Aiptasia survives nuclear winter

Dr. X · 11/30/2009, 09:22 PM

So I have this small brown aiptaisia on a piece of live rock. It's the only one I see, it's less than a half inch, and it's on a favorite rock. I try rubbing it off with my finger. Seems to dissapear. Next day-back in the same spot. Now I'm ****ed. I take the rock out and scrub the area with a medium toothbrush. Hard. For a few minutes. Gone for sure. Nope - back again today. What the hell do I have to do this thing, boil the rock? Bleach it?

Bonta · 11/30/2009, 09:25 PM

Inject it with a syringe, the liquid you inject it with should be boiling RO water, RO water mixed with Wages Pickling Lime, or the products Aiptasia X or Joe's Juice which could be found at any LFS.

chow · 11/30/2009, 09:37 PM

If it's just one, I say take a lit candle under it and burn it off. Lot easier than going to all the trouble of getting syringes and lime juice for one. Did it for my pest majorno(sp?) anemonies and it seems to have worked.

HUNGER · 11/30/2009, 09:46 PM

Pickling Lime works great for me

thegrun · 11/30/2009, 10:43 PM

I had a small rock (with corals on it) with hitchhiker aiptaisia on it. The peppermint shrimp in my QT tank took care of them. Not all peppermint shrimp will eat aiptaisia, but most do.

chow · 11/30/2009, 11:20 PM

For one aiptasia just fry the sucker!!! Just keep the flame on the general area for an extra few minutes after the aiptasia looks dead and charcoal to make sure any possible remaining cells can't regenerate. No muss, no fuss and you don't have to worry about any possible PH spike due to using lime which I hear can be an issue depending on how much you use and how big your tank is of course

Toly · 11/30/2009, 11:30 PM

candle, shmandle... eradicate the beast with a blow torch

tell your SO it's the latest fashion in aquascaping

leafeater · 11/30/2009, 11:32 PM

I like the fire idea. I tried to dry out some aiptasia infested rock and the suckers came back.

Burn em.

aaronnohren · 11/30/2009, 11:36 PM

Boiling hot water. All natural and very effective. Squirt about 20cc right at the base. Gone the next day.

chow · 11/30/2009, 11:39 PM

I like the blow torch personally to......you can never have too much fire!!!!!! Thinking about doing that on some bubble algae on some LR I have. They are in some crevaces that I just can't seem to reach with my fingers.

Dr. X · 12/01/2009, 06:34 AM

I love the blowtorch idea, but am afraid the part of the rock will turn black. I'll try the boiling water from a kitchen faucet idea. Thanks for all of your ideas!

kkil4life · 12/01/2009, 06:40 AM

dr.x......just take out the rock, lit up a candle or a lighter around the general area of the aptasia, keep it there for 2-3 mins, make sure the flame is on the aptasia as well.
2-3 mins later ur aptasia free.
u can remove the rest of the slime/cells from the rock by dabbing with a tissue.
I did this for the few aptasia I had.

works like a charm.

Names Brucey · 12/01/2009, 09:50 AM

So any ideas on how to eradicate the lone aptasia that is in the middle of my zoa colony. I have been very successful with Kalk past injected in them in the past but don't want to risk burning my colony?

blazing · 12/01/2009, 12:33 PM

i tryed cutting it up with a blade, injecting it with lime and boiling water. none work and they came back even stronger so i took the rock out boiled some water a porued it right on the sucker then scrubed it with a toothbrush and havent seen it back since.

ssm05rsx · 12/01/2009, 12:53 PM

I'd go with the flame Idea, I have done that in the past,

you need to put it through the nuclear summer, not winter

Rock won't turn black.. even if it does, Coraline algae will just cover it.

chow · 12/01/2009, 02:43 PM

If you really don't want to deal with fire and chemicals, just get a berghia nudibranch to munch on it. The only downside is he will die after there is no longer any aiptasia

IslandCrow · 12/01/2009, 02:52 PM

Man, you guys are a bunch of pyros. . .

chow · 12/01/2009, 05:58 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by IslandCrow

Man, you guys are a bunch of pyros. . .

Hey use what works!!! and it's cheap too for us cheapskates!

cveverly · 12/01/2009, 06:19 PM

Burn baby burn.

I had them in the past and this is the only sure "fire" way to eradicate them.

mrpopo · 12/01/2009, 06:50 PM

If you can take the rock out burn it! It will kill the beast and any parts of him that might want to regenerate.

darb85 · 12/01/2009, 06:53 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by chow

If it's just one, I say take a lit candle under it and burn it off. Lot easier than going to all the trouble of getting syringes and lime juice for one. Did it for my pest majorno(sp?) anemonies and it seems to have worked.

Screw that candle, Blow torch that sucker

11/30/2009, 09:22 PM	#1
Dr. X Registered Member Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: Boston Posts: 116	Aiptasia survives nuclear winter So I have this small brown aiptaisia on a piece of live rock. It's the only one I see, it's less than a half inch, and it's on a favorite rock. I try rubbing it off with my finger. Seems to dissapear. Next day-back in the same spot. Now I'm ****ed. I take the rock out and scrub the area with a medium toothbrush. Hard. For a few minutes. Gone for sure. Nope - back again today. What the hell do I have to do this thing, boil the rock? Bleach it?

