How did you successfully kill your aiptasia or majano? - Page 2

RadReef · 08/18/2009, 08:16 PM

I tried everything from the list to no avail, only Berghias did the trick. I had over 200 at one point and now, none.

Arati · 08/18/2009, 08:19 PM

I like to keep 3 or more peps in my 65g shrimp size doesn't matter.I like to find them local and cheap 5 for20 maybe 1 time a year. I also keep 1 in the fuge at all times.

I never see aips anymore.

I also rarely see the shrimps.

Snakebyt · 08/18/2009, 08:52 PM

majanos seem to be much harder to get rid of

vickreyreef · 08/19/2009, 01:54 PM

2 pep shrimp in a 90 gallons...best money I ever spent. In 24 hours they were gone and have never returned. I also never see the shrimp but maybe 3 times a month...

MrPike · 08/19/2009, 02:09 PM

Sodium Hydroxide, Kalk, and Muratic Acid have all worked. Just paste them or inject them, they love it. The trick is being diligent. Every day, look at your tank and murder any aiptasia you see. Most of the time people kill the big ones, and right at the base there are 20 little babbies just waiting to feast.

Methodical murders are the way to go here..

Pawky · 08/19/2009, 02:24 PM

I've used a needle and lemon juice with sucess in the past. I've also had 1 peppermint shrimp in my 37 gallon that did the job.

IUnknown · 08/19/2009, 03:41 PM

Anyone use superglue?

drtrash · 08/19/2009, 03:45 PM

How fast do mejanos multiple? Someone gave me a piece of live rock and I saw one and a month later saw 2 out in the sun it went. Idid not know what it was itill I saw a photo on RC. Love this site

redfishsc · 08/19/2009, 03:56 PM

Where is everyone getting hypodermic needles for injecting them? Nobody in my family uses needles (legally or otherwise

) so I don't exactly where to get them.

Quote:

Originally posted by IUnknown
Anyone use superglue?

For one-sies and two-sies, that works great if you can remove the rock and plug the hole they are in (if they are in a hole).

redfishsc · 08/19/2009, 03:57 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by drtrash
How fast do mejanos multiple? Someone gave me a piece of live rock and I saw one and a month later saw 2 out in the sun it went. Idid not know what it was itill I saw a photo on RC. Love this site

They tend to be slow. I had one a year ago, tried to kill him a dozen times with the kalk paste, boiling water, and lemon juice (all at different times) to no avail. He always withdrew and popped up later.

Now I have two.

redfishsc · 08/19/2009, 05:16 PM

Here's where we are right now. The peppermints are giving old Joe a run for his money. I picked up two of them today for my frag tank, fingers crossed (the prayer and fasting thing.... I'm doing a double-pronged attack).

Joe's Juice or Aiptasia-X 24 25.53%

Fish (butterly, filefish, wrasse, etc...) 10 10.64%

Peppermint shrimp 25 26.60%

boiling water 6 6.38%

Lemon Juice 5 5.32%

Kalk paste 14 14.89%

homebrew concoction 2 2.13%

PBITAWA 2 2.13%

prayer and fasting 6 6.38%

dougsidd · 08/19/2009, 05:34 PM

Peppermint shrimp--2 in a 65 gal. The first night, two aiptasia were gone and they haven't stopped yet. It's been about 2 1/2 weeks and there are only 4 or 5 aips left.

---------
Doug

DAftPunker · 08/19/2009, 05:36 PM

1-3 peppermint shrimp on a 20-40 gallon tank.

I tried joes juice, it works too, but you constantly have to keep an eye and work on it. Once you throw in the peppermint shrimp, it takes a few days and then the aiptasia starts to dissapear.

Tangweed · 08/19/2009, 06:17 PM

peppermint shrimp x 2 in my 90 gal

smokieroom · 08/19/2009, 06:34 PM

I have 1 Peppermint shrimp in my 29 gal biocube and it eradicated 40 or so small aiptasia in a couple of weeks I only used joes juice to get the big ones and the shrimp finished them off.

Stalactite · 08/19/2009, 07:11 PM

I had about 10 of them in my tank, and one shrimp got 8 the first night, the other 2 where big ones and the shrimp took about a week to do it. Its was in a 29 G tank. I tryed the shrimp after dozen of try with Joes Juice that didn't work.

BigJay · 08/19/2009, 07:12 PM

I still haven't, they keep coming back. One disintegrates under aptasia-x and makes about a dozen more.

bubbly · 08/19/2009, 07:13 PM

As far as hypodermic needles, I got mine from the pharmacy department at Target -- I think any pharmacy carries them, all kinds of people (diabetics, etc) use them. I think I paid .50 for 2 of them.

