bchen7106
03/21/2015, 05:10 AM
I've had it with these aiptasia. It started with 1, now its grown to a rather large problem. I tried kalk paste, I tried aiptasia X, I tried peppermint shrimp, and I tried berghia. There's just no way I can rid my tank of those pests!
So my latest idea is to remove all the livestock into holding tanks and bleach the entire tank. Most of my corals are still frags and I can pull them off the rocks. Not sure how I'm going to catch all my fish, but I think it will be worth the effort.
I really like the aquascape I have set up now, that's why I don't want to just remove all the rock. Also, the overflow and sump are filled with aiptasia that I have no access to. So I just want to leave all the hardscape, pour in a bottle of bleach, and let it circulate through the entire system, sump, skimmer, and all.
My question is this: could the bleach adversely effect the rock and sand? Obviously it will kill all biofilter and critters, but I can always re-seed that with the stuff I want. I assume all my coraline will turn white, but again I can re-establish that with time.
Thanks in advance.
So my latest idea is to remove all the livestock into holding tanks and bleach the entire tank. Most of my corals are still frags and I can pull them off the rocks. Not sure how I'm going to catch all my fish, but I think it will be worth the effort.
I really like the aquascape I have set up now, that's why I don't want to just remove all the rock. Also, the overflow and sump are filled with aiptasia that I have no access to. So I just want to leave all the hardscape, pour in a bottle of bleach, and let it circulate through the entire system, sump, skimmer, and all.
My question is this: could the bleach adversely effect the rock and sand? Obviously it will kill all biofilter and critters, but I can always re-seed that with the stuff I want. I assume all my coraline will turn white, but again I can re-establish that with time.
Thanks in advance.