Oops, I Did It Again

[Runner]

I grew tired of watching the evil hydroids spread across my favorite rock. I didn't want to toast the rock with freezing and boiling, so I instead toasted the hydroids. That's right. I pulled out a propane torch, fired it up, and cooked all I could find. The way the fire was splashing on the rock, my sons thought I was going to burn the house down. I fear I might have scorched a candy cane, but some of the heads should live. Best thing is, all the blackened spawn from that unpleasant place (aka hydroids) scubbed off after the barbeque. We'll see if it grows back (like it did the last time I tried this -- about 5 years ago).

 

[LawmanRob]

I am notifying PETA as I type. :uzi:

 

[macclellan]

Scott - Is there something causing hydroid growth in your tank, or just a bad luck sort of thing? I have a few and think they are sorta cool, but would not want an epidemic!

I am notifying PETA as I type. :uzi:

Hydroids are clearly not sentient, so no animal-welfare related worries there.

 

[Runner]

There are about 30 different types of hydroids. I have the kind that are the true PITA (look like brown tube worms). Mel could vouch for this statement as she had them in a previous tank. They grew from the rock attached to a coral I just HAD to save from my old tank. They are not growing fast. In fact, this is the first time in two years I've taken action against them. But they were getting thick in two small places and I took the opportunity to "thin the heard" while changing water tonight.

Next tank setup is going to nuked clean and will start from dry rock and lose frags. Sometimes I get tired of "diversity" in my tank...

 

[reeflover101]

Scott i did them that way on one of my fav. rocks they never came back. i have had this rock for a good 10 years now. mine look green on top and i had some that was brown also