For majanos, the trick is to just put a little shell over them or small piece of LR that blocks the light -- they then crawl on top of it to get closer to the light, and you just pull it out of the tank -- problem solved! No need to use kalk, etc. One time I covered one with kalk and I think it walked away, so this method is better -- you know you got the thing.

ajstookey09 · 08/19/2009, 08:20 PM

I have always used joe's juice. It works but the aips still pop up here n there but that is buying LR here n there. And if you ever get another anemone there are injecting tips you can get so it dont get into your "good" anemone. I have also used reguler calcium being that is the main ingredient in joe's juice and also works.

whatcaneyedo · 08/19/2009, 10:39 PM

I've had good luck with CBB, peppermints, kalk paste and joes juice.

3 peppermints cleaned up a 20gal extremely fast.

Kalk paste and joes juice has worked well on individual aptasia but not for clearing an entire system.

A CBB is presently keeping my 120gal tank clean of all aptasia, spaghetti worms, feather dusters, bristle worms, acans, sea whips, open brains... and evil spirits.

Playa-1 · 08/19/2009, 10:46 PM

I've used Kalk paste and Lemon Juice. Both work just fine. The lemon juice is the way to go IMHO

I syringe and a lil bottle of lemon juice from the grocery store and your good to go. Lemon juice also works great for flushing unwanted pest out of their hiding spots.

Playa-1 · 08/19/2009, 10:53 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by redfishsc
Where is everyone getting hypodermic needles for injecting them? Nobody in my family uses needles (legally or otherwise ) so I don't exactly where to get them.
For one-sies and two-sies, that works great if you can remove the rock and plug the hole they are in (if they are in a hole).

Local pharmacy or you can order them from Dr Fosters.

redfishsc · 08/20/2009, 04:45 AM

Wow, I honestly thought hypodermic needles were regulated b/c of illegal drug use.

Lol, I wonder what would happen to an aiptasia shooting crack.

monicaswizzle · 08/20/2009, 07:08 AM

I have had two minor outbreaks in my 90g display with 50 g sump. Both times were shortly after adding new liverock. The first one was controlled completely by adding 2 or 3 pepermint shrimp. There had only been a few dozen apastia visable at the time and they wiped them out very fast. The second infestation wasn't much worse, but I couldn't get any pep shrimp for a while, so I started treating them with distilled vinegar (white). It worked well, but it was a pain to do it manually and I always missed some, so they always would come back. Eventually I got a few pep shrimp and the combo did the trick.

Playa-1 · 08/20/2009, 07:18 AM

Their are lots of legitmate uses for hypodermic needles so they are not all that hard to get a hold of. They may ask you what your going to use it for. In California they keep a log book at the Pharmacy and they will ask what your intending to use them for. They log it a Veterinary use. They are very inexpensive so get a handful and they will likely last you for years.

View Poll Results: What did you use to kill off aiptasia or majano? (check all that have worked for you!
Joe's Juice or Aiptasia-X (or similar product... tell us how it worked)	30	31.25%
Fish (butterly, filefish, wrasse, etc...)	13	13.54%
Peppermint shrimp (tell us how many and what size tank!)	36	37.50%
boiling water	6	6.25%
Lemon Juice	6	6.25%
Kalk paste	21	21.88%
homebrew concoction (recipe please!)	4	4.17%
PBITAWA	2	2.08%
prayer and fasting	8	8.33%
Multiple Choice Poll. Voters: 96. You may not vote on this poll

08/18/2009, 08:19 PM	#27
Arati Registered Member Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: LI,NY Posts: 722	I like to keep 3 or more peps in my 65g shrimp size doesn't matter.I like to find them local and cheap 5 for20 maybe 1 time a year. I also keep 1 in the fuge at all times. I never see aips anymore. I also rarely see the shrimps. __________________ I wasn't planning on keeping the turtle until it could pull me around under water. ~RV7AFlyer Current Tank Info: 150 ish gallons of Reef

08/19/2009, 02:24 PM	#31
Pawky Registered Member Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: Texas formally Michigan Posts: 107	I've used a needle and lemon juice with sucess in the past. I've also had 1 peppermint shrimp in my 37 gallon that did the job. __________________ ____________________________ Kris Down but not out! Current Tank Info: JBJ Nano Cube 24 - Vortech(s) - Skimmerless - Odyssea 150 Metal Halide - Bare Bottom Current Tank Info: Currently a nano

08/19/2009, 03:41 PM	#32
IUnknown Registered Member Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: san jose Posts: 97	Anyone use superglue? __________________ Equipment: 20 gallon Starphire tank, Tunze Nano DOC Protein Skimmer 9002, Eheim 2224 canister filter, Vortech MP10, RKL, Maristar 150w HQI/ 24 w T5, Fiji Live Rock - 45 lb., GFO.

