Majano Nem removal

[Prodigal1011]

Just purchased a whole bunch of LR from a guy breaking down his tank. Some awesome peices and I really want to get them in the 155 we just built.

While going through some of the LR I noticed there were quite a few Majano's attached. I'm currently storing it in couple of big coolers with water. How can I erradicate these guys without having to pick them off 1 by 1? I will go insane trying to pick EVERY rock clean.

Help a Brother out.

 

[mwilliams62]

I am tagging alongg here because I too have several Majano anemone on one rock but the bad part about it they are in between my zoes and I don't want to kill any of my zoes.

Mary

 

[spieszak]

Torch them. Seriously.

 

[albano]

How can I erradicate these guys without having to pick them off 1 by 1? I will go insane trying to pick EVERY rock clean.

Help a Brother out.

Bro,
...the bad news... you may have to get them 1 by 1
...the good news... (1) it's easy when the rocks are not set up in the DT...just take the rocks, one at a time, and with a new, firm toothbrush give a quick 'flick' and any exposed majano will go flying off! ...
(2) I doubt that you'll actually go insane

 

[Prodigal1011]

Thanks Albano. I'll give that a try on a few pieces and see how it goes. Those things will grow ANYWHERE! I can't beleive how far into some of this rock they are hiding. I beleive a little propane torch therapy will help me from being commited and get the "hard to reach" guys....:blown:

I'll update with some pics tomorrow and let you know how it turns out.

 

[mwilliams62]

How do you get rid of them when they are between Zoe's???? I tried to scrape them out of their holes when the zoes closed up after the lights had been out but they too closed up and could not see were they were at...

 

[1fishkeeper]

I have always been a fan of boiling water.

 

[nemoboy1]

one easy way is to acid wash your rocks but they wont be live after that for awhile... or go through all them rocks and flick them off one by one..pains taking. good luck

 

[Prodigal1011]

I started on my first bucket of rock last night. It wasn't nearly as bad as I thought, but there is a technique to just pulling them off. You really have to surprise them and squeeze at the very bottom of the foot and the flop right off. One thing that really helped spot them is good lighting. I used an old current PC hood and it made a world of difference in trying to find the little ones stuck in the crevices. As I said earlier, these things will grow anywhere. I had a couple attached to the stalks of palys and one right over the top of an eagle eye zoa.

Williams-good lighting helps to spot them. If they are stuck deep in the rocks, injecting them with boiling water seems to do the trick just be careful and take your time around your zoas. Make sure you get them all and wash the rock in clean water before putting it back in the DT.

 

[mwilliams62]

Thanks I got a few off but when I had pulled it out of the DT they all closed up I even had them under a magnifing glass lamp and they would not open back up I did get atkeast three of them. Will try to get the rest of them today.

 

[Prodigal1011]

Just sayin, the propane torch works AWESOME!! Smells like A$$, but works great for the tight spots. Got all of the rock in the 155 today and it looks amazing. I'll post pics up tomorrow. Thanks for all the suggestions.

 

[Prodigal1011]

Here's what the tank looks like now!

 

[t5Nitro]

Can I ask how to go about removing these with coral colonies attached to them? Propane torch probably isn't a good idea (ha ha).

I have yet to try the boiling water method. I need to go grab a turkey baster. Is this the best option in this scenario?

 

[Prodigal1011]

T5nitro,

I used a pair of strong forceps to get them off the coral. If they are still engorged with water they are easier to get off and usually just flick off.

I also tried a new method last night. I took a piece of ice and left it on him for a minute or two and it basically fell right off. I can say this works great if they are attached to a hard coral. I know its overkill, but I checked the surface of my acro after "icing" it off and it only dropped 10º in the area where the nem was attached. We'll see if there will be any long term damage to the coral, but so far everything looks good.

Have you thought about a syringe? It is much more accurate than a baster, and will help keep hot water away from any good stuff on your LR. I actually injected a few and it seemed to work, but I found it to be a little time consuming. Although it was my least favorite method out of the bunch, it did kill them. I’m sure with a little practice and the right amount of patience you could make short work of them using the hot water technique.

 

[mr.iacuessa]

injecting boiling water is the best way to do it since it kills the spores in the process, and you wont have to remove it if you have a cleanup crew,... just make sure ur not using tap water, tap is bad, m'kay