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My biggest mistake so far....

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cyano
, 10-05-2012 at 10:34 AM (3857 Views)
Hey guys can't help but the write real quick and ask what is everyone biggest mistake so far in this hobby? at this point as I watch yet another blue clove polyp spawning I wish I had never put that coral in my tank, they are worse than xenia once they start spawning and there are so many of them I think they are the reason I am having issues growing sps....

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  1. OneReef's Avatar
    Blue clove polyps are nice looking, but are the devils spawn. They spread like wildfire, and will even get up to grow on locline and powerheads as I think they spread by spores? I hope one never enters my tank. I have seen many tanks around here taken over by them, covering every inch of the tank and rock. They don't seem to bother the coral though, they just cover everything around them
  2. jlemoine2's Avatar
    I'd rather have blue cloves and pulsing xenia better than apstasia.... but I do recognize they can all be a pest.

    I think my biggest mistake in the hobby is buying mediocre equipment and expecting it to function well and last as long as a better built (more expensive) product... Then I end up spending much more in the long run than if I had just bought the better unit in the beginning.
  3. cyano's Avatar
    I hate hate hate them, I thought they were pretty and yeah they don't seem bothered by any coral but they also are not bothered by any coral I can tell. They laugh at euphellia stings, grow on everything and I mean EVERYTHING! I have had to "skin" them off of my toadstool leather, they are all over the sand and the back wall of the tank, they have overwhelmed my rock to the point that I would have to get new rock, drain my tank, replace the sand, and frag every coral I have just to get rid of them. since they are so abundant and they don't sting I am assuming in this massive quantity they probably are releasing toxins that are negatively affecting my sps.

    I can definitely relate to that jlemoine, lol
  4. Midnight's Avatar
    Are they a mushroom? I have not heard of them before. Got pictures of the infestation? Does anything eat them?
  5. Jaxom's Avatar
    I looked up Blue Clove Polyps on Google and saw this .............. you might try it.

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Cbk7m...ature=youtu.be
  6. cyano's Avatar
    Here is a picture of them, the little blue polyps, I have read about a tablet that kills them if dosed correctly but it also will kill any other soft coral and in some cases not allow them to grow again for years. They are starting to release spores into the water column at least 2-3 times a month lately, it is getting a little ridiculous.