spindle weed

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  1. erik

    erik Spaghetti Worm

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    One decent sized rock in my tank is probably about 70 percent covered in this stuff (neomeris sp). Although it does look kind of cool, its starting to spread onto another rock that i have and i dont want it to take over. Whats the best way to get rid of it?
     
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  2. erik

    erik Spaghetti Worm

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    bump
     
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  3. reefmonkey

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    Send it to me ;D

    It usually doesn't do well in the aquarium and dies off. I've read a couple of stories like yours but those ppl wanted it and were happy it was thriving.

    I would say that it would be battled like any other algaes. Starve it of light and excess nutrients. If you want to keep it isolated you'll have to work at manually removing it from where it spreads to. Sorry I'm not much help but I've never read of anyone trying to get rid of it.
     
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  4. erik

    erik Spaghetti Worm

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    yeah its cool if there is a little bit but i just dont want it to take over. and yeah ive heard that its hard to take care of so that must be a good sign
     
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  5. erik

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    resurrecting this thread, because the problems not going away. all my params are normal, ive cut the light down to about 5 hours a day, i feed once every other day, and i stopped dosing purple up because that has alot of calcium these things feed off of... but growing has only slowed, not stopped or reversed. need some more help...
     
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    rc_mcwaters3 Clown Trigger

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    take it out and bleach it..... lawnmower bleny might help....... or alot of herm. crabs
     
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  7. SushiGirl

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    No idea what size your tank is or what livestock you have, but I've heard tangs like it.
     
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  8. erik

    erik Spaghetti Worm

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    no good. its spread to all my rocks, my hermits wont touch it, and i have a 28 gallon tank so tangs are out. one thing ive thought of, would a coral that needs alot of calcium be beneficial to get because it would take it from the spindle weed, or would the coral just end up dying?
     
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    90% of corals use calcium to grow... as far as aglae goes...u need to get your water super clean, a majority of algae feeds off nutrient rich water... the only that really doesnt feed off dirty water is Coraline, and thats because its a calcifying algae..
     
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  10. erik

    erik Spaghetti Worm

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    sooo i dont have a protein skimmer, should i get one?
     
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