alemap65 Posted January 31, 2005 Share Posted January 31, 2005 My tank is not finished cycling, I decided I didnt like my aquascaping and the rearranging of rocks made my ammonia shoot up into another cycle again. If this is Aiptaisia I will most likley invest in a pepermint shrimp to rid it. Im a little leary about using Joes Juice. Wanted to check with the knowledgeable folks here before I go ripping something out of my tank that should be left alone. From what I have learned on the boards here, this looks to me like the beggining of a Aiptaisia. Is this what im dealing with here? Many thanks! PS.. Hope the pic is good enough to make an ID Link to comment
bbkid43 Posted January 31, 2005 Share Posted January 31, 2005 definatley looks like aiptasia. Link to comment
alemap65 Posted January 31, 2005 Author Share Posted January 31, 2005 I thought so Im going to read up on Joes Juice and see how it goes. Since it is a new tank with no corals in it, perhaps I wont have to worry to much about using it. Thanks so much guys!! Your the best! Link to comment
BKtomodachi Posted January 31, 2005 Share Posted January 31, 2005 You NEVER have to worry about using joesjuice... even on a fully established reef. Thats why I like it. Link to comment
Samc Posted January 31, 2005 Share Posted January 31, 2005 I have used white, distilled vinegar w/ sucess. You also need to get your nutrients under control, otherwise they will return no matter how many times you kill them. Sam Link to comment
vyger Posted January 31, 2005 Share Posted January 31, 2005 I just had some in my 2.5 that tagged along on a piece of live rock that I bought, didn't even see the little buggers till after I put it in the tank. I went and got a peppermint shrimp and added him to the tank....they are now history.I know some people have had no luck with the shrimp but this is the second time I have had great success with the peppermint shrimp. First time was in a 30 gal reef tank that was plagued with about 30 aptasia in it . I got 2 shrimp for the tank and they cleared the tank of aptasia in about a week or so. Link to comment
alemap65 Posted January 31, 2005 Author Share Posted January 31, 2005 Sam, I have been adding a little bit of Kents Reef Elemenst to the tank to help boost the coraline growth. Could this be the kind of nutrients that cause Aiptaisia to take off? Link to comment
alemap65 Posted January 31, 2005 Author Share Posted January 31, 2005 I did the vinegar thing like Sam Suggested. I used a syringe with a very pointy tip. The anemone retracted and I injected the hole he was in with a blast of vinegar. A ton of air bubbles came out of the hole. Hope he is gone fpr good. I did findanotherone that was a bit larger and blasted him too. I will slack off the Reef Elements and hopefilly that will reduce the number and hopefully I have erradicated all of them. Link to comment
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