Aiptasia quarantine

Po Sei Don · 09/04/2011, 11:23 AM

Hi all,

My buddy purchased a nice acan colony yesterday and I noticed that there were two dead polyps on the back of the piece. I wasn't alarmed but today I noticed a little aiptasia. Darn culprit.

I have some joe's juice and I was planning on putting the piece in a tupperware container and launching the assault. How long should I leave the acan colony in the tupperware container?

aleonn · 09/04/2011, 11:39 AM

So the acan colony is in a tupperware container inside a separate QT tank? If in QT, be sure it has appropriate lighting. I'd leave the acans in for at least 2-3 weeks. I've found that aiptasia that I've killed with Aiptasia-X tend to come back after 2 weeks (they're cockroaches!).

Po Sei Don · 09/04/2011, 11:55 AM

ok sounds good. I have a nano with some high T-5 lighting that should be fully cycled. I could try to rehab it in there.

If I use lemon juice/joe's juice/vinegar in the container, will the nem release its seeds into the container and in essence, all over the acans?

aleonn · 09/04/2011, 02:29 PM

The key is fully coating the aiptasia with the juice so that it doesn't get the chance to release the spores/seeds. I've been successful in that regard (they don't multiply on me). However, they often come back in the same spot. I've even used a lighter to burn the spot the aiptasia was after using Aiptasia-X. But they still came back!

Po Sei Don · 09/04/2011, 03:36 PM

thanks for the advice aleonn. I just had a brilliant idea. Since the aiptasia is on a dead piece of the colony, can I just chisel off the piece of coral?

aleonn · 09/04/2011, 11:46 PM

Thats what I ended up doing actually

09/04/2011, 11:23 AM	#1
Po Sei Don Registered Member Join Date: Aug 2011 Location: Southern California Posts: 239	Aiptasia quarantine Hi all, My buddy purchased a nice acan colony yesterday and I noticed that there were two dead polyps on the back of the piece. I wasn't alarmed but today I noticed a little aiptasia. Darn culprit. I have some joe's juice and I was planning on putting the piece in a tupperware container and launching the assault. How long should I leave the acan colony in the tupperware container?

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09/04/2011, 11:39 AM	#2
aleonn Registered Member Join Date: Aug 2010 Posts: 4,041	So the acan colony is in a tupperware container inside a separate QT tank? If in QT, be sure it has appropriate lighting. I'd leave the acans in for at least 2-3 weeks. I've found that aiptasia that I've killed with Aiptasia-X tend to come back after 2 weeks (they're cockroaches!).

09/04/2011, 11:55 AM	#3
Po Sei Don Registered Member Join Date: Aug 2011 Location: Southern California Posts: 239	ok sounds good. I have a nano with some high T-5 lighting that should be fully cycled. I could try to rehab it in there. If I use lemon juice/joe's juice/vinegar in the container, will the nem release its seeds into the container and in essence, all over the acans?

09/04/2011, 02:29 PM	#4
aleonn Registered Member Join Date: Aug 2010 Posts: 4,041	The key is fully coating the aiptasia with the juice so that it doesn't get the chance to release the spores/seeds. I've been successful in that regard (they don't multiply on me). However, they often come back in the same spot. I've even used a lighter to burn the spot the aiptasia was after using Aiptasia-X. But they still came back!

09/04/2011, 03:36 PM	#5
Po Sei Don Registered Member Join Date: Aug 2011 Location: Southern California Posts: 239	thanks for the advice aleonn. I just had a brilliant idea. Since the aiptasia is on a dead piece of the colony, can I just chisel off the piece of coral?

09/04/2011, 11:46 PM	#6
aleonn Registered Member Join Date: Aug 2010 Posts: 4,041	Thats what I ended up doing actually