Trimming Shaving brush plant???

DensityMan · 08/25/2003, 06:40 AM

Thinking about giving the shaving brush a buzz-cut. It is one of the last refuges for cyano in the tank and has taken to harboring hair algae within its branches as well. It's gotten worse since the fresh-water incident last week, when it had branches melting.

Has anyone done this before? Successfully?

The plan is to get a pair of scissors (just for the reef after use here) and trim during the weekly water-change while siphoning out all of the clipping.

Ultimately I'd like to move it into a better flow-area, but know that it's established where it is and moving it would likely kill it entirely. Any input or suggestions?

Will · 08/25/2003, 12:33 PM

Mine collect microalgae too. I hate that! I just siphon the algae off when I do a water change.
-Will

DensityMan · 09/03/2003, 10:54 AM

Neither siphoning (during water changes) nor 'blowing' (with a turkey-baster) have been helping over the past month, so I finally pinch-trimmed it back to about what it was when I first got it.

I'll put up a pic tonight, but hope it still pulls through. It had collected quite a bit of 'crap' within its branches: red slime, green slime, red tear algae, sponge growth and eggs of various critters.

DensityMan · 09/05/2003, 08:19 AM

2 days after the trimming and this is what the parent now looks like (with the best sprout yet included).

08/25/2003, 06:40 AM	#1
DensityMan Registered Member Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: Indianapolis, IN Posts: 1,690	Trimming Shaving brush plant??? Thinking about giving the shaving brush a buzz-cut. It is one of the last refuges for cyano in the tank and has taken to harboring hair algae within its branches as well. It's gotten worse since the fresh-water incident last week, when it had branches melting. Has anyone done this before? Successfully? The plan is to get a pair of scissors (just for the reef after use here) and trim during the weekly water-change while siphoning out all of the clipping. Ultimately I'd like to move it into a better flow-area, but know that it's established where it is and moving it would likely kill it entirely. Any input or suggestions? __________________ aka - Chevy, Scott, DM, etc... Zoanthid collector, Monitpoa sp. afficianado, Yuma snob and fan of the Mantis family. Former roommate of Tim the Supermantis; may he hunt in peace. (http://www.reefcentral.com/forums/showthread.php?t=266915) Current Tank Info: building...

09/03/2003, 10:54 AM	#3
DensityMan Registered Member Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: Indianapolis, IN Posts: 1,690	Neither siphoning (during water changes) nor 'blowing' (with a turkey-baster) have been helping over the past month, so I finally pinch-trimmed it back to about what it was when I first got it. I'll put up a pic tonight, but hope it still pulls through. It had collected quite a bit of 'crap' within its branches: red slime, green slime, red tear algae, sponge growth and eggs of various critters. __________________ aka - Chevy, Scott, DM, etc... Zoanthid collector, Monitpoa sp. afficianado, Yuma snob and fan of the Mantis family. Former roommate of Tim the Supermantis; may he hunt in peace. (http://www.reefcentral.com/forums/showthread.php?t=266915) Current Tank Info: building...

09/05/2003, 08:19 AM	#4
DensityMan Registered Member Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: Indianapolis, IN Posts: 1,690	2 days after the trimming and this is what the parent now looks like (with the best sprout yet included). __________________ aka - Chevy, Scott, DM, etc... Zoanthid collector, Monitpoa sp. afficianado, Yuma snob and fan of the Mantis family. Former roommate of Tim the Supermantis; may he hunt in peace. (http://www.reefcentral.com/forums/showthread.php?t=266915) Current Tank Info: building...

08/25/2003, 12:33 PM	#2
Will Premium Member Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: Coral Gables, FL Posts: 1,277	Mine collect microalgae too. I hate that! I just siphon the algae off when I do a water change. -Will