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Unread 08/03/2014, 12:54 PM   #1
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Be very very quiet, I am hunting Aiptasias

Just curious what you guys use as a solution to keep them under control. It's Hard for me since I have a couple of eels so some shrimps like peppermints become a tasty meal. Also, the butterfly fish that do eat them are a hit or miss with them eating your corals.


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Unread 08/04/2014, 08:13 AM   #2
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This may seem crazy, but unless they get too close to other colonies I just leave them be.
If they do, then I hit them with kalk.


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Unread 08/05/2014, 10:35 PM   #3
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This may seem crazy, but unless they get too close to other colonies I just leave them be.
If they do, then I hit them with kalk.
Yeah but the issue is that they can multiply quickly.


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Unread 08/05/2014, 10:44 PM   #4
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make a strong slurry with KALK and use a syringe to inject it right on the oral disk of the aptasia . but beware to not get any on your corals or dose to much of the kalk. if you have a tremendous amount of them then do the tank in sections until they are eradicated. also aggressive skimming and nutrient control (sometimes feeding) will help control them.


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Unread 08/05/2014, 11:34 PM   #5
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Kalk for me to. I tried probably every other method and the only thing that worked was kalk paste.


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Unread 08/06/2014, 07:09 AM   #6
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Aiptasia X for me. Fun watching them IMPLODE.

BOOM. Done.. NEXT!


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Unread 08/06/2014, 05:58 PM   #7
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Got tired of the kalk. Eventually added two berghia (which multiplied and paid for themselves with offspring) that eradicated my aiptasia.


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Unread 08/07/2014, 04:48 AM   #8
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Kleini Butterfly.
Just devastated a rather nasty Aiptasia/Majano problem here.

I mean wiped 'em out completely. Hasn't touched a coral, although I'm feeding heavier now seeing how much of a picker it is.


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Unread 08/07/2014, 09:33 AM   #9
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Vinegar by injection, some suggest lemon juice.
I have used Kalk injections but eventually the needle just clogged even with fresh water clearing after use.


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Unread 08/07/2014, 09:48 AM   #10
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I've had good luck with Aptasia X.


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Unread 08/07/2014, 02:13 PM   #11
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+1 on the Aiptasia X I use it and they seem to shrivel and die instantly the box comes with a syringe and two different tips for application


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Unread 08/07/2014, 03:52 PM   #12
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Vinegar by injection, some suggest lemon juice.
I have used Kalk injections but eventually the needle just clogged even with fresh water clearing after use.
I used a carpet syringe, works great Vinny.
http://www.jondon.com/carpet-syringe.html


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Unread 08/08/2014, 07:52 AM   #13
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Lemon juice... Death by lethal injection.


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Unread 08/08/2014, 08:36 AM   #14
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I prefer to add as few potentially toxic chemicals to my tank as possible. I use a syringe filled with (near) boiling water. You can literally cook them where they sit. It may not be as quick as some other methods, but has been 100% effective for me.

I have been thinking about a laser.......


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Unread 08/08/2014, 10:54 AM   #15
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Why not just use berghia nudibranch they do the job.
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Unread 08/08/2014, 11:01 AM   #16
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Does anyone know where to get a laser, cost?


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Unread 08/19/2014, 11:37 PM   #17
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A pair of berghia settled the job for me, killed 100+ aiptasia....


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Unread 08/20/2014, 12:52 AM   #18
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Just curious what you guys use as a solution to keep them under control. It's Hard for me since I have a couple of eels so some shrimps like peppermints become a tasty meal. Also, the butterfly fish that do eat them are a hit or miss with them eating your corals.
Once i had a tank (100 g or so) completely filled with aiptasias. Everywhere you looked... aiptasias. I bought a copperband. Three weeks (yes three) later, no more aiptasias. Then he starved for four weeks and started to take mysis. then he lived for 13 more years in my tanks and sadly died 2 months ago. RIP.


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Unread 08/20/2014, 02:02 AM   #19
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Once i had a tank (100 g or so) completely filled with aiptasias. Everywhere you looked... aiptasias. I bought a copperband. Three weeks (yes three) later, no more aiptasias. Then he starved for four weeks and started to take mysis. then he lived for 13 more years in my tanks and sadly died 2 months ago. RIP.
I've wondered about using the nudibranchs, for just this reason. Once the aptasia are gone, what do they eat?

I wish I had read this post earlier. I had a huge piece of live rock in my sump that was infected with aptasia. The person at the store said to remove the rock, scrape off the aptasia with a knife, rinse with fresh water, and return. I did that, but the problem is that once out of the water it is difficult to find them, so I missed some. I did it again. Still missed some. Earlier this evening I decided to risk losing all the good stuff living in/on the rock by giving it a good scrubbing with a cleaning brush I use only for aquarium stuff. I also broke it up into several smaller pieces. So far as I know, it is now free of aptasia, but it's probably also free of beneficial bacteria, etc. Breaking it up left more surface area to grow good things, but I hope my cycle doesn't suffer as a result. If I had known it was as easy as boiling water injections I could have saved myself a lot of work!



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Unread 08/21/2014, 01:49 PM   #20
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My heniochus eats em

I actually wish i had some my fish love them


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Unread 08/21/2014, 09:32 PM   #21
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Buy some peppermint shrimp. Dont feed tank for a few days, or minimal. Peperrmknts will then finish off those little bastards


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Unread 09/19/2014, 09:51 PM   #22
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Can't contribute much but I LOVE the title


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Unread 09/20/2014, 08:25 AM   #23
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Kleini Butterfly.
Just devastated a rather nasty Aiptasia/Majano problem here.

I mean wiped 'em out completely. Hasn't touched a coral, although I'm feeding heavier now seeing how much of a picker it is.
+1
Did the same for me. He wasn't interested at first. Took a few weeks, but on day they were all gone.


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Unread 09/23/2014, 09:00 AM   #24
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Ive had good luck with joes juice. didn't harm any of my fish or corals either.


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Unread 09/23/2014, 09:15 AM   #25
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I need some frikin aptasia eating sharks with "LASERS" on their foreheads. Even aptasia eating sharks should have a hot meal. Muwhahhahhhhahhh.


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