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05/18/2018, 10:24 AM | #1 |
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Please ID.. is this Aiptasia?
New tank setup about week 2.. is this aiptasia growing? I hear its bad, what shoud I do?
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05/18/2018, 10:27 AM | #2 |
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Yup!
since your tank is new, just pull the rock that they are on and sun dry the rock. |
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Yes thats aiptasia..
Lemon juice injections.. Boiling hot water injections Picking lime/water (paste) injections Peppermint shrimp Berghia nudibranches.. Matted filefish Just reducing nutrients levels.. blow torch/lighter laser All may be useful treatments or ways to eliminate or reduce the spread of aiptasia.. Or just leave it...
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Since there are just a couple in there, kill them with one of the methods described by mcgyvr. Another easy one is to smother with a bit of epoxy.
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Its actually one of the best if you remove the rock..
blow torch (propane or mapp gass torch like used for soldering copper pipe) that area quickly and done.. Even a lighter (grill lighter,etc...)
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And make sure you have a beer in one hand and use plenty of gasoline.. enough that its running halfway down the driveway and make sure you are standing in the puddle and then say "hey bo.. watch this" right before you drop the match... er wait.. Thats just how they do it here in NC.. Disclaimer: I'm obviously joking.. Please kids don't try that at home..
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There has been discussion in our local group that vapor from burning the rock could possibly be bad. Just squirt with vinegar.
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Also an FYI, the laser method seems to lead to tons more over time.
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I inject them with vinegar (white - distilled - 5%) while in the tank
Cheers! Mark
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I have always used boiling water in a syringe.
FWIW - if you are going to use flame, wear eye protection so that if there is a steam pop you don't end up damaging your eyesight.
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As much as I dispose the million. And a half aptasia slowly trying to take over my reef... and the more I try to kill them.. the more I respect there will to live...those lil suckers can endure SOOOOO much...
I've got one living in a 5 gallon bucket... no light.. just ambient..no circulation.. no bubbler.. the bucket at one time was full of saltwater from a waterchange.. now there is less than half...due to evaoeration.. and the lol sucker is still alive and happy... no food... bairly any light... no oxygen in that water.. and the salt level must be through the roof.. it's been living in that bucket for about 5 months now... absolutely amazing Sent from my SM-G930VL using Tapatalk |
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I just saw one in my tank last weekend. Got a peppermint shrimp on Monday, by Wed it was gone. Was going to kalk paste it, but I'm glad I didn't.
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