Aptasia Killing Cocktail Wanted
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Topic: Aptasia Killing Cocktail Wanted
Posted By: aporter360
Subject: Aptasia Killing Cocktail Wanted
Date Posted: September 08 2015 at 6:16pm
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Does anybody have a recipe for killing aptasia? I have been injecting some with vinegar, but its not terribly effective. I like the joes juice stuff that just is applied to the anemone not injected. Much easier and somehow way more effective. Anybody use something similar that is easy to whip up with household stuff or something? Or even a more effective way or combination to use vinegar? ------------- 54 gallon rimless mixed EA sump 1 year running |
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Posted By: Reefer4Ever
Date Posted: September 08 2015 at 7:10pm
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Kalkawasser injected has worked very well for me with majanos. ------------- 90 gal reef w/refugium 24 gal softie tank 11 gal nano anemone tank 5 gal fresh water |
Posted By: aporter360
Date Posted: September 10 2015 at 1:20pm
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good to know, ill have to get some ------------- 54 gallon rimless mixed EA sump 1 year running |
Posted By: catchoftheday
Date Posted: September 10 2015 at 1:44pm
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Go to Walmart and buy like water it comes in a bag it called mrs wages lime water make a past and put that on it and works great I use it ------------- I currently have a 24 gallon JBJ all in one tank has two powerheads a phosphate reactor with the small bubble skimmer it is also powered by 2 X165 W LEDs and as a mixed reef |
Posted By: Krazie4Acans
Date Posted: September 10 2015 at 2:22pm
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Lemon juice, vinegar, kalkwasser paste, and aptasia X all work well. Just make sure you inject it into the mouth so they can't release spores after you remove the needle. If you inject it in the base they will send spores before they die and you will end up with more then you started with. ------------- My ocean. 90g (yup, won it!), 40g, 28g, & 10g Systems PADI Advanced Open Water http://utahreefs.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=63568&title=krazies-nano-paradise" rel="nofollow - Tank Thread: |
Posted By: Mark Peterson
Date Posted: September 10 2015 at 7:07pm
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The cool thing about Kalkwasser is that Aiptasia like the taste and eat it. Then is kills them. Use a blunt ended syringe like the ones in test kits. Aiptasia seem less bothered by the blunt end. If there are Peppermint Shrimp that haven't touched the Aiptasia, kill the larger Aiptasia with Kalkwasser and watch the Peppermint shrimp completely clean up the rest. Aloha, Mark  ------------- Reefkeeping Tips, & quick, easy setup tricks: www.utahreefs.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=9244 Pay it forward - become a paid WMAS member 
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Posted By: dmw913
Date Posted: September 10 2015 at 9:01pm
| I have had good luck with Aiptasia X but have luckily only had a few of the pesky devils. |
Posted By: Bryce
Date Posted: September 10 2015 at 10:02pm
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Peppermints at least 4, if suckers are big then pickling lime (its dirt cheap) mixed to a paste, dont waste your time with injection (unless you have the time and have a tank where thats an easy option), shut your pumps down, use a infant medicine string cover them completely, let sit with pumps off for 30 min (paste stays where you put it), then get baster and suck the paste out. Turn pumps back on, watch your alk after. Did this, have had no issues since. Buying Aptasia x is like buying pre mixed alk and calcium in a bottle...you can do it but your just making someone else rich haha. ------------- 65g Reef |
Posted By: TJAy
Date Posted: October 10 2015 at 2:45pm
| I use a 60 cc syringe and just use hot water to blast them a few times. They will un-attach and you just use the same syringe to suck them up and in to the garbage. |
Posted By: redleader
Date Posted: October 10 2015 at 2:49pm
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I like watching them explode. It bring s me great joy, kind of funny, because it causes me strife when anything else dies, I go to great lengths to keep everything else alive... ------------- Everything in life is possible. You just have to dream big, and act bigger. 150 G Reef |