lajz9 Posted September 25, 2009 Share Posted September 25, 2009 Oh, hm, so that's what Aiptasia looks like eh. I have Joes juice, try that or at this point since it's all new rock / tank something more dramatic? Joes or a hell of a lot of peppermint shrimp. Link to comment
JavaJacketOC Posted September 25, 2009 Share Posted September 25, 2009 I wouldn't be supriesed if a few peppermint shrimp could take care of that in a week or so...you just need to get rid of all of them or you're gonna regret it...I wounder if you could do a joes juice bath and just drop the whole rock in w/o killing the good stuff Link to comment
1337TANKHAX Posted September 25, 2009 Share Posted September 25, 2009 Gotta drop this for the norcal reefers... you've got hella aiptasia. I say you throw 5 peppermint shrimp in there when you're finished cycling. I don't think they should count towards your livestock limit though. Link to comment
Lawnman Posted September 25, 2009 Share Posted September 25, 2009 LOL where did you get that LR? That is insane. Link to comment
Doc Frye Posted September 25, 2009 Share Posted September 25, 2009 question_____ I have a livestock order being delivered to my hospital tomorrow. I plan on adding most of it to the pico, but taking a few animals out within the week. They serve no purpose at this point.... perform no service...... offer no help other than beauty. I will net them out and redistribute to my home tanks within the week. Should they count towards my livestock budget? What if I post no pictures of them whatsoever? EDIT ____Harthag.... You have been a member for 3 and 1/2 years and have yet to see a glass anemone? I am not willing to declare that your hitchhikers are indeed Aiptasia, but they certainly look like that to me. Either way, congrats on a long run aiptasia free.... until (possibly) now. Link to comment
JoeD Posted September 25, 2009 Share Posted September 25, 2009 That sucks... 'tho I would be interested in seeing if peppermint shrimp would actually clean it up. Link to comment
lajz9 Posted September 25, 2009 Share Posted September 25, 2009 question_____ I have a livestock order being delivered to my hospital tomorrow. I plan on adding most of it to the pico, but taking a few animals out within the week. They serve no purpose at this point.... perform no service...... offer no help other than beauty. I will net them out and redistribute to my home tanks within the week. Should they count towards my livestock budget? What if I post no pictures of them whatsoever? Eh, whatever. No pics, it never happened, right? Link to comment
Doc Frye Posted September 25, 2009 Share Posted September 25, 2009 Eh, I have had many a romantic eve.... many a wonderful experience.... many a shared joy....... Just because no one was snapping photos doesn't mean it didn't happen. EDIT ---- And if I have to hire a photographer to prove my experiences were real.... I would be one broke mo' fo' Link to comment
lajz9 Posted September 25, 2009 Share Posted September 25, 2009 Eh, I have had many a romantic eve.... many a wonderful experience.... many a shared joy....... Just because no one was snapping photos doesn't mean it didn't happen. Touché sir. Link to comment
JoeD Posted September 25, 2009 Share Posted September 25, 2009 Think that it's all going to be an honor system thing. I personally will remove my 10G HOB setup for all pics. maybe we need 24/7 web cams:) gezzz I need to start setting up and spending less time online Link to comment
lajz9 Posted September 25, 2009 Share Posted September 25, 2009 Think that it's all going to be an honor system thing. I personally will remove my 10G HOB setup for all pics. maybe we need 24/7 web cams:)gezzz I need to start setting up and spending less time online Get to work, we want pics! Link to comment
scooternerd Posted September 25, 2009 Share Posted September 25, 2009 That sucks... 'tho I would be interested in seeing if peppermint shrimp would actually clean it up. my peppermint doesn't do squat . must be a female i just inject them with lemon juice. dead the next day. cuc takes care of the rest. shipping cost doesnt count on livestock budget right? Link to comment
1337TANKHAX Posted September 25, 2009 Share Posted September 25, 2009 shipping cost doesnt count on livestock budget right? Nope. Link to comment
