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Recovering from stn

Started by Emeraude1484, May 02, 2012, 08:40:47 PM

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Emeraude1484

May 02, 2012, 08:40:47 PM
Hi all! :)

What would you do with colonies that have suffered from stn?  Pull them out and frag the salvageable parts or will they grow back down the old skeleton?  Old pic, cyano's not as bad.

JetJumper

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May 02, 2012, 09:10:21 PM
I doubt they will regrow down, or atleast look decent.  Usually from what I have seen with my SPS is once there is RTN / STN in the lower levels of the calcium structure it does not tend to grow back down. 

Could be just my tank though.
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Emeraude1484

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May 02, 2012, 09:12:10 PM
Quote from: JetJumper on May 02, 2012, 09:10:21 PM
I doubt they will regrow down, or atleast look decent.  Usually from what I have seen with my SPS is once there is RTN / STN in the lower levels of the calcium structure it does not tend to grow back down.  

Could be just my tank though.

That's what I thought I just wanted to double check before hacking it all apart... :(
THANKS!

JetJumper

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May 02, 2012, 09:14:55 PM
you need to get yourself an emerald crab or 2 or 3.. for all that bubble algae.  :D
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Emeraude1484

#4
May 02, 2012, 09:19:11 PM
Quote from: JetJumper on May 02, 2012, 09:14:55 PM
you need to get yourself an emerald crab or 2 or 3.. for all that bubble algae.  :D

HA! I have 4 lol

Problem was I was given the advice to leave it alone for fear of the spores colonizing somewhere else.  It essentially took over the tank before I scrapped the stuff off with the mindset "well... it can't very well get worse!". 

FYI it is actually much better now ;)

JetJumper

#5
May 02, 2012, 09:46:50 PM
thats good!  UV Filter ;) and pick them off manually is the route I would go.  UV will take care of any spores that pass through it.
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mmaisonneuve

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May 03, 2012, 10:18:59 AM
Try Blue Knucle Hermit (AZ) I bought a nice Scroll Coral Last week and It had a moderate patch or two of Bubble Algae....After dipping in the Coral RX I introduce the piece to the reef tank and next thing I saw was my 2 Blue Knucle hermit going for the Bubble Algae....next morning it was all gone !
90g Tank, 50g Sump. Super Reef Octopus 2000 skimmer , 1 Bio Beads reactor, 1 GFO Reactor, 1 Carbon Reactor, 2 Ecotech Radion XR30w, 3 Vortech MP10w ES,  Eheim 1260 Return Pump. AquaController Apex System. SPS Reef with Purple Tang, Yellow Tang, Dejardini Tang, Mated pair Madanrin, Clown, Purple Fire Fish, Bengali Cardinals, Coral Beauty. Tons and tons of Snail and Hermits

az

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May 03, 2012, 10:34:49 AM
Quote from: mmaisonneuve on May 03, 2012, 10:18:59 AM
Try Blue Knucle Hermit (AZ) I bought a nice Scroll Coral Last week and It had a moderate patch or two of Bubble Algae....After dipping in the Coral RX I introduce the piece to the reef tank and next thing I saw was my 2 Blue Knucle hermit going for the Bubble Algae....next morning it was all gone !

you named your blueknuckle AZ??

j/k
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mmaisonneuve

#8
May 03, 2012, 10:35:33 AM
LOL

No ! Get one from your place !!!
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Emeraude1484

#9
May 03, 2012, 10:48:07 AM
:D I'll keep that in mind next time I go in.  My 4 emerald crabs SHOULD do the job now that I've helped them along though.
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