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Offline Todd W.

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Green Bubble Tip
« on: March 28, 2012, 19:27:41 »
My Anemone has gotten quite large.  It is getting ready to divide.  It has been in the same location for about 9 months now and has never moved but is now so large it is starting to kill adjacent corals.  I'm not fond of it any longer as my clowns have no idea what it is.

What can I do to get rid of it?
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Offline kattz

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Re: Green Bubble Tip
« Reply #1 on: March 28, 2012, 20:09:37 »
Dental explorer, perhaps a #11 scalpel...  just kidding.  Some shops like Gerber's will take it in exchange for store credit.  However, GBTA's are common, so don't expect loads of cash.  My opinion.
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Various thriving montipora, acropora, stylopora, wellsophyllia, blastomussa, hammer, anchor, and frogspawn, lobophyllia, rhizotrychus, pavona, scroll, and pagoda SPS and LPS corals, but no fish because I was too stupid to QT...

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Re: Green Bubble Tip
« Reply #2 on: March 28, 2012, 21:54:37 »
I'll give it away, I just want to know how others have handled situations like this.  I just want it gone.
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Offline micki

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Re: Green Bubble Tip
« Reply #3 on: March 28, 2012, 22:23:13 »
Lazy likes anemones, maybe he'll take it. If no one else wants it I'll take it, but I would prefer someone else take it.
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Offline Twizted1

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Re: Green Bubble Tip
« Reply #4 on: March 28, 2012, 22:29:28 »
If it would be all right under t5's for a month I'll pick it up sunday. If not I could pick it up for micki I will goingright by tipp sun afternoon. 
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Offline micki

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Re: Green Bubble Tip
« Reply #5 on: March 28, 2012, 22:33:59 »
I've kept them under PC in the past. I think T5 are even stronger correct? If so, you're good to go. If not, that's very kind of you to pick it up for me! :)
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Offline Todd W.

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Re: Green Bubble Tip
« Reply #6 on: March 29, 2012, 06:54:35 »
Here is the question though.... How to get it out.  His foot is really deeply wedged in one of my largest rocks.  He has been there for over 9 months and the hole that his foot is in is pretty deep.
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Offline micki

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Re: Green Bubble Tip
« Reply #7 on: March 29, 2012, 07:33:09 »
Quote from: Todd W. on March 29, 2012, 06:54:35
Here is the question though.... How to get it out.  His foot is really deeply wedged in one of my largest rocks.  He has been there for over 9 months and the hole that his foot is in is pretty deep.

Hmmmmm, Can the rock be moved?  If you flip the rock over he may not be happy and move on his own.  Another thought, point a power head directly at it and he will become frustrated and move.  Other than that, I have no idea.   
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Offline Ballyhoo

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Re: Green Bubble Tip
« Reply #8 on: March 29, 2012, 07:59:53 »
Finding a way to shade the light over top of him will work too.
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Offline Todd W.

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Re: Green Bubble Tip
« Reply #9 on: March 29, 2012, 08:29:37 »
Quote from: micki on March 29, 2012, 07:33:09
Can the rock be moved?     
Nope...

I will try the power head.

Once he starts to move can I just pick him up by hand with a surgical glove on? 
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Offline micki

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Re: Green Bubble Tip
« Reply #10 on: March 29, 2012, 10:09:08 »
Quote from: Todd W. on March 29, 2012, 08:29:37
Nope...

I will try the power head.

Once he starts to move can I just pick him up by hand with a surgical glove on? 

Yep.  Actually I don't even wear gloves but it's not a bad idea to do that.  :)
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Offline rayviv

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Re: Green Bubble Tip
« Reply #11 on: March 29, 2012, 12:35:55 »
Some have used ice cube on foot to move them. But I would suggest ice cube made of tank water.

I like the covering light best or even turning lights off. Mine will move in a few hours when i go for lights out for couple days.
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Offline micki

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Re: Green Bubble Tip
« Reply #12 on: March 29, 2012, 13:14:48 »
The problem with ice on the foot is, I'm guessing the foot is deep in the rock?  I've never had luck with it for that reason.  As for the light, I've left my lights off for 3 days at a time and my anemones never move.  In fact mine haven't moved in 6 years!  I've had some luck with the power head although it did take some time.  JMHO
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Offline kattz

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Re: Green Bubble Tip
« Reply #13 on: March 29, 2012, 13:33:00 »
You could run a small tube from a maxijet into the hole to run a strung current over the foot.  Might work- worked for us.
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Various thriving montipora, acropora, stylopora, wellsophyllia, blastomussa, hammer, anchor, and frogspawn, lobophyllia, rhizotrychus, pavona, scroll, and pagoda SPS and LPS corals, but no fish because I was too stupid to QT...

Offline Todd W.

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Re: Green Bubble Tip
« Reply #14 on: March 29, 2012, 20:07:23 »
Well I have a powerhead on him for the past 4 hours.... Hasn't budged....
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Offline kattz

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Re: Green Bubble Tip
« Reply #15 on: March 29, 2012, 21:09:34 »
Tube...  Into.. The... Rock...  Directly... On... The... Foot...  Don't make me stop this car.
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90g SPS and LPS reef tank, 35g sump, ceramic rock by The Alternative Reef, Neptune Apex w 2 X EB8's, Moonlight module, ATI Sunpower Dimmable 8 X 39W T5's, Octopus Extreme 160 skimmer, PM Kalkwasser Reactor, 2 X Vortech MP40's, Geo 618 Ca reactor


Various thriving montipora, acropora, stylopora, wellsophyllia, blastomussa, hammer, anchor, and frogspawn, lobophyllia, rhizotrychus, pavona, scroll, and pagoda SPS and LPS corals, but no fish because I was too stupid to QT...

Offline Todd W.

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Re: Green Bubble Tip
« Reply #16 on: March 29, 2012, 22:43:20 »
Quote from: kattz on March 29, 2012, 21:09:34
Tube...  Into.. The... Rock...  Directly... On... The... Foot...  Don't make me stop this car.

Yea, yea, Dad.... Will try that this weekend.  It requires a bit more logistics than I can perform right now.  Moving a powerhead took me all of 5 seconds. 
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Offline Twizted1

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Re: Green Bubble Tip
« Reply #17 on: March 31, 2012, 18:18:17 »
You ever get that off your rock?
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