[gobytron]

I would love to see a pic of a prolific Mojano infestation as i have neve actually seen one...

at least mojano are a little prettier than Aiptasia...

[reeferious]

out of desperation first tried a butterfly aruga that cleaned up majano then wreaked havoc on the lps. went onto seagrass filefish and now no more majano or aptasias.

[Bblinks]

PEPPERMINT SHRIMP WORKED ON MY 72 GALLON, COPPERBAND BUTTERFLY, JOES JUICE.

[michika]

I added a "you're so screwed vote".

Things that have worked for me, and I run a majano farm!
- Lemon juice injected into the stalk, this requires precision and skill.
- Kalk paste in a syringe injected into the stalk. Kalk scares me, but its about as effective as lemon juice.
- When you get fed up just take expoxy or super glue and glue over them. Worked for me on a few stubborn ones. Also was pretty cathartic.
- Mojano zapper, I bought all the parts, I just have to assemble it, so I'll let you know how it goes.