08/19/2009, 05:16 PM	#36
redfishsc Registered Member Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: Wake Forest, NC Posts: 3,696	Here's where we are right now. The peppermints are giving old Joe a run for his money. I picked up two of them today for my frag tank, fingers crossed (the prayer and fasting thing.... I'm doing a double-pronged attack). Joe's Juice or Aiptasia-X 24 25.53% Fish (butterly, filefish, wrasse, etc...) 10 10.64% Peppermint shrimp 25 26.60% boiling water 6 6.38% Lemon Juice 5 5.32% Kalk paste 14 14.89% homebrew concoction 2 2.13% PBITAWA 2 2.13% prayer and fasting 6 6.38% __________________ "The measure of a life is not its duration but its donation." Corrie Ten Boom “The tyrant dies and his rule is over, the martyr dies and his rule begins” -- Søren Kierkegaard Current Tank Info: ghetto grad school reef.....11g rimless tank, 36X9X9, lit by Cree and Rebels scobbled together. Stocked mostly with free stuff I got from panhandling my fellow reefers.

08/18/2009, 08:16 PM	#26
RadReef Registered Member Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Franklin Park, IL Posts: 121	I tried everything from the list to no avail, only Berghias did the trick. I had over 200 at one point and now, none.

08/18/2009, 08:52 PM	#28
Snakebyt Registered Member Join Date: Aug 2000 Location: Lubbock Tx Posts: 2,141	majanos seem to be much harder to get rid of

08/19/2009, 01:54 PM	#29
vickreyreef Registered Member Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Nova Posts: 331	2 pep shrimp in a 90 gallons...best money I ever spent. In 24 hours they were gone and have never returned. I also never see the shrimp but maybe 3 times a month...

08/19/2009, 02:09 PM	#30
MrPike Registered Member Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: Colorado Posts: 718	Sodium Hydroxide, Kalk, and Muratic Acid have all worked. Just paste them or inject them, they love it. The trick is being diligent. Every day, look at your tank and murder any aiptasia you see. Most of the time people kill the big ones, and right at the base there are 20 little babbies just waiting to feast. Methodical murders are the way to go here..

08/19/2009, 03:45 PM	#33
drtrash Registered Member Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: S. Scottsdale, AZ Posts: 2,178	How fast do mejanos multiple? Someone gave me a piece of live rock and I saw one and a month later saw 2 out in the sun it went. Idid not know what it was itill I saw a photo on RC. Love this site

08/19/2009, 05:34 PM	#37
dougsidd Registered Member Join Date: May 2009 Posts: 36	Peppermint shrimp--2 in a 65 gal. The first night, two aiptasia were gone and they haven't stopped yet. It's been about 2 1/2 weeks and there are only 4 or 5 aips left. --------- Doug

08/19/2009, 05:36 PM	#38
DAftPunker Registered Member Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: Chicago, IL Posts: 186	1-3 peppermint shrimp on a 20-40 gallon tank. I tried joes juice, it works too, but you constantly have to keep an eye and work on it. Once you throw in the peppermint shrimp, it takes a few days and then the aiptasia starts to dissapear.

08/19/2009, 06:17 PM	#39
Tangweed Registered Member Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Mohnton, PA Posts: 1,002	peppermint shrimp x 2 in my 90 gal __________________ Thanks! Jeremy Current Tank Info: 90 gal with 40 gal breeder sump / fuge, Octo skimmer, lights and some water.

08/19/2009, 06:34 PM	#40
smokieroom Registered Member Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: TN Posts: 110	I have 1 Peppermint shrimp in my 29 gal biocube and it eradicated 40 or so small aiptasia in a couple of weeks I only used joes juice to get the big ones and the shrimp finished them off. __________________ current tanks: 90 gal w/30 gal sump - 6 bulb t5 retro w/1 icecap 660 ballast and 1 icecap 430 ballast - reefkeeper elite w/2 pc4's, mlc, net, sl1, and sl2 - marine solutions msx200 skimmer - vortech mp40w es 29 gal biocube - 20" current sunpod 150W HQI - reefkeeper lite w/2 pc4's, sl2, and net - sapphire aquatics skimmer 12 gal nano cube - nanotuners 3.24 lighting upgrade - sapphire aquatics skimmer Current Tank Info: 90 gal, 29 gal biocube, and 12 gal nano cube

08/19/2009, 07:11 PM	#41
Stalactite Registered Member Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: Aylmer /Canada Posts: 124	I had about 10 of them in my tank, and one shrimp got 8 the first night, the other 2 where big ones and the shrimp took about a week to do it. Its was in a 29 G tank. I tryed the shrimp after dozen of try with Joes Juice that didn't work.

