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Old 08-25-2020, 05:35 PM
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My tank is recovering nicely after a partial crash from an undiscovered death of one of my Tiger tails a couple of months ago. While I had one of my leathers die from the toxicity no other corals/fish or inverts died but most of my coral was unhappy for weeks after. Now everything is flourishing including a severe infestation of bubble Algae and Purple Clove polyps both of which I am hoping to take care of in the coming weeks now that I can once again order livestock. most of my snails and crabs have died from old age or from larger predatory CUC so with less CUC around there has been less munching going on and more algae growing.


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Hi there, good luck with your battle, love the green star polyp rock also love purple clove polyps but can't get them to grow in my tanks, regards ken
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I hate when this happens. Not many of us are immune.
What kind of CUC are you going to get? Emerald crab for sure?
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I hate when this happens. Not many of us are immune.
What kind of CUC are you going to get? Emerald crab for sure?
No emerald crabs I never have any luck with them as they either die real fast or make a meal out of smaller inverts. I am going to try Vibrant for reefs on my bubbles.

As to other CUC I just ordered snails, crabs(Blue and red) and some dry goods. The snails and crab are very good cleaners.
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Good luck with the vibrant. I heard it works. Let us know.
I have never had emeralds in my display tank. Do they eat snails too?
I have lots of snails soI would be hesitant if they do.
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Good luck with the vibrant. I heard it works. Let us know.
I have never had emeralds in my display tank. Do they eat snails too?
I have lots of snails soI would be hesitant if they do.
I’ve found emerald crabs are opportunistic eaters, yes they will eat bubble algae but they will eat anything they can catch in my experience

I’ve heard lots about vibrant but always been hesitant As it is a chemical additive but because I have such a large outbreak I’m going to war.
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