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cvrle1 04-23-2019 02:19 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by davej (Post 1035793)
JL will only take bubble tips in as a donation and give you $0 for them.
They turn around and ask $60 for them, used to be $80.
Better off to sell them here at a nominal cost, or even donate them to a fellow hobbyist.

They wouldnt even swap you for same size piece of dry rock? If thats the case, eff that noise. OP isnt in BC, but good to know for locals in the future.

I know a lot of LFS's in US would at least trade you for some dry rock, and some of them would gladly give you store credit.

SeaHorse_Fanatic 04-23-2019 05:23 PM

You can also suspend the rock upside down is the tank or tub of SW with a powerhead for circulation. If in tank keep a big net underneath. The rbtas won't like hanging suspended and will let go after a couple of days. I've done this and it works. Just thought I'd use gravity to my advantage and the anemones popped off by themselves. Good luck,

Anthony

blacknife 04-23-2019 05:36 PM

yeah trading is probably my best bet, store or hobbyist. Might even have to try here on CanReef, Replant a local flag.

blacknife 04-23-2019 05:39 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by SeaHorse_Fanatic (Post 1035818)
You can also suspend the rock upside down is the tank or tub of SW with a powerhead for circulation. If in tank keep a big net underneath. The rbtas won't like hanging suspended and will let go after a couple of days. I've done this and it works. Just thought I'd use gravity to my advantage and the anemones popped off by themselves. Good luck,

Anthony

That seems easy, but even for the little buggers that are deeply seeded in very textured rock where they could right themselves and move around inside easily?

blacknife 04-23-2019 05:53 PM

you just gave me a reason to fire the "quarintine" tank up again, not attached to my system as I had planned. have not had it set up in a while as there has been NO new additions in quite some time and this tank is in easy mode.

SeaHorse_Fanatic 04-23-2019 06:04 PM

My last Rbta had its foot inside a lg giant barnacle but didn't like the flow and hanging upside down. Let go in 2 days.

blacknife 05-14-2019 03:32 AM

I went with a round of pickling lime(kalk). Took out as many baby's as I felt comfortable, let them sit for a bit, turned my pumps on and watched my ph jump. Whoops I'll do smaller rounds for future cleanup. I think this will be my go to for control going forward. Sell the odd bigger one and cull the rest.

KNOWYOURTANK 05-14-2019 03:55 AM

Bubble
 
Try a Klein’s butterfly fish I have one cleared my tank of Aiptasia very fast and seems to leave the rest of the coral alone

blacknife 05-14-2019 05:32 PM

How bout mushrooms, my other plauge that i for some reason tollerate?

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KNOWYOURTANK 05-14-2019 06:32 PM

Mushroom
 
Just buy a few fish known to nip at coral and see which one likes it lol


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