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10-10-2008, 06:39 PM
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| | Plankton
Join Date: Feb 2008
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 |  Aiptasia
Hey Everyone,
Is it possible, if I were to take a small piece of live rock that I have had in my tank for over 1 year to soak it in lemon juice to hopefully kill off the hundreds and I mean hundreds of those little tiny aiptaisia.
I am fully aware of possibly killing beneficial bacteria but were only talking about 30 seconds of a good soak. I would then place it in my premade saltwater to make sure the parameters are within reason before placing it back into my tank.
Is it possible??? I have tried peppermint, aiptasia control, and joes juice, with precision but to no avail.
Has anyone at all ever tried this, or even attempted it?
Thanks Again
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10-10-2008, 06:42 PM
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| | Torch Coral
Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: Reno, NV Age: 26
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if its just a small piece, boil the bad boy.
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40g: T5/MH/LED, Octo BH100F, AC70, 2X Koralia 1's, 70+lbs rock, 50lbs sand Livestock: Mated Pair O. Clowns, Blue Hippo Tang, Eyelash Blenny, YT Damsel, Skunk Shrimp, Turbo's, Hermits, Corals: FGSP's, Misc Zoa's, Torch, Pink Cloves, Shrooms, Pulsating Xenia
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10-10-2008, 06:43 PM
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| | Bangghai Cardinal
Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: Chesterfield, VA Age: 21
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if the aptasias are only on that one rock just nuke it and make sure nothings alive, then wash and after a while in the tank it will be live again
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10-10-2008, 07:07 PM
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| | Dragon Wrasse
Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: Shelton, Washington Age: 44
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+3 on the nuke/boil idea. Get rid of them. I love the smell of dead apthasia in the morning. _________ 90g HW: 20g Sump, ETSS PSw/Mag9, CPR OF/Rio 2100 RTN, MJ AC 2K3 PH's (2800GPH ttl flow), 300W htr, Gnd Prb, Denitrator, UV, PCs: 2x65,4x55 Fish: Ylw Tang, LM Blenny, Hmbg, Y-T, Ylw dmsls, Mrn Clown, Coral Beauty, Red Crs Wrsse. Inverts: Snls/HCs, CBS, P-mnt shrmp x2, Sandstar, Condy Anen, Tbe Wrm, Sea Apple. Frags: Frgspwn, Kenya Tree. Corals: Doughnut Coral, GSP, Zoos, Shrooms, Lobo Brain, Turbinaria, Mshrm Lthr, Fngr Lthr. Other: 127# LR, 1-2" LS DOB 5/7/08  | |
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10-10-2008, 07:46 PM
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| | Skunk Shrimp
Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: South Florida
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I agree. What I have done with success is a 24 hour soak in RO followed by a few days in the sun. _________ www.thesmartfisherman.com
20 Gal & 15 Gal Refugium/Sump-25 Lbs Live Rock, 30lbs Sand. 2x65 PC 10,000, 6500k Actinics with blue Moonlight, Fan. 2 Green Chromis, Maroon Clown, Royal Gamma.
Xenia, Sabae Anemone, Frogspawn, Yellow Star Polyps, Buttons, Sun coral, Mushrooms, Riccordia, Zoas, Feather Dusters, Emerald Crab, Red mithrax crab, 1 Scarlet Legs, 15 Blue Leg, 15 Assorted Snails.
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10-11-2008, 02:54 PM
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| | Purple Spiny Lobster
Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: Dallas
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10-11-2008, 03:02 PM
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| | Montipora Digitata
Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Manchester UK Age: 24
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I like the fresh water idea. Should kill eveything _________ | |
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10-11-2008, 03:16 PM
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| | Spaghetti Worm
Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: Grand Blanc,MI
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I used Berghia Nudibranch before and they worked great, until my wrasse spotted them for an expensive lunch. Another choice would be Silver Scats that have been acclimated for Salt Water or you can buy them in brackish water and to it yourself. | |
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10-11-2008, 04:45 PM
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| | Feather Duster
Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: North Wales, PA Age: 19
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i always used a syringe from a doctor friend and inject with squeezed lemon and if they get big or in a open spot just pluck them with a rubber glove on and i had peppermint shrimp which did a mice job _________ Born 7/12/2008 Hardware: 125 aga with two overflows, current sunpod 14k hqi metal halide, phosban reactor, aquaC EV-240, 30 gallon custom sump, plumbed in custom 10 gallon ref, Buckeye field supply 150 gpd RO/DI unit, 115 lbs fully cured live rock, live sandLivestock: 6 Blue line damsels, cleaner goby, snails, hermits, 4 pepermint shrimp,kole tang, true percula clown, red mushrooms, star polyp, ricordea, yellow tang, skunk cleaner, montipora
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10-11-2008, 08:08 PM
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#10 (permalink)
| | Plankton
Join Date: Feb 2008
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Thanks guys for all the feedback
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