What is best way kill aiptasia if rock out of tank?

Walken 1 · 05/15/2010, 07:31 PM

Without killing the bacteria that is...

Hauling about 50 pounds of rock out of central system because the aiptasia is getting ridiculous. I dont want to boil it or anything that will kill the bio also..

Hyposalinity maybe?

Thanks

aztbs · 05/15/2010, 07:50 PM

Torch them!

They can survive forever without light (as evidenced by the mass of them growing in my dark overflow).

Target spraying them with boiling RO water in a syringe to melt them away without boiling the whole rock should work. Otherwise, break out the butane torch and fry the little buggers and then use a course bristle brush to wash off the bit of char left behind!

Walken 1 · 05/16/2010, 12:09 AM

I wonder if I could starve them to death.....put the rock in a covered trash can with an air line.....

azshooz · 05/16/2010, 12:36 AM

Aiptasia can survive in dark habitats by consuming organic matter in the water column, so, you might be able to kill them in the dark, but who knows how long that might take. Kalk paste and peppermints FTW!

Kataro · 05/16/2010, 01:40 AM

one of em bergia nudibranch

ErickJ_az · 05/16/2010, 01:56 AM

Drop off the rock with me and let me peppermint shrimp eat them.

E

Walken 1 · 05/16/2010, 03:26 AM

hmmm...forgot about the berghias.....

Time for new post...

reefstew · 05/16/2010, 01:59 PM

Put it in a tank with a power head & a bunch of peppermint shrimp. As long as you don't feed them, they will eat the aiptasia. It's when they have aq. food they don't eat it.

Orangetruck94 · 05/16/2010, 02:22 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by azshooz

Kalk paste

Do you use a syringe with the paste?
Thanks
OT94

azshooz · 05/16/2010, 02:49 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Orangetruck94

Do you use a syringe with the paste?
Thanks
OT94

Yup. DI water + kalk powder. Mix it so it's just thin enough to suck up in a syringe. It doesn't usually kill the whole thing, but I do it every 3-4 weeks to the keep the few that I have down. Also, peppermints seem to like half cooked aiptasia best. They seem to go after them better once I've scorched 'em with the kalk paste.

fishydude2 · 05/16/2010, 03:53 PM

ive tryed kalk in the past with no results they just suck in the rock before u can poke them ive tryed aptasix with really good results turned off the power to everything and put some on top of there mouth and they just melted away about 10min i got rid of 20+ and they havent come back yet

kbarnett63 · 05/17/2010, 02:40 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Walken 1

Without killing the bacteria that is...

Hauling about 50 pounds of rock out of central system because the aiptasia is getting ridiculous. I dont want to boil it or anything that will kill the bio also..

Hyposalinity maybe?

Thanks

Put it somewhere you can cover with a shell or coral rubble, they will move out from under whatever is on them onto the shell or coral rubble to get to the light. Then simple move whatever they have attached themselves.

Another approach is to cover them with chaeto then remove the chaeto once they have migrated towards the light.

Fig70g · 05/17/2010, 03:14 PM

I just had a temporary tank setup while moving into my new place. Fish were in a 20g, which had an overflow to a rubbermaid filled with rock. I placed my chaeto on the top of all the rock and after a week all the aiptasia walked to the top of the chaeto. I just ripped the little buggers off and threw away. Maybe not be the best plan for a big tank, but I was pretty happy how it happened!!
Anyone know best place to buy peps in the east valley?

05/15/2010, 07:31 PM	#1
Walken 1 Moved On Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Phoenix, AZ Posts: 654	What is best way kill aiptasia if rock out of tank? Without killing the bacteria that is... Hauling about 50 pounds of rock out of central system because the aiptasia is getting ridiculous. I dont want to boil it or anything that will kill the bio also.. Hyposalinity maybe? Thanks

05/16/2010, 01:56 AM	#6
ErickJ_az Registered Member. Join Date: Mar 2010 Location: Tempe, AZ Posts: 375	Drop off the rock with me and let me peppermint shrimp eat them. E __________________ If you always do what you always did, you'll always get what you always got. Current Tank Info: A few tanks.

05/17/2010, 03:14 PM	#13
Fig70g Registered Member Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Scottsdale, AZ Posts: 637	I just had a temporary tank setup while moving into my new place. Fish were in a 20g, which had an overflow to a rubbermaid filled with rock. I placed my chaeto on the top of all the rock and after a week all the aiptasia walked to the top of the chaeto. I just ripped the little buggers off and threw away. Maybe not be the best plan for a big tank, but I was pretty happy how it happened!! Anyone know best place to buy peps in the east valley? __________________ Kevin "The older you get, the more rules they are going to try and get you to follow. You just gotta keep on livin', man. L-I-V-I-N" Current Tank Info: 75g mixed reef, 30g sump, Little Giant 3MDQ return, split to 5g fuge. ASM G1x skimmer. T5 lighting

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05/15/2010, 07:50 PM	#2
aztbs Registered Member Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: Chandler, AZ Posts: 4,492	Torch them! They can survive forever without light (as evidenced by the mass of them growing in my dark overflow). Target spraying them with boiling RO water in a syringe to melt them away without boiling the whole rock should work. Otherwise, break out the butane torch and fry the little buggers and then use a course bristle brush to wash off the bit of char left behind!

05/16/2010, 12:09 AM	#3
Walken 1 Moved On Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Phoenix, AZ Posts: 654	I wonder if I could starve them to death.....put the rock in a covered trash can with an air line.....

05/16/2010, 12:36 AM	#4
azshooz Sunburnt Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Phoenix, AZ Posts: 544	Aiptasia can survive in dark habitats by consuming organic matter in the water column, so, you might be able to kill them in the dark, but who knows how long that might take. Kalk paste and peppermints FTW!

05/16/2010, 01:40 AM	#5
Kataro Registered Member Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: Chandler, AZ Posts: 2,258	one of em bergia nudibranch

05/16/2010, 03:26 AM	#7
Walken 1 Moved On Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Phoenix, AZ Posts: 654	hmmm...forgot about the berghias..... Time for new post...

05/16/2010, 01:59 PM	#8
reefstew Registered Member Join Date: May 2009 Location: Phoenix ,Az Posts: 1,608	Put it in a tank with a power head & a bunch of peppermint shrimp. As long as you don't feed them, they will eat the aiptasia. It's when they have aq. food they don't eat it.

05/16/2010, 03:53 PM	#11
fishydude2 Moved On Join Date: Mar 2010 Location: central arizona Posts: 140	ive tryed kalk in the past with no results they just suck in the rock before u can poke them ive tryed aptasix with really good results turned off the power to everything and put some on top of there mouth and they just melted away about 10min i got rid of 20+ and they havent come back yet