How to kill aiptasia in a plant only tank

heckfire · 09/27/2011, 05:07 PM

Ok, so i decided to start harvesting macros to trade with my lfs for store credit, everything is going good, i set up a 55 gallon, have 2 cfls and a couple of powerheads to spin the macro, i supplement with iron and everthing is doin great..... Then i see %$%^$&^aiptasia in the tank and on the macro......Is there anything i can do to kill aiptasia, minus the norm methods in a plant only tank???

PRDubois · 09/27/2011, 06:57 PM

5cc of Lime Juice

heckfire · 09/28/2011, 04:57 PM

are you being serious?

mikezalewski · 09/28/2011, 05:05 PM

There are a few different methods to use to kill aiptasia. there are products like joe's juice, zappers, scat fish, file fish. these all work!

heckfire · 09/28/2011, 05:33 PM

yes , i know that ,aiptasia X works great,, but this is not a normal tank, spot treatment is not feasible

ManotheSea · 09/28/2011, 06:37 PM

If some hard work is feasable then spot treatment is feasable. Use kalk paste. Youll be done in one night.

There are some fish and nudis that eat them, but aptasia is the only thing they eat. When the aptasia is gone the fish or nudis starve to death.

FNHFan · 09/29/2011, 07:33 AM

If it's loaded up with aiptasia, you could use the nudis...they will breed in an aiptasia rich, fish free environment, then you can sell the babies to fellow reefers. Those things go for $15 a piece online. Or, you can try the Majano wand, which has worked wonders for me.

heckfire · 09/29/2011, 05:26 PM

i dont want to risk missing some with spot treatment, i wonder if a heavy dose of lime juice aquarium wide would do it also,, its not heavily infested, i found four today and may have removed them all, but i dont want to be that jerk that knowingly sells something with aiptasia on it

09/27/2011, 05:07 PM	#1
heckfire Registered Member Join Date: Jun 2010 Posts: 331	How to kill aiptasia in a plant only tank Ok, so i decided to start harvesting macros to trade with my lfs for store credit, everything is going good, i set up a 55 gallon, have 2 cfls and a couple of powerheads to spin the macro, i supplement with iron and everthing is doin great..... Then i see %$%^$&^aiptasia in the tank and on the macro......Is there anything i can do to kill aiptasia, minus the norm methods in a plant only tank???

09/27/2011, 06:57 PM	#2
PRDubois Registered Member Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Chester, VA Posts: 3,626	5cc of Lime Juice __________________ http://www.reefcentral.com/forums/showthread.php?t=2534403 Current Tank Info: 225 gal Reef, 60 gal reef & 40b frag tank

09/28/2011, 05:05 PM	#4
mikezalewski Registered Member Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: lenox,mi Posts: 50	aiptasia problem There are a few different methods to use to kill aiptasia. there are products like joe's juice, zappers, scat fish, file fish. these all work!

09/29/2011, 05:26 PM	#8
heckfire Registered Member Join Date: Jun 2010 Posts: 331	i dont want to risk missing some with spot treatment, i wonder if a heavy dose of lime juice aquarium wide would do it also,, its not heavily infested, i found four today and may have removed them all, but i dont want to be that jerk that knowingly sells something with aiptasia on it Last edited by heckfire; 09/29/2011 at 05:36 PM.

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09/28/2011, 04:57 PM	#3
heckfire Registered Member Join Date: Jun 2010 Posts: 331	are you being serious?

09/28/2011, 05:33 PM	#5
heckfire Registered Member Join Date: Jun 2010 Posts: 331	yes , i know that ,aiptasia X works great,, but this is not a normal tank, spot treatment is not feasible

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ManotheSea Registered Member Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: FL Posts: 414	If some hard work is feasable then spot treatment is feasable. Use kalk paste. Youll be done in one night. There are some fish and nudis that eat them, but aptasia is the only thing they eat. When the aptasia is gone the fish or nudis starve to death.

09/29/2011, 07:33 AM	#7
FNHFan Registered Member Join Date: Jul 2011 Posts: 67	If it's loaded up with aiptasia, you could use the nudis...they will breed in an aiptasia rich, fish free environment, then you can sell the babies to fellow reefers. Those things go for $15 a piece online. Or, you can try the Majano wand, which has worked wonders for me.