08/19/2009, 07:12 PM	#42
BigJay Registered Member Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Southlake, Texas Posts: 1,872	I still haven't, they keep coming back. One disintegrates under aptasia-x and makes about a dozen more. __________________ PBITAWA

08/19/2009, 07:13 PM	#43
bubbly Registered Member Join Date: Jun 2008 Posts: 331	As far as hypodermic needles, I got mine from the pharmacy department at Target -- I think any pharmacy carries them, all kinds of people (diabetics, etc) use them. I think I paid .50 for 2 of them. For majanos, the trick is to just put a little shell over them or small piece of LR that blocks the light -- they then crawl on top of it to get closer to the light, and you just pull it out of the tank -- problem solved! No need to use kalk, etc. One time I covered one with kalk and I think it walked away, so this method is better -- you know you got the thing.

08/19/2009, 08:20 PM	#44
ajstookey09 Registered Member Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: sandusky, ohio Posts: 5	I have always used joe's juice. It works but the aips still pop up here n there but that is buying LR here n there. And if you ever get another anemone there are injecting tips you can get so it dont get into your "good" anemone. I have also used reguler calcium being that is the main ingredient in joe's juice and also works. __________________ ashley and justin Current Tank Info: 180 reef tank

08/19/2009, 10:39 PM	#45
whatcaneyedo Registered Member Join Date: May 2005 Location: Prince George, BC, Canada Posts: 729	I've had good luck with CBB, peppermints, kalk paste and joes juice. 3 peppermints cleaned up a 20gal extremely fast. Kalk paste and joes juice has worked well on individual aptasia but not for clearing an entire system. A CBB is presently keeping my 120gal tank clean of all aptasia, spaghetti worms, feather dusters, bristle worms, acans, sea whips, open brains... and evil spirits. __________________ 5'x3'x2' custom in-wall, LumenMax MH lighting, closed loop OM 4-Way, PM Bullet 3, PM 622 Ca Reactor, Apex, Tunzes, Reeflo Dart and Hammerhead. Current Tank Info: 225gal mixed predatory reef Last edited by whatcaneyedo; 08/19/2009 at 10:49 PM.

08/19/2009, 10:46 PM	#46
Playa-1 Moved On Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Laguna Niguel, CA Posts: 7,497	I've used Kalk paste and Lemon Juice. Both work just fine. The lemon juice is the way to go IMHO I syringe and a lil bottle of lemon juice from the grocery store and your good to go. Lemon juice also works great for flushing unwanted pest out of their hiding spots.

08/20/2009, 04:45 AM	#48
redfishsc Registered Member Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: Wake Forest, NC Posts: 3,696	Wow, I honestly thought hypodermic needles were regulated b/c of illegal drug use. Lol, I wonder what would happen to an aiptasia shooting crack. __________________ "The measure of a life is not its duration but its donation." Corrie Ten Boom “The tyrant dies and his rule is over, the martyr dies and his rule begins” -- Søren Kierkegaard Current Tank Info: ghetto grad school reef.....11g rimless tank, 36X9X9, lit by Cree and Rebels scobbled together. Stocked mostly with free stuff I got from panhandling my fellow reefers.

08/20/2009, 07:08 AM	#49
monicaswizzle Premium Member Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: Clyde Posts: 296	I have had two minor outbreaks in my 90g display with 50 g sump. Both times were shortly after adding new liverock. The first one was controlled completely by adding 2 or 3 pepermint shrimp. There had only been a few dozen apastia visable at the time and they wiped them out very fast. The second infestation wasn't much worse, but I couldn't get any pep shrimp for a while, so I started treating them with distilled vinegar (white). It worked well, but it was a pain to do it manually and I always missed some, so they always would come back. Eventually I got a few pep shrimp and the combo did the trick. __________________ Ms. Swizzle (Rodney) --Not Born Yesterday Current Tank Info: fun!

08/20/2009, 07:18 AM	#50
Playa-1 Moved On Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Laguna Niguel, CA Posts: 7,497	Their are lots of legitmate uses for hypodermic needles so they are not all that hard to get a hold of. They may ask you what your going to use it for. In California they keep a log book at the Pharmacy and they will ask what your intending to use them for. They log it a Veterinary use. They are very inexpensive so get a handful and they will likely last you for years.