Annap729 September 26, 2011 Share September 26, 2011 Anyone have any thoughts? I'm wondering if throwing a copperband butterfly or whatever else I read would make short work of these. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trockafella September 26, 2011 Share September 26, 2011 Just do yourself a favor now, and DONT DO IT. Copperbands dont eat majonos, and you will always fight them. Ive replaced all my rocks before because of them. Why start with a problem. But dry rock from BRS or Macro. Established live rock can come with so many of someone elses problems, no need to make them yours. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chad September 26, 2011 Share September 26, 2011 I agree with Travis. Rarely does a natural removal means work out like you intended (copperbands are pretty delicate and it can be very very tough to keep them alive - plus I don't know of any going for them). The things that I do think would go for mojanos would likely also go for other things that you want to keep. If you are trying to save money, go with dry rock and seed it. Conversly, if the rock is that cheap, you could buy the rock. Dry it completely out and perform a muratic acid bath on it, "cook" it for a while, and then use it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
roni September 26, 2011 Share September 26, 2011 I agree with Travis. Rarely does a natural removal means work out like you intended (copperbands are pretty delicate and it can be very very tough to keep them alive - plus I don't know of any going for them). The things that I do think would go for mojanos would likely also go for other things that you want to keep. If you are trying to save money, go with dry rock and seed it. Conversly, if the rock is that cheap, you could buy the rock. Dry it completely out and perform a muratic acid bath on it, "cook" it for a while, and then use it. Or if you want, we can split a Majano wand I've got 3-4 of these guys that snuck in on some rock. I killed most of them but little ones keep popping back. They are tough to deal with. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trockafella September 26, 2011 Share September 26, 2011 AGAIN, JUST DONT DO IT..!!!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
F&Fmgr September 26, 2011 Share September 26, 2011 hypersalinity works Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
magnetic1 September 26, 2011 Share September 26, 2011 HA! I was tellin ya not to Believe me, they DONT DIE. Only way Ive ever killed them was bringing that rock outside, then letting the thing dry out. I do have one of those ready to go if you want it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hypertech September 26, 2011 Share September 26, 2011 (edited) I once bought dry base rock that had never been in a tank and acid washed it. Somehow, one of those managed to survive and popped up. I took no chances and covered it in epoxy. Don't do it. Edited September 26, 2011 by hypertech Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris Ericksen September 26, 2011 Share September 26, 2011 All -- reading this makes me wonder about a few guys that have popped up lately. Any idea if these are Majanos? If not, are they good guys? Thanks! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Coral Hind September 26, 2011 Share September 26, 2011 All -- reading this makes me wonder about a few guys that have popped up lately. Any idea if these are Majanos? If not, are they good guys? Thanks! Yes, those are Majanos. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Coral Hind September 26, 2011 Share September 26, 2011 AGAIN, JUST DONT DO IT..!!!!! I agree, unless the rock is really cheap and you are fine letting it dry out first and cycle over I wouldn't get it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
magnetic1 September 26, 2011 Share September 26, 2011 I agree, unless the rock is really cheap and you are fine letting it dry out first and cycle over I wouldn't get it. Mine came in off a frag somewhere and they have proliferated. Real annoying when they got into my SPS colonies and started stinging them. Ive found the other way to kill them is w/ a MAPP torch. So if you buy live rock from me, you can have fun w/ the blowtorch. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris Ericksen September 27, 2011 Share September 27, 2011 thanks for the tip -- already applied poison -- let's see how it works! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lowsingle September 27, 2011 Share September 27, 2011 I agree with Travis DON'T DO IT......In my old tank I fought aptasia for 3 years and used everything from bergia nudis to hand removal to joes juice. I hadn't seen any in a year so I thought I had them beat, but when I broke down my tank don't you know I found one on my base rock!!!! Dang I hate that stuff, anyway, prevention is the best defense...... Darren Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jan September 27, 2011 Share September 27, 2011 Don't do it. It isn't worth it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
treesprite September 27, 2011 Share September 27, 2011 Twice I've gotten frags from members that had the things growing on them (one a majano and one an aiptasia). The majano was "hidden" within some palys. The aiptasia was on the bottom side of a frag disk. If you put rock that is "questionable" in your tank, you may have difficulty when it comes to selling/trading corals with people. No one wants to risk a nightmare over a $10 frag. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lanman September 27, 2011 Share September 27, 2011 Majanos aren't pure evil, as they grow reasonably slow, and can be 'convinced' to fall off a rock (hold it upside down and poke at the foot). The problem is in a larger tank, or rocks you can't get to. They just slowly spread, and always win the who-kills-who fight. And my 4-year-old CBB won't touch them. bob Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Annap729 October 3, 2011 Author Share October 3, 2011 <br />HA! I was tellin ya not to <img src='http://www.wamas.org/forums/public/style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/wink.gif' class='bbc_emoticon' alt='' /> <br /><br /> Believe me, they DONT DIE. Only way Ive ever killed them was bringing that rock outside, then letting the thing dry out. I do have one of those ready to go if you want it.<br /> <br /><br /><br />Haha magnetic...yes, your rock for sale was one in question. I'm sooo not wanting to start with ALL dry brs rock, but it sounds like that's my play. I appreciate the input, keep it coming!! And why do some people soaking in high salinity water have good results but others don't? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ryan S October 3, 2011 Share October 3, 2011 Don't do it. It isn't worth it. x2. Not worth it IMO. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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