What would you do? (Aptasia in fuge)

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  1. Midnight_Madman

    Midnight_Madman Montipora Digitata

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    I have a TON of them in the fuge growing on the LR and everything else in site. The are completely GONE in the display tank after about a year of Aptasia X and 7 peppermint shrimp.
    The ones in the sump (fuge) seem to be spreading quick within but not hurting anything I guess? I'm just picturing one of them somehow sporing off and spreading into the display one day.... or will the peps eat it before it could ever grow anyway?
     
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    They release planulae as a form of reproduction. Especially when they are threatened. Chances are your DT will become re-infested unless you take the fuge offline long enough to thoroughly clean it.
     
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    or get a few of apestia lol eating nudibranches and throw them in the fuge
     
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  4. scadsobees

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    Can you throw some of the peps in the sump? Without feeding them down there they should work on the aptasia.
     
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  5. Midnight_Madman

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    There getting pretty big and I think the peps will only eat them when they are small.
    I am thinking if I leave the sump alone its almost safer then messing with it.
    Unless like stated above, I disonnect it and do a nuke of the whole sump. There's a few (maybe 15-20 lbs) of LR in it though. But I really don't need it.
     
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  6. m2434

    m2434 Giant Squid

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    How much LR? I'd probably be tempted to nuke it to keep it out of the display. If it was in the display, then that's another story, but a fuge is typically more disposable I guess.


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  7. Midnight_Madman

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    Maybe 15lbs hard to say.. nothing that will effect the system.
     
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  8. m2434

    m2434 Giant Squid

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    Well 15-20lbs is a fair amount. You could instead, QT it in another tank. I'd still be tempted to take it offline though as is.


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    There's like 120-150 in the main 90 gallon tank so it shouldn't effect it right?
     
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  10. m2434

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    No, should be fine. If your worried you could remove ambit at a time, but 120+ should be plenty for a 90g...


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