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bertoni
11/15/2006, 03:50 PM
Someone was mentioning using borax paste to kill Aiptasia, and I was a bit worried about adding borate to the tank. Is that an issue, or am I worred about nothing?
David Grigor
11/15/2006, 04:09 PM
Can't vouch for aptasia but does a great job as a carpet cleaner....
bertoni
11/15/2006, 04:10 PM
Do you mean carpet as in homes or carpet as in anemones? :)
ZIN22
11/15/2006, 04:35 PM
Well besides peppermint shrimp eating aptasia I have heard injecting them with bionic #1 alkalinty is suppose to kill them.
David Grigor
11/15/2006, 04:36 PM
floor carpets. But I'm sure could do a good bleach job on the other kind too.....
Hobster
11/15/2006, 05:47 PM
I fought those little devils with Kalk paste over and over. I think it made them worse by releasing small frags of them and then they multiplied. I then got 2 Peppermint shrimp and they were gone in a few weeks. They have not come back!
reefnetworth
11/15/2006, 06:03 PM
you need to, if you can remove the rock for about 2 minutes with the paste on no more than enough to cover thr crack where its attached. i rinsed it with a syringe of tank water with a papertowel rolled like a tiny donut to catch any run-off. which has never happened, it stays where its put. that is an exellent point though Jonathon. the only thing i could think of is virtually undetectable raise in pH and Alk.

John :)
reefnetworth
11/15/2006, 06:39 PM
SORRY, SORRY, SORRY! i meant borate, the buzz was talkin. "blonde moment" my bi-polar placebo hasnt kicked in yet.

Johnathon betroni? can you go back to "new the hobby" and change it for me please? if my time hasnt run out for an edit. thank you sir.

John, :)
reefnetworth
11/15/2006, 06:47 PM
but im not sure about the Borax, ive only used Borate. thanx,

John, :)