Grape Caulerpa is evil...

psychedelic · #1 04-18-2006, 04:58 AM

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Originally Posted by StirCrazy

a little food for thought, Grape calurpa is the most toxic form of calurpa there is.. something like 22X more toxic than the next.. when I had a problem with it about 3 years ago, I would lose a fish or some snails every time I did a harvest.. after 3 or 4 fish I put two and two together did some research and bobs you uncle.. the toxins released by the grape calurpa was killing weaker fish.

try remove it from the roots with out breaking the stems a lot.

the only way I got rid of it was by raising my tank temp to 104 for 23 hours... needless to say it got rid of everything else also.. like I have been saying for about two years now...

"friends don't let friends have calurpa"

Steve

How did you raise your temp that high for 23 hours? hmm...that is kinda tempting...either that...or boiling em...or hmm...drying em for 10 days. Heard that kills caulerpa...but kills everything else too. Hmmm... tough decision.

Anyone with a grazer in a big tank want some free rocks?

StirCrazy · #2 04-18-2006, 12:07 PM

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Originally Posted by psychedelic

How did you raise your temp that high for 23 hours? hmm...that is kinda tempting...

My heater broke,

its not advisable as it killed everything in my tank.

Steve

TheReefGeek · #3 04-18-2006, 02:22 PM

I like the look of grape calurpa, but my foxface eats it all.

So if you have a grape calurpa problem, maybe try a foxface?

StirCrazy · #4 04-19-2006, 02:40 AM

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Originally Posted by TheReefGeek

I like the look of grape calurpa, but my foxface eats it all.

So if you have a grape calurpa problem, maybe try a foxface?

it is hit and miss with foxface, mine wouldn't touch it.. same as my yellow tang.

Steve

Ruth · #5 04-19-2006, 03:05 AM

I have it in my 12g Nano (not on purpose) that I harvest-rip-pull-curse-etc etc. It is evil and will not leave. I occassionally put a rock covered in it in my 190 where my Blonde Naso Tang goes to town on it and has it picked clean in about 1/2 an hour. I then move the rock back to my Nano. This makes me a bit nervous though as my Tang is large and if that evil stuff gets a foothold in an area the Tang can't get at then I'm in trouble in my big tank. The only things that this Tang will eat are Nori - and only attached with a clip not floating - and grape calurpa.