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Old 03-17-2008, 06:25 AM
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Does anyone have any idea on how to get rid of this stuff. It started off in a small patch and has now moved around the tank.

water peramiters

PH: 8.4
Nitrate: 10 (can't seem to get it lower)
Nitrite: 0
Ammo: 0
Phosphates: 0
Calcium: 460
Alk: 7 (i am bringing this up slowly)
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Old 03-17-2008, 04:14 PM
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is it whispy kinda like cotton candy? if so the only thing I found that will work is the turbo snails from the mexican area.

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Old 03-17-2008, 04:23 PM
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i guess you could say it's kind of like cotton candy. I picked up a few turbo snails and they don't even want to touch it! how do you know if they are the mexican kind?
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I got turbos and they don't touch the stuff. I usually end up plucking the stuff off (carefully) when it gets larger. If it gets on your acros it will be hard to remove.
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I've also got the stuff and its a nightmare! So far the only things I've seen eat the stuff are sally light foot crabs and pencil urchins.

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Old 03-17-2008, 10:20 PM
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i've got a pencil urchin, but i banished him to my sump lol. he was being a pain and knocking over all of my rock work. i'll throw him back in (directly on a spot of turf) and see if i can get him to target feed.
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I've used the mexican turbos successfully for this stuff, saw some at J&L yesterday.
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I've also got the stuff and its a nightmare! So far the only things I've seen eat the stuff are sally light foot crabs and pencil urchins.

Bye, Keana
I moved my pencil urchin back into the main tank last night...put him right on top of some red turf...woke up this morning and it looks like the little bugger munched away all night on that spot! It may be to early to say but I think he is the only thing so far to touch the stuff!!!

Anyone have 10 pencil urchins they want to lend me??? lol
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Tou are topo far away otherwise i would lend you my seahare to try.
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