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I've also had good experiences with it--have treated about 5 small aiptasia/mejanos and none of them have come back. My only complaint is that the "Juice" does seem to drip out of the syringe into the tankwater on your way to "feed" the anemone no matter what you do. Not sure that I like having extra swirling around in my tank like that, but so far haven't seen adverse reaction from it. And it's great having those aiptasia gone!
Im not a fan of it. It will kick up when you turn the pumps back on and if you have high ca and alk it will glob up and can get in your zoas and on your sps branches, making little bleached spots. Also, they will come back......wait and see!
I have started using a hypodermic needle and the b-ionic alk component. Make them close and them pump them with it. So far so good.
I have started using a hypodermic needle and the b-ionic alk component. Make them close and them pump them with it. So far so good.
It will come back. I am still battling aptasia up to now.
What I have done lately is completely remove the rock or frag and inject the joe's juice in a tub of tank water, then I rinse it again in tank water before putting it back in the tank.
What I have done lately is completely remove the rock or frag and inject the joe's juice in a tub of tank water, then I rinse it again in tank water before putting it back in the tank.
I found out white vinegar works well for manjo and the 3 types of hydroids...
I used 10 mills ,all of it got into my tank but it didn't effect the PH.
Using it could cause problems but for the small outbreak it worked well.
I used 10 mills ,all of it got into my tank but it didn't effect the PH.
Using it could cause problems but for the small outbreak it worked well.
If you can pull the rocks out of the water, just hit the aiptasia of anything else for that matter with a lighter and it is gone for sure, they boil up and fall off the rock!
The smaller ones will shrivel up and hide very quickly, so torching it may not be feasible (or if it is growing out in the middle of a zoa colony).
I just remember the general area they are in, and position it in the tub of tank water so it is easily accessible by the syringe, then once they pop out from hiding (usually after a few minutes), then I inject them real quickly before they get the chance to hide again. I usually try to get rid of them while they are small as soon as I see them.
anyways, this is by no means the only way to do it, you just need to find one that works for you.
I just remember the general area they are in, and position it in the tub of tank water so it is easily accessible by the syringe, then once they pop out from hiding (usually after a few minutes), then I inject them real quickly before they get the chance to hide again. I usually try to get rid of them while they are small as soon as I see them.
anyways, this is by no means the only way to do it, you just need to find one that works for you.
Don't pull apart your tank if you don't have to. Especially if you are happy with the way it looks. Most often, it will never go back the same. Peppermint shrimp will search and destroy, getting ones that you might not even see. Sometime it takes them a while to start working on them.
QUOTE (SeeDemTails @ Jul 1 2008, 10:02 AM) 
If you can pull the rocks out of the water, just hit the aiptasia of anything else for that matter with a lighter and it is gone for sure, they boil up and fall off the rock!
I've actually had bad luck with that. I blasted one with a butane torch for 30 second. I really thought that would do the trick. But it was back in about a week and surrounded by a white ring of dead corralin algae. It stood out even more in the center of this white patch mocking me.
I find Joe's Juice kills it but then in a few weeks, its back again. Has anyone tried Red Sea AiptasiaX? I read on a forum (i think NR) that most people really seemed to recieve it well. Anyone have any experience?
QUOTE (thaijungle @ Jul 1 2008, 03:43 PM)
I find Joe's Juice kills it but then in a few weeks, its back again. Has anyone tried Red Sea AiptasiaX? I read on a forum (i think NR) that most people really seemed to recieve it well. Anyone have any experience?
I am curious as well. This description of AiptasiaX is exactly the problem I run into, and it sounds like a great product if it does what it says. I might give it a try.
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Existing treatments are often unsuccessful as when threatened Aiptasia quickly retract into holes in the rock and release planula (larvae) in to the aquarium which can rapidly develop in to full anemones. Additionally any part of the anemone’s body left attached to a rock can regenerate into a full anemone. Many treatments can therefore lead to a proliferation rather than the removal of Aiptasia.
Research and development work carried out by Red Sea has led to the development of Aiptasia-X, a product which overcomes the problems usually associated with Aiptasia treatments thanks to its unique formula.
Aiptasia-X consists of natural components which form a uniquely thick, adhesive material. Instead of causing the Aiptasia to feel threatened, the unique formula is sensed as food stimulating the anemone to expand and ingest the material. The adhesive form of the treatment makes both the application of the material easy as well as sealing the anemone’s mouth preventing any release of planula. Within minutes of applying the material the Aiptasia will implode, eradicating both the anemone and its planula.
Research and development work carried out by Red Sea has led to the development of Aiptasia-X, a product which overcomes the problems usually associated with Aiptasia treatments thanks to its unique formula.
