Alternative ways of ridding Aiptasia

ChrisCummins · 03/09/2006, 12:30 AM

Hi,
Just wondering whether any of you use any alternative methods of ridding aiptasia from a tank other than joes juice.

Thanks,
Chris

Blown 346 · 03/09/2006, 12:50 AM

Kak paste over them works well. I usually just take the rock out scrub the portion of it with aipstasia, and run a little FW over that area and put back into the tank.
Or I will just stab the thing several times, and it usually takes care of it.

I have also heard that injecting them with hot water also works.

mattvisocky2003 · 03/09/2006, 12:54 AM

peppermint shrimp work great for me

hawaiianwargod · 03/09/2006, 01:39 AM

some uses CBB.

3S1K · 03/09/2006, 02:23 AM

I used the Boiling water method and it works good,It would probably work better if the syringe had a pointed end so you can kind of stab and inject them.

L8ndeb · 03/09/2006, 03:52 AM

Ditto on the Peppermint shrimp.

unclereefer · 03/09/2006, 02:26 PM

mix up a little ball of underwater epoxy and pack it over the aptasia

mr pink floyd · 03/09/2006, 02:50 PM

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vanceny · 03/09/2006, 02:55 PM

tried the ccb and the shrimp - no luck

vinegar did the trick - 1ml injected into the base. shrivels them up. just watch out for your ph.

You may need to repeat again if you dont inject them right on. Those buggers retract quickly. Just wait a few days between sessions so you dont get the ph swings.

donfishy76 · 03/09/2006, 03:44 PM

white vinegar, or apple vinegar?

vanceny · 03/09/2006, 03:45 PM

white vinegar..

donfishy76 · 03/09/2006, 03:51 PM

so 1 mil per aptasia?

know-it-all · 03/09/2006, 04:29 PM

get the SeaChem liquid calcium suppliment (the blue stuff)
fill a syringe up with the stuff and burn it away
you don't need to inject anything,
just the high concentration of calcium will kill them off on contact

it will also work with GSP's and Xenia that's out of hand

and you get a free dose of calcium

wetWolger · 03/09/2006, 04:49 PM

I had one that just would not die. SO I removed the rock, and took a lighter to him for about a min or two. He looked pretty toasted. But then a week later he started showing signs of life again. At which point I removed the rock, and used a blow torch to him for 5min. That got him.

jeffbrig · 03/09/2006, 04:53 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by jent46bow
I had one that just would not die. SO I removed the rock, and took a lighter to him for about a min or two. He looked pretty toasted. But then a week later he started showing signs of life again. At which point I removed the rock, and used a blow torch to him for 5min. That got him.

I applaud your problem solving skills!

coolie · 03/09/2006, 08:46 PM

Berghia nudibranch worked for me, took them about a month to completely rid my 90 of the pests.

Johnson7 · 03/09/2006, 08:51 PM

how many nudibranches did you use and how bad was the problem?

NoIdeaWhatToDo · 03/09/2006, 09:04 PM

i had a few that hitchhiked early on and i just cut back on feeding for a week or so until they starved.

emilese · 03/09/2006, 11:53 PM

I agree with previous comments- a peppermint shrimp took care of mine.

Miles

Mike.B · 03/09/2006, 11:55 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by jent46bow
I had one that just would not die. SO I removed the rock, and took a lighter to him for about a min or two. He looked pretty toasted. But then a week later he started showing signs of life again. At which point I removed the rock, and used a blow torch to him for 5min. That got him.

Thats ****en awesome!

nemofish2217 · 03/10/2006, 12:04 AM

you can try a concentrated dose of kalk.... 1 teaspoon pickling lime to 2 tablespoons RO water....works good also....i like the calcium thing though...i didnt know that worked!!! ill have to give it a try....