bob21115 Posted September 25, 2009 Share Posted September 25, 2009 my peppermint doesn't do squat . must be a female i just inject them with lemon juice. dead the next day. cuc takes care of the rest. shipping cost doesnt count on livestock budget right? You have to remember pep shrimp will eat the easiest food first. If you put them in a mature tank you are feeding they will eat the fish/coral food first. if you put them in a tank with just aptesia and no other food source they should clean them up. If it were my tank I would buy a single schooling bannerfish. Don't feed it and it should take care of the problem. I have 2 of them in one of my tanks and I can't old a rock in the tank and they will opick it clean while I'm holding it. They will eat the tiny feather duster worms also. Jus t know that tank is way to small for that fish long term. I would get the fish from a differnt LFS and tell them you will be returing it when the rock is clean. Make sure either way shrimp or fish that you turn the rock. Don't assume because the aptesia is under the rock that it will die. Link to comment
harthag12 Posted September 25, 2009 Share Posted September 25, 2009 Some good idea's here. I will admit I purposely picked pieces of rock w/ as many of them on it as I could because I was hoping they were good things But the rock was also the most interesting shape so I'd of probably picked it still knowing it was bad. Yeah 3.5 years on here but just got my first SW setup this year, 3.5 years ago I was going to do SW & wussed out, ended up w/ my 75g Oscar tank instead. All my rock in my tanks has come from my local clubs President & Vice Pres who have beautiful tanks so pests haven't been an issue. I'm tempted to bake the rocks just because all sides are covered & I don't want to miss anything but I've seen some large Copods now that must of been on the rock so don't really want to kill everything. I think my first step is to borrow some Nudibranches from clubs Vice Pres as he's around the corner & had a bunch of em a few months ago, believe those are sposed to eat Aiptasia. Edit: K, read up on Peppermints, may give them a try along w/ the joes juice combo, sounds like they tend to munch on corals as well so I'll have to figure out something to do w/ em after they do their job as they won't be staying in this tank. Link to comment
lajz9 Posted September 25, 2009 Share Posted September 25, 2009 I've never had any issues with peps munching on my coral. Link to comment
bluefunelement Posted September 25, 2009 Share Posted September 25, 2009 are you injecting your Peppermint shrimp with lemon juice just cause it's lazy or cause it's female? my peppermint doesn't do squat . must be a female i just inject them with lemon juice. dead the next day. cuc takes care of the rest. shipping cost doesnt count on livestock budget right? Link to comment
nosser Posted September 25, 2009 Share Posted September 25, 2009 are you injecting your Peppermint shrimp with lemon juice just cause it's lazy or cause it's female? lol Link to comment
NanoReefNovice Posted September 25, 2009 Share Posted September 25, 2009 take the rock back and punch the LFS owner in the face. Link to comment
nosser Posted September 25, 2009 Share Posted September 25, 2009 YES!!! I finally have water and rock in the tank and only 2 months from conception haha.. Please let me know what you think about my rockscape Link to comment
scooternerd Posted September 25, 2009 Share Posted September 25, 2009 are you injecting your Peppermint shrimp with lemon juice just cause it's lazy or cause it's female? both Link to comment
JavaJacketOC Posted September 26, 2009 Share Posted September 26, 2009 Anyone have a way to contact Eric other than thru NR? His inbox is full and his website is disabled Link to comment
lajz9 Posted September 26, 2009 Share Posted September 26, 2009 We need a mod on Doc Frye's thread. His prices are absolutely ridiculous. $15 for 11 mohawks??? Laughable. If these prices are allowed I'm dropping all of my zoas/palys to $.05/polyp. Link to comment
CallMeDrLove Posted September 26, 2009 Share Posted September 26, 2009 Anyone have a way to contact Eric other than thru NR? His inbox is full and his website is disabled I'm guessing you already have this since you sent him paypal, but his email addy should be in your paypal transaction archive. If you can't find it PM me and I'll send it to you. We need a mod on Doc Frye's thread. His prices are absolutely ridiculous. $15 for 11 mohawks??? Laughable. If these prices are allowed I'm dropping all of my zoas/palys to $.05/polyp. Hey you might wanna check page 2 of his thread. The stuff you read is what he paid for his stuff, not what he credited towards his tank budget. Link to comment
lajz9 Posted September 26, 2009 Share Posted September 26, 2009 I'm guessing you already have this since you sent him paypal, but his email addy should be in your paypal transaction archive. If you can't find it PM me and I'll send it to you. Hey you might wanna check page 2 of his thread. The stuff you read is what he paid for his stuff, not what he credited towards his tank budget. OK still 4 mohawks for $8???? Vivid sells 4 for $65.99. 2 billy clubs for $10???? I'm reducing my price values drastically. The snow globe palys I put down as $5/polyp are nothing compared to the billy clubs. Link to comment
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