How to get rid of Amphipods

[EeyoreIsMySpiritAnimal]

120 liters, half a block of mysis and 1 block of cyclops frozen.

Yeah, that's way too much. Most corals are photosynthetic, remember...

 

[EeyoreIsMySpiritAnimal]

Test kit is outdated but it is high enough that there is diatom growth on the shell of the cleaner shrimp.

Diatoms aren't caused by hight phosphates... at least, not directly.

 

[EeyoreIsMySpiritAnimal]

High phosphate can kill coral depending on the levels.

How high are we talking, over 0.2?

My phosphates run around 1.0 with no coral issues.

 

[TheMysticGriffin]

Diatoms aren't caused by hight phosphates... at least, not directly.

I think it may be brown algae as well.

 

[Terrapod]

My phosphates run around 1.0 with no coral issues.

Are you keeping sps with phosphate levels at 1?

 

[Terrapod]

Test kit is outdated but it is high enough that there is diatom growth on the shell of the cleaner shrimp.

Diatoms are normally from silicates contained in poor rodi water used in water changes and freshwater topup

 

[Terrapod]

I think it may be brown algae as well.

Definitely needs photos of all these phenomenon, to better assist.

 

[EeyoreIsMySpiritAnimal]

Are you keeping sps with phosphate levels at 1?

No, LPS just like the OP.

 

[Reefkeepers Archive]

To your knowledge, are there any that eat corals?

I'm pretty sure they are all usually reef safe but they will turn to eating coral tissue if there is no food available, @ISpeakForTheSeas can help with that


Also if.it is a 120L tank then I'd feed less food more frequently, IE if the equivalent if 2 cubes of mysis and 4 cubes of cyclops go in weekly then I'd maybe break it up into 1.5 cubes of mysis and 3 cubes of cyclops a week broken up into portions that are fed daily

 

[EeyoreIsMySpiritAnimal]

I'm pretty sure they are all usually reef safe but they will turn to eating coral tissue if there is no food available, @ISpeakForTheSeas can help with that


Also if.it is a 120L tank then I'd feed less food more frequently

There are absolutely amphipods that eat coral. The problem is, it's very difficult (if not virtually impossible) for the average hobbyist to determine if they have one of these species until they witness them eating the coral. Zoas in particular seem to be targets. (Although, the chance of having the coral eating pods are still unlikely).

 

[Terrapod]

No, LPS just like the OP.

Ah. Anything over 0.3 in my tank and the sps start to die off.

 

[EeyoreIsMySpiritAnimal]

@TheMysticGriffin , how much longer will your fish be in quarantine/treatment?

 

[EeyoreIsMySpiritAnimal]

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[TheMysticGriffin]

@TheMysticGriffin , how much longer will your fish be in quarantine/treatment?

I'm afraid none, all of them died. Had a very nice mandarin, ate frozen food and pods, was the best fish I had he jumped from a crevice in the lid...

 

[TheMysticGriffin]

Diatoms are normally from silicates contained in poor rodi water used in water changes and freshwater topup

Brown algae, my bad.

 

[EeyoreIsMySpiritAnimal]

I'm afraid none, all of them died. Had a very nice mandarin, ate frozen food and pods, was the best fish I had he jumped from a crevice in the lid...

Ok, so how much longer do you need to run fallow?

 

[TheMysticGriffin]

Ok, so how much longer do you need to run fallow?

2 months. Maybe a tad bit longer.

 

[dadnjesse]

Same way you get rid of other bugs Interceptor

 

[EeyoreIsMySpiritAnimal]

2 months. Maybe a tad bit longer.

How long has it been fallow?

 

[TheMysticGriffin]

There are absolutely amphipods that eat coral. The problem is, it's very difficult (if not virtually impossible) for the average hobbyist to determine if they have one of these species until they witness them eating the coral. Zoas in particular seem to be targets. (Although, the chance of having the coral eating pods are still unlikely).

Have not witnessed them eating zoas.

Same way you get rid of other bugs Interceptor

So I need to use pesticides? I was going to refer to that as a last option since I don't have another tank setup for the other inverts.

How long has it been fallow?

a month, but I've added coral from a tank that had marine ich therefore I think I need to reset the fallow period?