Fred_J · 03/10/2006, 01:34 AM

I used to give myself allergy shots, you get the syringe from any pharmacy with no prescription. I find injecting with a needle works better. The last time I bought some a pack of 25 needles was about $10. You could buy a single syringe. I also use Berghia and peppermint shrimp, and still have a problem.
PS: the syringe works better with rid aptasia, joes juice is to thick.
Fred

OnTheReef · 03/10/2006, 02:01 PM

I put some peppermint shrimp in my fuge with a macro-algae covered rock that had aiptasia hithikers on it. All the apatasia were gone in under 5 minutes, I watch them shred and eat the little pests like tiny machines, amazing.

p4ck37p1mp · 03/10/2006, 02:21 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by jent46bow
I had one that just would not die. SO I removed the rock, and took a lighter to him for about a min or two. He looked pretty toasted. But then a week later he started showing signs of life again. At which point I removed the rock, and used a blow torch to him for 5min. That got him.

This gave me quite a good laugh, thanks.

I bet it was extremely satisfying as well.

fish_taste_good · 03/10/2006, 02:22 PM

peppermint shrimp rock

cleared all mine up.

Make sure you get the real ones...some stores sell some that arent really peppermint shrimp.

03/09/2006, 12:30 AM	#1
ChrisCummins Registered Member Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Derbyshire, England Posts: 77	Alternative ways of ridding Aiptasia Hi, Just wondering whether any of you use any alternative methods of ridding aiptasia from a tank other than joes juice. Thanks, Chris

03/09/2006, 01:39 AM	#4
hawaiianwargod Registered Member Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: 11 54' N, 121 55' E Posts: 1,836	some uses CBB. __________________ "To be a successful reefer, one must master the art of mimicry" ~Hawaiianwargod~ [E] levated [L] evel [O] f [S] weetness Current Tank Info: 210+ - "G" Elos 160XL [~]

03/09/2006, 03:52 AM	#6
L8ndeb Registered Reef Keeper Join Date: Feb 2002 Location: Reno, NV Posts: 1,443	Ditto on the Peppermint shrimp. __________________ Leyton at Reno Current Tank Info: Custom 200 gal reef cube with a 20 gal sump, 2 AI SOL LED Fixtures, Super Reef Octopus skimmer, custom made calcium reactor, Apex Lite controller with various modules.

03/09/2006, 02:50 PM	#8
mr pink floyd Moved On Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: west hartford, CT Posts: 3,480	take a wooden kabob spike and cut that Your post is in violation of the terms and conditions of use of this web site and has been edited. Further violations will result in revocation of your posting privileges. so bad he gonan wish you didnt cut him so ba' man hehe im bored can you tell? Bored or not, please keep your language family-friendly. Thanks, Reefcherie RC Moderator Last edited by Reefcherie; 03/10/2006 at 04:45 AM.

03/09/2006, 04:29 PM	#13
know-it-all Registered Member Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: in my now frozen chair (aka Wisconsin) Posts: 1,488	get the SeaChem liquid calcium suppliment (the blue stuff) fill a syringe up with the stuff and burn it away you don't need to inject anything, just the high concentration of calcium will kill them off on contact it will also work with GSP's and Xenia that's out of hand and you get a free dose of calcium __________________ current tank 94 corner, SPS/LPS basement sump

03/09/2006, 12:50 AM	#2
Blown 346 Registered Member Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: Rockford, Illinois Posts: 6,596	Kak paste over them works well. I usually just take the rock out scrub the portion of it with aipstasia, and run a little FW over that area and put back into the tank. Or I will just stab the thing several times, and it usually takes care of it. I have also heard that injecting them with hot water also works.

03/09/2006, 12:54 AM	#3
mattvisocky2003 Registered Member Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Fort Wayne, IN Posts: 354	peppermint shrimp work great for me

03/09/2006, 02:23 AM	#5
3S1K Registered Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Posts: 391	I used the Boiling water method and it works good,It would probably work better if the syringe had a pointed end so you can kind of stab and inject them.

