Nuke THem

[aquarix]

hi to all the reefer out there...

any method that i can nuke my liverock n them (bristleworm n copepod)???

found a lot of this ugly creature roaming around...

And a lot of copepod at my glass of my tank...

really irriating... everyday muz clean the glass of the tank...

get really sick n tired of this creature...

ah... big headache..

as for what i know the copepod r gd but there r 2 much in my tank

And the ugly creature(bristleworm) is a great scavanger n its spawning

very fast...

plz help me to clear up this mess... really near u guys advice....

[Clownfish]

ur fishes shld makan up the copepods...

[aquarix]

anyone can help....

[Gouldian]

only way is to catch the worms when they comes out or simply soak your LRs in fresh water.

As for the pods, you can keep them at bay just by adding a Mandarin.

But for me, I will ignore the worms and just introduce the Mandarin.

HTH

[aquarix]

but there 2 much of them(bristleworm)... cannot tahan ah....

[Gouldian]

but there 2 much of them(bristleworm)... cannot tahan ah....

Then just ID which LR most of them comes from and fresh water dip that LR loh.

If really very pissed, you can even bake that #$#@^ rock under the sun!

But your tank can still carry on.

HTH

[Kelmen]

Mandarin may do good in initial round, but may not do well if you can't supply it live pods in future.

Many wrasses are known as bugs eater, you can try some.

In my case, 6 lines wrasse seem pin my pods population down to a level.

But be warned that some wrasses may be bully king.

[Gouldian]

Mandarin may do good in initial round, but may not do well if you can't supply it live pods in future.

Many wrasses are known as bugs eater, you can try some.

In my case, 6 lines wrasse seem pin my pods population down to a level.

But be warned that some wrasses may be bully king.

If you have abundance of pods, the population will be controlled by the Mandarin and not wipe out.

There have been cases of Mandarins dying after being introduced into a tank that do not have enough pods to sustain them.

But rarely do we hear Mandarin wiping out pods populations in the tank.

This is because pods will still strives at the inaccessable part of the tank and venture out to be eaten when it is overcrowded.

With regards to your recommendation of six lines wrasse, I think it will create a totally new problem of terrorizing new additions.

Anyway, there's more than 1 way to skin a cat.

[aquarix]

thanks 4 yr comments...

ok i'll try 6 line wrasse... but where i find it??? any of u guys seen it lately at lfs....

[Gouldian]

thanks 4 yr comments...

ok i'll try 6 line wrasse... but where i find it??? any of u guys seen it lately at lfs....

Up to you bro.

Just remember, I reccomended you Mandarin and not 6 liners. So dun look for me if anything goes wrong.

All the best!

[Maxstar81]

I just flush with tap water from shower head.

All the little critters start crawling out.

Start picking them up 1 by 1.

1 tiny crab actually made it to the floor and hid

in my floor mat.

All those little critters just had to go.

[aquarix]

how longmuz i flushed it???

[Kelmen]

Up to you bro.

Just remember, I reccomended you Mandarin and not 6 liners. So dun look for me if anything goes wrong.

All the best!

Brother Gouldian does have a good point.

As I only have experience with 6 lines wrasse but not mandarin, as so those my prev personal feedback.

my 6 lines indeed a bully king to my new Nemo, which I eventually put it into my refugium about 6 months ago.

I believe the pods are very hardy and can breed easily, so prevention from total-annihilation should be very easy to manage.

and I personnally would advise you against from flushing them with tap water. No need for such harsh treatment. Not only the freshwater will\may help remove the pods, it probably will kill other your desired stuffs.

[Gouldian]

Brother Gouldian does have a good point.

As I only have experience with 6 lines wrasse but not mandarin, as so those my prev personal feedback.

my 6 lines indeed a bully king to my new Nemo, which I eventually put it into my refugium about 6 months ago.

I believe the pods are very hardy and can breed easily, so prevention from total-annihilation should be very easy to manage.

and I personnally would advise you against from flushing them with tap water. No need for such harsh treatment. Not only the freshwater will\may help remove the pods, it probably will kill other your desired stuffs.

No offense to you bro Kelmen.

Had to make it clear to aquarix that I wasn't the one reccomending the 6 liners.

I once was accuse of giving wrong info by a reefer.

Like I stated, "There's more than one way to skin a cat". You may not be wrong with your suggestion.