Ahhhhh aptasia

steve.frink · 02/08/2015, 07:46 PM

Need to get rid of this stuff. I have some crap from lfs but havnt used it yet cause am scared to kill stars or other coral. Copper band got most of it but eventually carpet anenome got him. Now theres a few left.... anyone else ever use this aptasia X before.

jason2459 · 02/08/2015, 07:50 PM

I have used kalk paste before and there's a good chance it won't work and cause some small part of it to replicate. Using the paste and then covering with something like an epoxy putty may help. But I've always had good luck with getting a handful of peppermint shrimp and one of them usually does it. Unless you have shrimp eating fish. I'm sure the anemone will eventually get some of them too.

meidinad · 02/09/2015, 11:49 AM

Peppermint shrimp or aphasia eating files. I've had both do wonders and get rid of 100% of the aphasia in my tank.

Pife · 02/09/2015, 11:56 AM

Bergia nudibranches it's all they eat

02/08/2015, 07:46 PM	#1
steve.frink Registered Member Join Date: Feb 2015 Posts: 88	Ahhhhh aptasia Need to get rid of this stuff. I have some crap from lfs but havnt used it yet cause am scared to kill stars or other coral. Copper band got most of it but eventually carpet anenome got him. Now theres a few left.... anyone else ever use this aptasia X before.

02/08/2015, 07:50 PM	#2
jason2459 Registered Member Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: Iowa Posts: 9,671	I have used kalk paste before and there's a good chance it won't work and cause some small part of it to replicate. Using the paste and then covering with something like an epoxy putty may help. But I've always had good luck with getting a handful of peppermint shrimp and one of them usually does it. Unless you have shrimp eating fish. I'm sure the anemone will eventually get some of them too. __________________ rebuild and recovery log: No more red house, you'll have to click on my name and visit my homepage! You can check out my parameters at reeftronics dot net website and look for my username. Current Tank Info: 180g mixed reef w/ a beananimal overflow to a dolomite RRUGF. \| 20g long G. Smithii Mantis Tank

02/09/2015, 11:56 AM	#4
Pife Registered Member Join Date: May 2013 Posts: 7,408	Bergia nudibranches it's all they eat __________________ Brandon I'm not saying let's get rid of all the stupid people.* I'm just saying let's remove all the warning labels and let the problem work itself out. Current Tank Info: 150g DT plumbed to an 80g frag tank and 220g sump in the basement. ~6-MP40s ~ 12 ATI powered t5s ~ Reefbrites and Radions supplementing ~ Custom GEO Skimmer ~ GEO CA Reactor 6x24~ Iwaki 70 Return ~

02/09/2015, 11:49 AM	#3
meidinad Registered Member Join Date: Jan 2013 Location: Grand Forks, ND Posts: 61	Peppermint shrimp or aphasia eating files. I've had both do wonders and get rid of 100% of the aphasia in my tank.