Best way to rid aiptasia?

Sean16420 · 07/26/2011, 03:06 PM

Hey, so go figure I've got about 10 aiptasia growing nice and healthily stinging the crap out of everything I'd like to keep alive. There is one literally growing out from under my zoa colony killing the whole thing because it's stinging all of them from underneath. I'm wary about using a Joe's Juice or anything along those lines since all of them are so close to polyps and such that I cannot move. I heard that injecting them with lemon juice from a syringe might work. Would it be a wise thing to try? It's in a 12 gallon nano so I don't want to use anything to concentrated that would pollute my water.

JT3069 · 07/26/2011, 03:09 PM

Kalk paste is the best thing i have ever used
i kill 3 or 4 a week so not to raise para to much

almostazoo · 07/26/2011, 03:28 PM

I have used lemon juice with mixed results. It all depends on how well you hit the mark when you go to inject them. Sometimes it takes a couple different tries to get each one.

solitude127 · 07/26/2011, 04:31 PM

Peppermint shrimp worked for me. (thankfully)

Inigma · 07/26/2011, 04:48 PM

Joe's juice(I assume about the same as kalk paste) worked for me if I tried to hit a few.

If you ignore them they multiply like crazy.

07/26/2011, 03:06 PM	#1
Sean16420 Registered Member Join Date: Jun 2011 Location: Sarnia, Ont Posts: 138	Best way to rid aiptasia? Hey, so go figure I've got about 10 aiptasia growing nice and healthily stinging the crap out of everything I'd like to keep alive. There is one literally growing out from under my zoa colony killing the whole thing because it's stinging all of them from underneath. I'm wary about using a Joe's Juice or anything along those lines since all of them are so close to polyps and such that I cannot move. I heard that injecting them with lemon juice from a syringe might work. Would it be a wise thing to try? It's in a 12 gallon nano so I don't want to use anything to concentrated that would pollute my water.

07/26/2011, 03:09 PM	#2
JT3069 Registered Member Join Date: Feb 2011 Location: alabama Posts: 483	Kalk paste is the best thing i have ever used i kill 3 or 4 a week so not to raise para to much __________________ (-_-) Current Tank Info: 90gal,diy 6x54w, apex jr,diy stand and canopy, cal reactor,

07/26/2011, 03:28 PM	#3
almostazoo Registered Member Join Date: Jan 2011 Location: Avondale Posts: 241	I have used lemon juice with mixed results. It all depends on how well you hit the mark when you go to inject them. Sometimes it takes a couple different tries to get each one. __________________ Good water saves lives. Current Tank Info: 52g 36LX24WX14H 20L sump mixed reef

07/26/2011, 04:31 PM	#4
solitude127 Proud user of IO Salt! Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Torrance, CA Posts: 9,136	Peppermint shrimp worked for me. (thankfully) __________________ Mike <)))>{ <)))>{ <)))>{ <)))>{ ReefKeeping.com TOTM Nov 2012 Socalireefs Featured Reef Oct 2011 Current Tank Info: 603020, 8x54 ATI Powermodule, ReefBrite XHO, ATB Elegance 200, Aquamaxx CTech CaRx, Ecotech Vortechs, Apex Controls, WM Ecobak powered. RedSea Reefer 170, MP10, Apex Jr, Ecotech Radion XR15, Aquamaxx WS-1

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07/26/2011, 04:48 PM	#5
Inigma Registered Member Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: California Posts: 453	Joe's juice(I assume about the same as kalk paste) worked for me if I tried to hit a few. If you ignore them they multiply like crazy.