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There was some discussion on how to eradicate these. Did anyone come up with a viable option?
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I've seen people use kalk paste or using 2 part epoxy and making it into a sheet and covering them to smother them out.
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Blue Clove Polyps | Marine and Reef General Discussion
Don't poison your tank. If the Polyps go onto a rock and you do not want them on there. What I do is just take the rock out and let it dry out for a few weeks. Polyps are the weeds of the ocean.
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I was just about to reply with that same line...
also hand grenade, tactical nuke, death ray, etc. etc.
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really already tried running tank over them didn't work
Don't get me wrong, they aren't unsightly, they will just take over your tank.
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I have plenty of pulsating Xenia I can give and see which one survives! 
Seriously, I have a Carib Sea arch full of it If anyone wants some.
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Fenbendazole. Read through the thread about it. I've known multiple people that used it. It kills some types of softies and all inverts, but I'm not certain. Read through the thread and you'll learn more.
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Also, I believe @Wingnut used it with little casualties and great success irradiating the blue clove polyps. I'll text him to chine in.
Eliminating Blue Clove Polyps with Fenbendazole
A few years ago, I purchased a rock that had some beautiful Space Monster zoas on it. It also had some Blue Clove Polyp on it as well. I saw the BCP, I knew it was there, I really didn't worry about it at all because I had no idea what it could become. Fast forward....its now everywhere. Its...
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Also, I believe @Wingnut used it with little casualties and great success irradiating the blue clove polyps. I'll text him to chine in.
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Green star polyps will choke it out and then you can remove the gsp a little easier than the the bcp.
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When I want to get rid of something which is not too often. I get a very small syringe with a needle. I inject a wee wee bit of iodine into what I want to get rid of. It usually does the trick
If anyone wants to experiment I have a piece of LR with BCP's Im wanting to get rid of...
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Lol
I didn't know these things could spread like they do. I thought I would just isolate them like xenia and I'd be alright
Haha! So long as you dont attempt a mass genocide in your tank (I've heard large die off will release toxins in your tank) you'll be fine. Its easy to keep under control, just cover the small patches with Kalk as they pop up, but you have to get them before they cover too much rock. The only corals Ive seen them "over take" are zoa gardens.
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Yeah, I put that rock in my zoa frag tank. Looking for other accommodations for it at the moment lol
I used the Fenbendazole in my 200 gal. That became over run with the blue clove polyps and they where completely irracated in about a week , it also took out Kenya trees , pulsating Xenia , killed some snails , killed all GSP , will kill small leather corals , I have one large leather that made it but look bad for a long time. I did have a spike in Kn03 up to almost 20 ppm, but it work they are still gone. I used what was called Fish Bendazole which is the same thing , it is actual a pet dewormer. Water cloudy for a couple of weeks.
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Do you mean nitrate when you say "Kn03"?
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Here's the original thread posted from SneezeBeetle: Blue Clove Polyps | Marine and Reef General Discussion
Are there corals that are significantly more aggressive that I can use to rein in my BCP colony with?
I have Bowerbanki and Euphyilla colonies that seem to work, but have still have edges and patches popping up that need to be dealt with. I'm hoping someone finds the nudibranch that eats these blue clove polyps.
Are there corals that are significantly more aggressive that I can use to rein in my BCP colony with?
I have Bowerbanki and Euphyilla colonies that seem to work, but have still have edges and patches popping up that need to be dealt with. I'm hoping someone finds the nudibranch that eats these blue clove polyps.
