killing a large aptasia.

andrewsmart · 05/04/2007, 03:50 PM

i have 1 large aptasia on a piece of liverock.

how do i kill this.

i do not have kalc

and i do not want to buy joes juice for 1 aptasia + it will be hard to get in the uk i imagine.

blkdrgn · 05/04/2007, 03:54 PM

use pickling lime juice

BurntOutReefer · 05/04/2007, 04:01 PM

can you take the rock out? (i.e. no other corals on it)...if so, use a soldering iron and burn it at the base....that should take care of it....otherwis, use pickling lime juice....

cheers

Reet15 · 05/04/2007, 04:03 PM

I've taken them out with vinegar.

BurntOutReefer · 05/04/2007, 04:07 PM

theres always that.....
just missing the chips now......

andrewsmart · 05/04/2007, 04:08 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by blkdrgn
use pickling lime juice

pickling lime juice is kept next to the flux capacitors in this country.

soldering iron it is cheers.

BurntOutReefer · 05/04/2007, 04:19 PM

justFYI....pickling Lime Juice is 99.9% the same stuff thats used in Pickled Onions...which I think every cupboard in the UK comes with.....

Aimforever · 05/04/2007, 05:09 PM

Boil water, suck up with turkey baster, shoot in face of Aptasia, Aptasia dies. Very easy, nothing to buy.

However, if you have coraline on the rock don't shoot the water too hard or it will get killed off too.

elegance coral · 05/04/2007, 06:47 PM

Man.... i have tried all the tricks like kalk, boiling water, and venegar. None of this ever worked for me. If I see one now I take the rock out and drill a hole in it where the little @#%$&* was. I like the soldering iron idea though.

onevia_01 · 05/04/2007, 09:44 PM

I love aiptasia. It's so fun to get rid of.
Tiny syringe full of white vinegar(probably any vinegar really)
inject into or as close as possible to aiptasia and it's gone.
Anyone who says this doesn't work has never tried it.
Hardest part for me was getting the syringe. (no I'm not a junkie I'm an aquarist) LOL.

This method works so well.

bigjackstud · 05/04/2007, 10:49 PM

Anyone got a photo of one of these things? I have a new growth and was wondering if it was this... Got three actually... I hope it's just a nice new growth and not something bad...

demonsp · 05/04/2007, 10:51 PM

Hammer and screwdriver after Lr removed from tank and the sooner the better.

http://reefcentral.com/gallery/data/...i-DSC01210.JPG

This is one i got on a mail order coral.

05/04/2007, 03:50 PM	#1
andrewsmart Registered Member Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: glasgow, scotland Posts: 369	killing a large aptasia. i have 1 large aptasia on a piece of liverock. how do i kill this. i do not have kalc and i do not want to buy joes juice for 1 aptasia + it will be hard to get in the uk i imagine. __________________ I remember my prom. my girlfriend wore a metallic purple, black lace, beaded number that was straples she was a Purple Beast. I was terrified her D-sized boobies were going to pop out and attack me. Current Tank Info: FOWLR

05/04/2007, 04:03 PM	#4
Reet15 Registered Member Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Pueblo, Colorado Posts: 426	I've taken them out with vinegar. __________________ Don't take life too serious, nobody gets out alive anyways!

05/04/2007, 06:47 PM	#9
elegance coral They call me EC Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: central Florida Posts: 6,208	Man.... i have tried all the tricks like kalk, boiling water, and venegar. None of this ever worked for me. If I see one now I take the rock out and drill a hole in it where the little @#%$&* was. I like the soldering iron idea though. __________________ "Most of the failures with marine aquaria are due to lack of knowledge of the biological processes that occur in the aquarium." Martin A. Moe, Jr. "A scientist seeks the truth, wherever that may lead. A believer already knows the truth, and cannot be swayed no matter how compelling the evidence." Current Tank Info: I'm trying to see how many tanks will fit in my house before the wife loses it.

05/04/2007, 03:54 PM	#2
blkdrgn Premium Member Join Date: Mar 2007 Posts: 250	use pickling lime juice

05/04/2007, 04:01 PM	#3
BurntOutReefer Registered Member Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: Granada Hills Posts: 4,376	can you take the rock out? (i.e. no other corals on it)...if so, use a soldering iron and burn it at the base....that should take care of it....otherwis, use pickling lime juice.... cheers

05/04/2007, 04:07 PM	#5
BurntOutReefer Registered Member Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: Granada Hills Posts: 4,376	theres always that..... just missing the chips now......

05/04/2007, 04:19 PM	#7
BurntOutReefer Registered Member Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: Granada Hills Posts: 4,376	justFYI....pickling Lime Juice is 99.9% the same stuff thats used in Pickled Onions...which I think every cupboard in the UK comes with.....

05/04/2007, 05:09 PM	#8
Aimforever Premium Member Join Date: Mar 2007 Posts: 281	Boil water, suck up with turkey baster, shoot in face of Aptasia, Aptasia dies. Very easy, nothing to buy. However, if you have coraline on the rock don't shoot the water too hard or it will get killed off too.

05/04/2007, 09:44 PM	#10
onevia_01 Registered Member Join Date: Oct 2006 Posts: 104	I love aiptasia. It's so fun to get rid of. Tiny syringe full of white vinegar(probably any vinegar really) inject into or as close as possible to aiptasia and it's gone. Anyone who says this doesn't work has never tried it. Hardest part for me was getting the syringe. (no I'm not a junkie I'm an aquarist) LOL. This method works so well.

05/04/2007, 10:49 PM	#11
bigjackstud Registered Member Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Port Jervis, ny Posts: 173	Anyone got a photo of one of these things? I have a new growth and was wondering if it was this... Got three actually... I hope it's just a nice new growth and not something bad...

05/04/2007, 10:51 PM	#12
demonsp Moved On Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: el paso tx Posts: 7,634	Hammer and screwdriver after Lr removed from tank and the sooner the better. http://reefcentral.com/gallery/data/...i-DSC01210.JPG This is one i got on a mail order coral.