New Live Rock w/ aiptasia...cook it?

ralphie16 · 02/27/2007, 02:01 PM

I got a wonderful peice of live rock from a very generous fellow reefer. It has a couple of aiptasia on it here and there. It is going in my fowlr. What should I do with this rock before I put it in the tank?

Should I "cook" it? I dont think this will be of any benefit to me because none of my other live rock that is already in the tank is "cooked".

Can I leave it in a small 10 gallon QT that I have free? Do I keep the lights off? Water changes? How long?

My goal is to not have aiptasia in my tank. My other goal is to foster the incredible amount of life on it which I would hope would benefit my tank.

seagirl · 02/27/2007, 02:14 PM

pepermint shrim will eat it right up. put it in the qt tank and throw in a pep or 2 untill its gone then put it in your diplay imo

E-A-G-L-E-S · 02/27/2007, 02:21 PM

I would try seagirls idea first, but if that doesn't work as some peeps won't eat aips then cook it....do not put it in your display or you will regret it.

onehundred20 · 02/27/2007, 02:25 PM

you can get berghia nudibranches or peppermint shrimp, or just get some kalk paste and hit them with that but then you;ll probaly miss some....if its going in a fowlr I would just dry it out first

jbittner · 02/27/2007, 02:49 PM

Lot's of aptasia going around this board

almost like the flu around here. I love Joes Juice!

snorvich · 02/27/2007, 03:11 PM

If it is going in a FOWLR tank, raccoon butterflies eat it like candy.

ralphie16 · 02/27/2007, 03:16 PM

I have a teardrop butterfly. Will he eat it?

I also have a common dancing shrimp (well two but one jumped out of the tank last night and when i put him back in all the nassarius snails had a feast). Will the dancing shrimp eat it? I think another common name for them are camel shrimp.

Aside from gettin a predator to eat them, will they die off from the water being too cold? Would that also kill everything else on the rock?

Peter Eichler · 02/27/2007, 04:26 PM

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Originally posted by ralphie16
I have a teardrop butterfly. Will he eat it?

I also have a common dancing shrimp (well two but one jumped out of the tank last night and when i put him back in all the nassarius snails had a feast). Will the dancing shrimp eat it? I think another common name for them are camel shrimp.

Aside from gettin a predator to eat them, will they die off from the water being too cold? Would that also kill everything else on the rock?

There's a decent chance your butterfly will eat them. I'd put the rock in the tank for a day or two and if he doesn't take care of them get it out and try other methods. Just an FYI, you'd probably have to "cook" a rock for many months to years before Aiptasia will die off.

d4a2n0k · 02/27/2007, 05:15 PM

I agree with Peter Eichler. I will put money down that the Aptasia will still be there after months of "cooking". He might be a little bleached but it will still be there.

Give the Butterfly a shot.

newreef25 · 02/27/2007, 05:21 PM

Ok i had the same problem, i cooked the heck out of my rock, and still somehow there was a surviver. I put in 1 peppermint shrimp within two days he was gone. I think the shrimp would be the chepest way and would also be an interesting addition to the tank.

catfish63 · 02/27/2007, 07:43 PM

if the rock is going in a fowlr i wouldn't even worry about it,not going to hurt anything if you don't have any corals in there.

tylerandamanda · 02/28/2007, 01:14 AM

i inject mine with a serenge and boiling water! it works great and no chemicals in the tank

Sk8r · 02/28/2007, 01:24 AM

Aiptasia only hurt corals, not fish.

littlefish72 · 02/28/2007, 01:58 AM

as long as it isn't majano i'd say just put it in there and butterflies and/or peppermints will eat it..............if it is majano dry it out then bleach it then set it in fresh water for a month......only then would i put such a rock in my tank (just so you know i hate majanos)

02/27/2007, 02:01 PM	#1
ralphie16 Moved On Join Date: May 2006 Posts: 1,550	New Live Rock w/ aiptasia...cook it? I got a wonderful peice of live rock from a very generous fellow reefer. It has a couple of aiptasia on it here and there. It is going in my fowlr. What should I do with this rock before I put it in the tank? Should I "cook" it? I dont think this will be of any benefit to me because none of my other live rock that is already in the tank is "cooked". Can I leave it in a small 10 gallon QT that I have free? Do I keep the lights off? Water changes? How long? My goal is to not have aiptasia in my tank. My other goal is to foster the incredible amount of life on it which I would hope would benefit my tank.

