Help This is aiptasia right?

lowtek · 08/12/2018, 03:42 PM

So my time has finally arrived...first battle with aiptasia. Luckily its attached at bottom of an lps so I was thinking about just chisel it off or dipping just that one corner in some hot water or something. I dont want to resort to chemicals if I dont have to so any help is always appreciated.

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lowtek · 08/12/2018, 03:44 PM

Also I heard lemon juice injection works too. Since I dont have any lemons what about a citric acid solution as I do have a few pounds of food grade citric acid laying around? Thanks in advance.

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AlSimmons · 08/12/2018, 03:44 PM

Yes, that's Aiptasia. It should be fairly easy to break off with a chisel, some pliers etc.

Daddi0 · 08/12/2018, 03:51 PM

white vinegar

LPS_Blasto · 08/13/2018, 08:24 AM

Bust that piece of rock off with a chisel and hammer. It's 15 cents worth of live rock.

What's your tank worth?

allendehl · 08/13/2018, 12:22 PM

I got some when I got my life rock and shooting boiling water right at its mouth did it. Never to be seen again. Just make sure you aim right and close.

BruceWayne · 08/15/2018, 09:26 PM

I had a lot of luck with aptasia x

08/12/2018, 03:42 PM	#1
lowtek Registered Member Join Date: Apr 2015 Location: Pacific Northwest Posts: 111	Help This is aiptasia right? So my time has finally arrived...first battle with aiptasia. Luckily its attached at bottom of an lps so I was thinking about just chisel it off or dipping just that one corner in some hot water or something. I dont want to resort to chemicals if I dont have to so any help is always appreciated. Sent from my SM-G935P using Tapatalk

08/12/2018, 03:44 PM	#3
AlSimmons Registered Member Join Date: Jul 2016 Location: California Posts: 2,482	Yes, that's Aiptasia. It should be fairly easy to break off with a chisel, some pliers etc. Last edited by AlSimmons; 08/12/2018 at 03:57 PM.

08/12/2018, 03:51 PM	#4
Daddi0 Registered Member Join Date: Sep 2017 Location: Redwood City Posts: 1,354	white vinegar __________________ 2x 65g displays with a 30g cryptic refugium and 30g sump - 55g reef 30g Bio-cube reef - I.M. 30g reef - 45g freshwater

08/13/2018, 12:22 PM	#6
allendehl Registered Member Join Date: Aug 2017 Location: Miami, FL Posts: 692	I got some when I got my life rock and shooting boiling water right at its mouth did it. Never to be seen again. Just make sure you aim right and close. __________________ [Newbie here so please take my opinions carefully] Current Tank Info: Red Sea Reefer 350 (72G) \| Jebao DCT 4000 (1056 GPH Max) \| Reef Octopus 152-S \| 2 X Jebao PP8 (2100 GPH Max)

08/13/2018, 08:24 AM	#5
LPS_Blasto Registered Member Join Date: Apr 2008 Posts: 581	Bust that piece of rock off with a chisel and hammer. It's 15 cents worth of live rock. What's your tank worth?

08/15/2018, 09:26 PM	#7
BruceWayne Registered Member Join Date: Feb 2016 Posts: 8	I had a lot of luck with aptasia x