03/09/2006, 02:26 PM	#7
unclereefer Registered Member Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Kansas Posts: 302	mix up a little ball of underwater epoxy and pack it over the aptasia

03/09/2006, 02:55 PM	#9
vanceny Registered Member Join Date: Apr 2003 Location: New York City Posts: 287	tried the ccb and the shrimp - no luck vinegar did the trick - 1ml injected into the base. shrivels them up. just watch out for your ph. You may need to repeat again if you dont inject them right on. Those buggers retract quickly. Just wait a few days between sessions so you dont get the ph swings.

03/09/2006, 03:44 PM	#10
donfishy76 Moved On Join Date: Oct 2004 Posts: 667	white vinegar, or apple vinegar?

03/09/2006, 03:45 PM	#11
vanceny Registered Member Join Date: Apr 2003 Location: New York City Posts: 287	white vinegar..

03/09/2006, 03:51 PM	#12
donfishy76 Moved On Join Date: Oct 2004 Posts: 667	so 1 mil per aptasia?

03/09/2006, 04:49 PM	#14
wetWolger Registered Member Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: Colorado Posts: 1,955	I had one that just would not die. SO I removed the rock, and took a lighter to him for about a min or two. He looked pretty toasted. But then a week later he started showing signs of life again. At which point I removed the rock, and used a blow torch to him for 5min. That got him. __________________ cheers, jent d-_-b Current Tank Info: 66gal = 32x24x20

03/09/2006, 08:46 PM	#16
coolie Registered Member Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: Houston, TX Posts: 309	Berghia nudibranch worked for me, took them about a month to completely rid my 90 of the pests.

03/09/2006, 08:51 PM	#17
Johnson7 Registered Member Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: St Louis Posts: 195	how many nudibranches did you use and how bad was the problem? __________________ In most places in the country, voting is looked upon as a right and a duty, but in Chicago it's a sport. In Chicago not only your vote counts, but all kinds of other votes--kids, dead folks, and so on. -Dick Gregory Current Tank Info: AGA 75RR

03/09/2006, 09:04 PM	#18
NoIdeaWhatToDo Registered Member Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Austin, TX Posts: 68	i had a few that hitchhiked early on and i just cut back on feeding for a week or so until they starved.

03/09/2006, 11:53 PM	#19
emilese Registered Member Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Taiwan (formerly, Atlanta area) Posts: 199	I agree with previous comments- a peppermint shrimp took care of mine. Miles

03/10/2006, 12:04 AM	#21
nemofish2217 Registered Member Join Date: May 2004 Location: South Carolina Posts: 1,606	you can try a concentrated dose of kalk.... 1 teaspoon pickling lime to 2 tablespoons RO water....works good also....i like the calcium thing though...i didnt know that worked!!! ill have to give it a try....

03/10/2006, 01:34 AM	#22
Fred_J Registered Member Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Goldsboro, NC Posts: 514	I used to give myself allergy shots, you get the syringe from any pharmacy with no prescription. I find injecting with a needle works better. The last time I bought some a pack of 25 needles was about $10. You could buy a single syringe. I also use Berghia and peppermint shrimp, and still have a problem. PS: the syringe works better with rid aptasia, joes juice is to thick. Fred

03/10/2006, 02:01 PM	#23
OnTheReef Premium Member Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: Santa Cruz, CA Posts: 340	I put some peppermint shrimp in my fuge with a macro-algae covered rock that had aiptasia hithikers on it. All the apatasia were gone in under 5 minutes, I watch them shred and eat the little pests like tiny machines, amazing. __________________ 100 gallon reef tank, 40 gallon sump/fuge combo with RDSB 2x ASM G2 with gate valve mod TLF phos reactor w/Rowaphos, Seachem Nitrate sponge 4x55w 50/50 actinic PC Current USA 0 amm, 0 nitrite, 0 n Current Tank Info: 50 & 100 gallon reef tanks

03/10/2006, 02:22 PM	#25
fish_taste_good Premium Member Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: Tampa, FL Posts: 632	peppermint shrimp rock cleared all mine up. Make sure you get the real ones...some stores sell some that arent really peppermint shrimp. __________________ Looking for a day job Current Tank Info: 240 Reef