Aiptasia Problem - Page 2

Yaqngie · 01/31/2010, 03:27 PM

Drano?

Jstdv8 Id like to read your report. Some of the guys at UNCW might find it a good read as well. If you dont mind

Jstdv8 · 01/31/2010, 04:29 PM

Its actually post 23, I coppied and pasted it.
I wrote it up because this question comes up ALOT and Ive had really good success with the pickling lime paste method. So I figured I'd just write something up in word so I can jsut copy and paste for new comers that may have aip problems.

I had 300 plus aips on about 100 lbs of live rock, and over a period of about 4 weeks i eradicated them a little at a time.
I had the luxury of doing it in a seperate holding tank (actually my sump that wasnt in use yet) but as I stated the LR came with quite a few corals on it and they all survived with no ill effects. I also had an anemone in there too come to think of it. I moved him out to the DT towards the end, but he was in during most of the treatment.
IMO the key is covering the face of the pest so it cant reproduce and then sucking out the pest with the baster so nothing is left behind to come back again.

Yaqngie · 01/31/2010, 04:37 PM

Okay didnt see that thanks

jeffmerrill · 01/31/2010, 08:38 PM

I put 6 peppermints (shrimps not candies) in my 150 and that took care of the problem for me. Good luck!

01/31/2010, 03:27 PM	#26
Yaqngie Registered Member Join Date: May 2008 Location: ILM, NC Posts: 85	Drano? Jstdv8 Id like to read your report. Some of the guys at UNCW might find it a good read as well. If you dont mind

01/31/2010, 04:29 PM	#27
Jstdv8 Registered Member Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: Wasilla, Alaska Posts: 1,420	Its actually post 23, I coppied and pasted it. I wrote it up because this question comes up ALOT and Ive had really good success with the pickling lime paste method. So I figured I'd just write something up in word so I can jsut copy and paste for new comers that may have aip problems. I had 300 plus aips on about 100 lbs of live rock, and over a period of about 4 weeks i eradicated them a little at a time. I had the luxury of doing it in a seperate holding tank (actually my sump that wasnt in use yet) but as I stated the LR came with quite a few corals on it and they all survived with no ill effects. I also had an anemone in there too come to think of it. I moved him out to the DT towards the end, but he was in during most of the treatment. IMO the key is covering the face of the pest so it cant reproduce and then sucking out the pest with the baster so nothing is left behind to come back again.

01/31/2010, 04:37 PM	#28
Yaqngie Registered Member Join Date: May 2008 Location: ILM, NC Posts: 85	Okay didnt see that thanks

01/31/2010, 08:38 PM	#29
jeffmerrill Registered Member Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Sarasota, Florida Posts: 51	I put 6 peppermints (shrimps not candies) in my 150 and that took care of the problem for me. Good luck!