Hydroids-HELP!

[justinl]

i have quite a few patches of thecate hydroids (i was trying to wait them out but it's getting kind of silly now). when i get a chance, Im going to try "surgical strike" burning with a soldering iron. that way i won't bleach half my rock with boiling water; i usually apply boiling water by pouring a fresh kettle onto the infected patch (i like to be thorough).

[Frenchie]

Originally Posted by justinl

i have quite a few patches of thecate hydroids (i was trying to wait them out but it's getting kind of silly now). when i get a chance, Im going to try "surgical strike" burning with a soldering iron. that way i won't bleach half my rock with boiling water; i usually apply boiling water by pouring a fresh kettle onto the infected patch (i like to be thorough).

They come back after the kettle tratment?

[justinl]

Originally Posted by Frenchie

They come back after the kettle tratment?

oh no no. nothing comes back from that. it is very thorough. but like franklin said, if you miss one (on another rock for example) they'll recolonize. I did the kettle treatment on a few majano and aiptasia (only a few) and they haven't come back; haven't tried it on my hydroids yet since i figured my tank would outgrow them and they would get rid of themselves... im gettting impatient though.

[fkshiu]

Try one of those vibrating toothbrush things. I do it right in the water in the tank and it wipes them out pretty quickly. Problem is that you only have to miss one and it'll come right back. But then I whip out the brush o' death again.