Lets have a vote.

Discussion in 'Live Rock' started by Midnight_Madman, Jun 20, 2010.

to remove this notice and enjoy 3reef content with less ads. 3reef membership is free.

What to do about aptasia

  1. Leave all liverock in tank and treat

    61.0%
  2. Pull all liverock out and nuke

    39.0%
  1. Midnight_Madman

    Midnight_Madman Montipora Digitata

    Joined:
    Aug 29, 2004
    Messages:
    1,077
    Location:
    Mount Pleasant, SC
    I just found 3 TINY ones in my crushed coral and another on a piece of rock that was in there before I added the infested pieces.
    Im thinking it may be too late to try to nuke the rock now
     
    Last edited: Jun 20, 2010
  2. Click Here!

  3. Midnight_Madman

    Midnight_Madman Montipora Digitata

    Joined:
    Aug 29, 2004
    Messages:
    1,077
    Location:
    Mount Pleasant, SC
    Just to specify most of these are the size a AA battery and some are bigger! There are a few small ones now growing.

    I would like to strangle the guy who sold me the LR like this.
     
  4. H&K

    H&K Flamingo Tongue

    Joined:
    Feb 15, 2009
    Messages:
    104
    Location:
    connecticut
    i had about 12 of them i bought 1 pepermint shrimp and he went to work in 3 days his job was done you could give some pepermints a try its worth a shot.
     
  5. Midnight_Madman

    Midnight_Madman Montipora Digitata

    Joined:
    Aug 29, 2004
    Messages:
    1,077
    Location:
    Mount Pleasant, SC
    I put one in yesterday. Havent noticed anything yet.
     
  6. benbabcock

    benbabcock Bubble Tip Anemone

    Joined:
    Mar 8, 2010
    Messages:
    668
    Location:
    Montreal
    fight it out man! nudi's, shrimp, boiling water! do anything you can may take a while but ur bound to kill all those lil bastards! nuking the whole setup would work but thats starting ALLLLL OVER AGAIN!
     
  7. sostoudt

    sostoudt Giant Squid

    Joined:
    Jul 9, 2008
    Messages:
    5,958
    Location:
    Chesterfield, VA
    It all depends on what you willing to try, you can either put troops(peppers, berghia's) in the mountains(live rock) and a few tanks for plains(copperband, racoon butterfly). Or you can just drop the a-bomb(nuke it all) killing the civilians(benign hitchhikers) too.

    How will you handle your war general madman?
     
    1 person likes this.
  8. Click Here!

  9. Midnight_Madman

    Midnight_Madman Montipora Digitata

    Joined:
    Aug 29, 2004
    Messages:
    1,077
    Location:
    Mount Pleasant, SC
    Nuke it all maybe, but what about the crushed coral and sand... and who knows where else. I just am having a hard time believing it can totally rid it away. And then, if its not all gone I sort of ruined all the amazing LR for nothing.
     
  10. Midnight_Madman

    Midnight_Madman Montipora Digitata

    Joined:
    Aug 29, 2004
    Messages:
    1,077
    Location:
    Mount Pleasant, SC
    Im also noticing some button polyps coming out now that the lights are running and the water is perfect
     
    Last edited: Jun 20, 2010
  11. djbonney138

    djbonney138 Peppermint Shrimp

    Joined:
    Sep 7, 2008
    Messages:
    417
    Location:
    Idaho Falls, Id.
  12. Midnight_Madman

    Midnight_Madman Montipora Digitata

    Joined:
    Aug 29, 2004
    Messages:
    1,077
    Location:
    Mount Pleasant, SC
    I can get the link to open but there's nothing on the page besides a description