BChen7106 Posted March 21, 2015 Share Posted March 21, 2015 I've had it with these aiptasia. It started with 1, now its grown to a rather large problem. I tried kalk paste, I tried aiptasia X, I tried peppermint shrimp, and I tried berghia. There's just no way I can rid my tank of those pests! So my latest idea is to remove all the livestock into holding tanks and bleach the entire tank. Most of my corals are still frags and I can pull them off the rocks. Not sure how I'm going to catch all my fish, but I think it will be worth the effort. I really like the aquascape I have set up now, that's why I don't want to just remove all the rock. Also, the overflow and sump are filled with aiptasia that I have no access to. So I just want to leave all the hardscape, pour in a bottle of bleach, and let it circulate through the entire system, sump, skimmer, and all. My question is this: could the bleach adversely effect the rock and sand? Obviously it will kill all biofilter and critters, but I can always re-seed that with the stuff I want. I assume all my coraline will turn white, but again I can re-establish that with time. Thanks in advance. Link to comment
CronicReefer Posted March 21, 2015 Share Posted March 21, 2015 You could just boil the aiptasia off the rock...Bleach will get inside of the rocks and I don't know if you will be able to get it all out before trying to recycle the tank. Link to comment
Sunstar Posted March 21, 2015 Share Posted March 21, 2015 soak the rock in some heavy brine. They'll let go. Link to comment
CronicReefer Posted March 21, 2015 Share Posted March 21, 2015 Brine is definitely a better idea, you can run a brine solution through your tank once you take all the inhabitants out without the risk of bleach being left behind. Link to comment
Exodus Posted March 21, 2015 Share Posted March 21, 2015 There are Several species of Peppermint Shrimp you need to ensure you buy the correct ones, If you do in fact have the correct species your problem will be eliminated in a week. It never fails they do eat it and if they are not withhold feeding a bit and force the shrimp to focus on them. See the following diagram, the farthest to the right are the ones you want. Link to comment
HM3105 Posted March 22, 2015 Share Posted March 22, 2015 You could just boil the aiptasia off the rock...Bleach will get inside of the rocks and I don't know if you will be able to get it all out before trying to recycle the tank. Not meaning to be a jerk but please don't boil your rock. If there is anything with palytoxin it will aersolize and make you sick. Link to comment
Mojado Posted March 22, 2015 Share Posted March 22, 2015 See the following diagram, the farthest to the right are the ones you want. Nice! Filing for future reference. Link to comment
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