02/27/2007, 02:21 PM	#3
E-A-G-L-E-S Registered Member Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Lehigh Valley, PA Posts: 7,038	I would try seagirls idea first, but if that doesn't work as some peeps won't eat aips then cook it....do not put it in your display or you will regret it. __________________ Smug Egotistical Contemptuous It's difficult to get a man to understand something that his salary requires him not to.

02/27/2007, 03:11 PM	#6
snorvich Team RC member Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Outlander Posts: 40,953 Blog Entries: 46	If it is going in a FOWLR tank, raccoon butterflies eat it like candy. __________________ Warmest regards, ~Steve~

02/28/2007, 01:24 AM	#13
Sk8r RC Mod Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Spokane WA Posts: 34,628 Blog Entries: 55	Aiptasia only hurt corals, not fish. __________________ Sk8r Salinity 1.024-6; alkalinity 8.3-9.3 on KH scale; calcium 420; magnesium 1300, temp 78-80, nitrate .2. Ammonia 0. No filters: lps tank. Alk and cal won't rise if mg is low. Current Tank Info: 105g AquaVim wedge, yellow tang, sailfin blenny,royal gramma, ocellaris clown pair, yellow watchman, 100 microceriths, 25 tiny hermits, a 4" conch, 1" nassarius, recovering from 2 year hiatus with daily water change of 10%.

02/28/2007, 01:58 AM	#14
littlefish72 Registered Member Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: Coatesville, PA Posts: 389	as long as it isn't majano i'd say just put it in there and butterflies and/or peppermints will eat it..............if it is majano dry it out then bleach it then set it in fresh water for a month......only then would i put such a rock in my tank (just so you know i hate majanos) __________________ GO CANES!!! GO WOLFPACK!!!!! "There are no stupid questions Eric, just stupid people."-Mr. Garrison If an upside-down catfish dies, does it turn right side up? Current Tank Info: Leaky Clownfish system

02/27/2007, 02:14 PM	#2
seagirl Registered Member Join Date: Feb 2007 Posts: 1,130	pepermint shrim will eat it right up. put it in the qt tank and throw in a pep or 2 untill its gone then put it in your diplay imo

02/27/2007, 02:25 PM	#4
onehundred20 Moved On Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: Orlando, FL Posts: 826	you can get berghia nudibranches or peppermint shrimp, or just get some kalk paste and hit them with that but then you;ll probaly miss some....if its going in a fowlr I would just dry it out first

02/27/2007, 02:49 PM	#5
jbittner Registered Member Join Date: Feb 2002 Location: Humboldt, NE Posts: 1,014	Lot's of aptasia going around this board almost like the flu around here. I love Joes Juice!

02/27/2007, 03:16 PM	#7
ralphie16 Moved On Join Date: May 2006 Posts: 1,550	I have a teardrop butterfly. Will he eat it? I also have a common dancing shrimp (well two but one jumped out of the tank last night and when i put him back in all the nassarius snails had a feast). Will the dancing shrimp eat it? I think another common name for them are camel shrimp. Aside from gettin a predator to eat them, will they die off from the water being too cold? Would that also kill everything else on the rock?

02/27/2007, 05:15 PM	#9
d4a2n0k Registered Member Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: Long Island, NY Posts: 2,485	I agree with Peter Eichler. I will put money down that the Aptasia will still be there after months of "cooking". He might be a little bleached but it will still be there. Give the Butterfly a shot.

02/27/2007, 05:21 PM	#10
newreef25 Registered Member Join Date: Nov 2006 Posts: 143	Ok i had the same problem, i cooked the heck out of my rock, and still somehow there was a surviver. I put in 1 peppermint shrimp within two days he was gone. I think the shrimp would be the chepest way and would also be an interesting addition to the tank.

02/27/2007, 07:43 PM	#11
catfish63 Registered Member Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Indiana Posts: 20	if the rock is going in a fowlr i wouldn't even worry about it,not going to hurt anything if you don't have any corals in there.

02/28/2007, 01:14 AM	#12
tylerandamanda Registered Member Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Seattle Posts: 27	i inject mine with a serenge and boiling water! it works great and no chemicals in the tank