Aiptasia-X consists of natural components which form a uniquely thick, adhesive material. Instead of causing the Aiptasia to feel threatened, the unique formula is sensed as food stimulating the anemone to expand and ingest the material. The adhesive form of the treatment makes both the application of the material easy as well as sealing the anemone’s mouth preventing any release of planula. Within minutes of applying the material the Aiptasia will implode, eradicating both the anemone and its planula.
Aiptasia-X is frickin great. It makes the little bastards literally implode on themselves. Search you tube for some vids. Its looks cool.
I highly recommend over Joe's juice. And i know its reef safe. I used in my dad's mainly SPS tank and nothing seemed to mind.
Chris
I highly recommend over Joe's juice. And i know its reef safe. I used in my dad's mainly SPS tank and nothing seemed to mind.
Chris
QUOTE (Crawf71 @ Jul 1 2008, 04:08 PM)
Aiptasia-X is frickin great. It makes the little bastards literally implode on themselves. Search you tube for some vids. Its looks cool.
I highly recommend over Joe's juice. And i know its reef safe. I used in my dad's mainly SPS tank and nothing seemed to mind.
Chris
I highly recommend over Joe's juice. And i know its reef safe. I used in my dad's mainly SPS tank and nothing seemed to mind.
Chris
Did you have any aiptasia come back? Or does it get rid of the problem completely? The concept is a great idea but i'm always skeptical of new products unless someone has first hand experience with it. Lot of snake oil products out there.
Would it work to soak a bamboo skewer in vinegar and stab the apitasia with it? I'm going to try since I don't have a syringe.
If you don't have a syringe go to a feed store and tell them what you want it for 
I doubt that would work for the skewer though. You could even ebay for a syringe since your not going to use it for anything medical.
I doubt that would work for the skewer though. You could even ebay for a syringe since your not going to use it for anything medical.
Although i haven't tried any chemical means of removing aiptasias, I did add a Peppermint shrimp when i saw my first aiptasia, it was gone the next day and i haven't seen any trace of them since then.
QUOTE (Renegade545 @ Jul 4 2008, 12:01 AM)
Although i haven't tried any chemical means of removing aiptasias, I did add a Peppermint shrimp when i saw my first aiptasia, it was gone the next day and i haven't seen any trace of them since then.
I think I will add a Peppermint Shrimp...
I added Peppermint shrimps, and they didn't seem to take care of all of them. I noticed one or two of them gone, but they didn't take care of the others (I had about 10 total hitchhike on rock from another aquarium). I got the Apista X and treated them. Boom they were gone 
, then a couple more appeared 
so I hit them again. Once again gone. You may have to treat more than once, but it really does work. Had some of it fall on my zoas when they exploded and did no harm. IMO it is great! 
, then a couple more appeared so I hit them again. Once again gone. You may have to treat more than once, but it really does work. Had some of it fall on my zoas when they exploded and did no harm. IMO it is great!
berghia nudibranches only eat aiptasia. buy em and when you are done pass them on to the next reefer. i'm gonna order some soon
Aiptasia X = Super legit
Spent the money on Aiptasia X... want my money back. After three treatments the aiptasia were still there. In fact every time I used the stuff they would "implode" and be gone for a few days, only to have the mother and about four babies appear. Finally I got a peppermint shrimp (had to trade in my flame hawk as it ate the first two peppermint shrimp tries... don't worry, it needed to go anyway for picking on others). After about a week I could not find a single satan anemone anywhere in the tank. Go nature!!!
I'll chime in for the aiptasia-X. I've used it with relatively little success.
I have tons of small aiptasia growing on my rock. I turned off all pumps and introduced the solution to the aiptasia as best as I could. A few would stay open and take it in, but most just retreated into the tubes and all I could do at that point is cover them with the aiptasia-X.
Although it does seem to work temporarily, they wind up coming out a few days later and spread.
I've also tried 2 peps with no luck there either. They'd rather eat other things around the tank.
Going for nudibranch next for the guaranteed K.O.... then it's on to my rediculous planaria problem.
I have tons of small aiptasia growing on my rock. I turned off all pumps and introduced the solution to the aiptasia as best as I could. A few would stay open and take it in, but most just retreated into the tubes and all I could do at that point is cover them with the aiptasia-X.
Although it does seem to work temporarily, they wind up coming out a few days later and spread.
I've also tried 2 peps with no luck there either. They'd rather eat other things around the tank.
Going for nudibranch next for the guaranteed K.O.... then it's on to my rediculous planaria problem.
I have used 2 methods to get rid of this issue. I'm battling with Aiptasia myself and I know it's such a P.I.T.A. I have used the Blue Life brand and it works for a few weeks. Then they come back. I have used the shrimp method and all that did was feed the Aiptasia. They had a blast with the shrimps. I'm not sure if the shrimp was too small but the Aiptasia had themselves a fantastic dinner, on me. I don't think there is a permanent cure for this. Unless you remove the rock and cook it. I don't know what to do either.
I don't think there is a permanent cure for this. Unless you remove the rock and cook it. I don't know what to do either.
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