will "cooking" live rock kill aiptasia also?

Jonnyacrofeed · 10/31/2006, 04:08 PM

Hi I was wondering when people cook there rock, by putting it in tubs with no light to let bacteria eat all the stuff in the rock, would aiptasia die in this process? Might help me take care of two problems at once. Any experience with this or thoughts? Thanks.

kryppy · 10/31/2006, 04:23 PM

I doubt it. They will just spawn little bleached ones.
Inject them with kalk or vinagar if you don't like them.

I'm not sure I understand why people "cook" the rock anyway.

Why do you want to do it?

mathias · 10/31/2006, 04:23 PM

I don't have experience but I have liverock in my sump which has no light and get aiptasia but its all white.....

jmchzn · 10/31/2006, 10:24 PM

i know everyone gets mixed results but I'm batting a 1000.

Had a bad problem 6 peppermints cleared the entire tank in a month

lgoins · 11/01/2006, 10:47 AM

A simple answer to your question: No, cooking rock will not kill aiptasia. It seems as though they are the most hardy saltwater pests ever.

newb · 11/01/2006, 03:22 PM

160 lbs of rock cooked for 1 3/4 mo with a massive aiptasia outbreak. not a single one survived the process that i can see and i really looked over the rock close. luck? idk. the down side i saw my peppermint last night trying to chow on a nassarius. me thinks i need to adjust to new tank needs. after 3 yrs in a deep sand bed it was the best thing ive done in a while. good luck

dkh0331 · 11/01/2006, 03:28 PM

140 lbs of rock cooked for an extended period of time - 6 months. No aiptasia survived.

HTH

David

AquaReeferMan · 11/01/2006, 03:40 PM

My bubby did 100+ lbs for around 6 months. I got a couple pieces off him and within a week they started coming out.

mathias · 11/01/2006, 03:42 PM

with aiptasia I just do spot cleaning of them with syringe and kalkwasser........

got perperments they pick at all other types of stuff......

got a copperband he just eats everything else that I feed that tank and is fat and happy....

bpd964 · 11/01/2006, 03:42 PM

I had aptaisa and mojano so I ran the bathtub full of the hottest water I could make and let the rock sit there for 3 hours. After that, I put the rock in saltwater and let the curing and cycling start all over again in a spare tank. More reliable and quicker than cooking.

cervidaejager · 11/01/2006, 08:29 PM

I would have to say no, I had a 55 gal that I up graded to a 210. I took all live stock out and put in the new tank, took the rock out and put it outside. I left the water in the 55 but that was it, no lights, heater, food, top off water or circulation this was in Dec. In May when I got rid of the 55 I still had them in there and I live in Utah and keep my house on the cool side so you know the water in the tank got very cold and the salinity would have been very high. Just my experience.

10/31/2006, 04:08 PM	#1
Jonnyacrofeed Registered Member Join Date: Jan 2005 Posts: 234	will "cooking" live rock kill aiptasia also? Hi I was wondering when people cook there rock, by putting it in tubs with no light to let bacteria eat all the stuff in the rock, would aiptasia die in this process? Might help me take care of two problems at once. Any experience with this or thoughts? Thanks.

10/31/2006, 10:24 PM	#4
jmchzn Registered Member Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: nyc/ct Posts: 147	peppermint shrimp i know everyone gets mixed results but I'm batting a 1000. Had a bad problem 6 peppermints cleared the entire tank in a month __________________ JMCHZN This reef insures my kids get nothing! Current Tank Info: 90gal/starfire/oceanicTechTank/BubbleKing180 /30gal sump/48"Solaris LED light system/3.5-5" DSB/150 lbs live rock/tunze wave box/aqua 25w uv/PhosReactor THATS IT!

11/01/2006, 03:28 PM	#7
dkh0331 Es gibt keinen ersatz Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: Close to the edge, down by a river Posts: 3,581	140 lbs of rock cooked for an extended period of time - 6 months. No aiptasia survived. HTH David __________________ Just found out that grandpa has a drug addiction. He is addicted to viagra. No one is taking it harder than grandma.

11/01/2006, 03:40 PM	#8
AquaReeferMan Got Reef? Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Under the Sea, Pa Posts: 4,593	My bubby did 100+ lbs for around 6 months. I got a couple pieces off him and within a week they started coming out. __________________ Couple SPS/Zoanthid tanks and a couple of FW planted tanks. Current Tank Info: 5 pieces of glass with some silicone and plastic frames holding them together

10/31/2006, 04:23 PM	#2
kryppy Moved Down Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Fort Lauderdale Posts: 869	I doubt it. They will just spawn little bleached ones. Inject them with kalk or vinagar if you don't like them. I'm not sure I understand why people "cook" the rock anyway. Why do you want to do it?

10/31/2006, 04:23 PM	#3
mathias Registered Member Join Date: Aug 2004 Posts: 32	I don't have experience but I have liverock in my sump which has no light and get aiptasia but its all white.....

11/01/2006, 10:47 AM	#5
lgoins Registered Member Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: Chapel Hill, NC Posts: 381	A simple answer to your question: No, cooking rock will not kill aiptasia. It seems as though they are the most hardy saltwater pests ever.

11/01/2006, 03:22 PM	#6
newb Registered Member Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: ca Posts: 123	160 lbs of rock cooked for 1 3/4 mo with a massive aiptasia outbreak. not a single one survived the process that i can see and i really looked over the rock close. luck? idk. the down side i saw my peppermint last night trying to chow on a nassarius. me thinks i need to adjust to new tank needs. after 3 yrs in a deep sand bed it was the best thing ive done in a while. good luck

11/01/2006, 03:42 PM	#9
mathias Registered Member Join Date: Aug 2004 Posts: 32	with aiptasia I just do spot cleaning of them with syringe and kalkwasser........ got perperments they pick at all other types of stuff...... got a copperband he just eats everything else that I feed that tank and is fat and happy....

11/01/2006, 03:42 PM	#10
bpd964 Premium Member Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: Bridgeport, CT Posts: 2,237	I had aptaisa and mojano so I ran the bathtub full of the hottest water I could make and let the rock sit there for 3 hours. After that, I put the rock in saltwater and let the curing and cycling start all over again in a spare tank. More reliable and quicker than cooking.

11/01/2006, 08:29 PM	#11
cervidaejager Registered Member Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: Utah Posts: 58	I would have to say no, I had a 55 gal that I up graded to a 210. I took all live stock out and put in the new tank, took the rock out and put it outside. I left the water in the 55 but that was it, no lights, heater, food, top off water or circulation this was in Dec. In May when I got rid of the 55 I still had them in there and I live in Utah and keep my house on the cool side so you know the water in the tank got very cold and the salinity would have been very high. Just my experience.