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[aqua80]

Got these somehow this fall too...
always dipped and inspected new corals and most of the time reglueing on new plugs to lessen the risk of eggs.... but still got them !
QT is the only way to be sure...

BUT many reefers actually lives with them quite well (reefbum was a great example) some blasting and wrasses helps...
I choose no to tear down the tank and just dip the more affected/accessible colonies or frag them... and since december I don't see them anymore, no more bite marks and sps are thriving again... we'll see !

here are some pics I took at the beginning...

adults




can you see him on the coral ?


eggs




Bite marks

[freezetyle]

http://reefbuilders.com/2013/02/21/r...able-critters/

hope for the future!

[asylumdown]

Originally Posted by freezetyle

http://reefbuilders.com/2013/02/21/r...able-critters/

hope for the future!

heheh, I just saw that article, and my immediate reaction was: Aquattro must know! You beat me to it lol

[Aquattro]

Originally Posted by asylumdown

heheh, I just saw that article, and my immediate reaction was: Aquattro must know! You beat me to it lol

lol. Unfortunately that looks like a preventative, which could possibly be too late I don't add corals without cutting off the base and the tissue near the base, so eggs wouldn't be much of a concern.
This time, I got a frag from Wayne, checked it under the scope and dipped, but it died. So Wayne gave me another and I just assumed it would be safe like the last one and just dropped in on the frag rack. I checked all pieces anywhere near it and nothing, so hopefully this is just another wake up call to check every single piece that goes in the tank.

[christyf5]

Man, this thread doesn't make me feel so bad about my hair algae problem anymore. I hope you guys can beat them. What a nightmare

[asylumdown]

Word. This thread describes maybe the one thing that could make me quit this hobby.

If I believed in prayer, I'd be praying that Brad nipped this problem before it it could even become a bud. Let's say... so many positive thoughts.

[Aquattro]

Originally Posted by asylumdown

Word. This thread describes maybe the one thing that could make me quit this hobby.

Ya, if my tank ended up hit by these, I'd consider packing it up. I'll have spare pieces put aside in case I need to make that decision. If I sold all my gear though, I'd have a nice month in Bali -lol

[Aquattro]

Originally Posted by christyf5

Man, this thread doesn't make me feel so bad about my hair algae problem anymore. I hope you guys can beat them. What a nightmare

I'm just going with the thought that I don't need to beat anything, just be more careful.