11/30/2009, 09:25 PM	#2
Bonta Registered Member Join Date: May 2009 Location: California Posts: 453	Inject it with a syringe, the liquid you inject it with should be boiling RO water, RO water mixed with Wages Pickling Lime, or the products Aiptasia X or Joe's Juice which could be found at any LFS. __________________ I sometimes talk to my fish when no ones around. Current Tank Info: 60g

11/30/2009, 11:30 PM	#7
Toly Registered Member Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: NY Posts: 85	candle, shmandle... eradicate the beast with a blow torch tell your SO it's the latest fashion in aquascaping Last edited by Toly; 11/30/2009 at 11:36 PM.

12/01/2009, 02:52 PM	#17
IslandCrow Reef Monkey Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Rockledge, Fl Posts: 5,759	Man, you guys are a bunch of pyros. . . __________________ All opinions in the above message should be taken with 35 ppt salt. -Mike C. Current Tank Info: I have a reef screen saver on my phone, does that count?

11/30/2009, 09:37 PM	#3
chow Registered Member Join Date: Oct 2009 Posts: 61	If it's just one, I say take a lit candle under it and burn it off. Lot easier than going to all the trouble of getting syringes and lime juice for one. Did it for my pest majorno(sp?) anemonies and it seems to have worked.

11/30/2009, 09:46 PM	#4
HUNGER Moved On Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: OHIO Posts: 95	Pickling Lime works great for me

11/30/2009, 10:43 PM	#5
thegrun Registered Member Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: Garden Grove, Ca Posts: 17,023	I had a small rock (with corals on it) with hitchhiker aiptaisia on it. The peppermint shrimp in my QT tank took care of them. Not all peppermint shrimp will eat aiptaisia, but most do.

11/30/2009, 11:20 PM	#6
chow Registered Member Join Date: Oct 2009 Posts: 61	For one aiptasia just fry the sucker!!! Just keep the flame on the general area for an extra few minutes after the aiptasia looks dead and charcoal to make sure any possible remaining cells can't regenerate. No muss, no fuss and you don't have to worry about any possible PH spike due to using lime which I hear can be an issue depending on how much you use and how big your tank is of course

11/30/2009, 11:32 PM	#8
leafeater Registered Member Join Date: Nov 2009 Posts: 47	I like the fire idea. I tried to dry out some aiptasia infested rock and the suckers came back. Burn em.

11/30/2009, 11:36 PM	#9
aaronnohren Registered Member Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: Omaha, NE Posts: 89	Boiling hot water. All natural and very effective. Squirt about 20cc right at the base. Gone the next day.

11/30/2009, 11:39 PM	#10
chow Registered Member Join Date: Oct 2009 Posts: 61	I like the blow torch personally to......you can never have too much fire!!!!!! Thinking about doing that on some bubble algae on some LR I have. They are in some crevaces that I just can't seem to reach with my fingers.

12/01/2009, 06:34 AM	#11
Dr. X Registered Member Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: Boston Posts: 116	I love the blowtorch idea, but am afraid the part of the rock will turn black. I'll try the boiling water from a kitchen faucet idea. Thanks for all of your ideas!

12/01/2009, 06:40 AM	#12
kkil4life Registered Member Join Date: Aug 2009 Posts: 517	dr.x......just take out the rock, lit up a candle or a lighter around the general area of the aptasia, keep it there for 2-3 mins, make sure the flame is on the aptasia as well. 2-3 mins later ur aptasia free. u can remove the rest of the slime/cells from the rock by dabbing with a tissue. I did this for the few aptasia I had. works like a charm.

12/01/2009, 09:50 AM	#13
Names Brucey Registered Member Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Middle River, MD Posts: 272	So any ideas on how to eradicate the lone aptasia that is in the middle of my zoa colony. I have been very successful with Kalk past injected in them in the past but don't want to risk burning my colony?

12/01/2009, 12:33 PM	#14
blazing Registered Member Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: yay area Posts: 625	i tryed cutting it up with a blade, injecting it with lime and boiling water. none work and they came back even stronger so i took the rock out boiled some water a porued it right on the sucker then scrubed it with a toothbrush and havent seen it back since.

12/01/2009, 12:53 PM	#15
ssm05rsx Registered Member Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: South Jersey Posts: 77	I'd go with the flame Idea, I have done that in the past, you need to put it through the nuclear summer, not winter Rock won't turn black.. even if it does, Coraline algae will just cover it.

12/01/2009, 02:43 PM	#16
chow Registered Member Join Date: Oct 2009 Posts: 61	If you really don't want to deal with fire and chemicals, just get a berghia nudibranch to munch on it. The only downside is he will die after there is no longer any aiptasia

12/01/2009, 06:19 PM	#19
cveverly Registered Member Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Port Clinton, Oh Posts: 1,470	Burn baby burn. I had them in the past and this is the only sure "fire" way to eradicate them.

12/01/2009, 06:50 PM	#20
mrpopo Registered Member Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Savannah, Ga Posts: 54	If you can take the rock out burn it! It will kill the beast and any parts of him that might want to regenerate.