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I noticed this a few minutes ago. Can someone IS it and tell me if it is an issue?

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It's a pest anemone (aptasia, lightbulb, majano) doesn't really matter what it is, they all grow fast and infest the tank.
Many methods for killing these
Livestock:
Aptasia eating filefish
Peppermint shrimp
Berghia nudibranch
Chemical:
Kalkwasser
Aptasia-x
F-Aptasia
 
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It's a pest anemone (aptasia, lightbulb, majano) doesn't really matter what it is, they all grow fast and infest the tank.
Many methods for killing these
Livestock:
Aptasia eating filefish
Peppermint shrimp
Berghia nudibranch
Chemical:
Kalkwasser
Aptasia-x
F-Aptasia
i dose Kalk daily. that only maintains dkh right?
 
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Get rid of it ASAP. Try not to disturb it much as it will release planulas (offspring) that will take over your tank.
How reactive are they? just after i saw it i looked from another angle and figured it was aiptasia. I ask the reactivity question as i took a turkey baster to suck it up out of the sand. When i got near it, it shot down into the sand like a worm or something. I think i still got it but sucking that area. Then flushed it down the toilet. Rinsed my bastor with fresh water now letting it dry.
 
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Looks like maybe an aptasia.
If so, kill it.

Remove it whole or cover it with f-aptasia.
How reactive are they? just after i saw it i looked from another angle and figured it was aiptasia. I ask the reactivity question as i took a turkey baster to suck it up out of the sand. When i got near it, it shot down into the sand like a worm or something. I think i still got it but sucking that area. Then flushed it down the toilet. Rinsed my bastor with fresh water now letting it dry.
 

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How reactive are they? just after i saw it i looked from another angle and figured it was aiptasia. I ask the reactivity question as i took a turkey baster to suck it up out of the sand. When i got near it, it shot down into the sand like a worm or something. I think i still got it but sucking that area. Then flushed it down the toilet. Rinsed my bastor with fresh water now letting it dry.
They are a pest and can multiply fast. They can and will bother corals with a sting.

Just keep an eye. If you find another, I recommend F-Aptasia for removal, it puts a “case” around the nem and a week later, pull the whole thing out.
 
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