perky Posted March 26, 2005 Report Share Posted March 26, 2005 Hi everyone, I have just bought some nicely cured LR and have discovered moderate amounts of aiptasia. I was wondering what would be a cheap way to nuke them. help would be good. perky Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brianemone Posted March 26, 2005 Report Share Posted March 26, 2005 get a syringe full of boiling water and inject it into its mouth. kalk miture is good too. some people use lemon juice and other leave them alone Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dogmatix Posted March 26, 2005 Report Share Posted March 26, 2005 Keep re-boiling the water, it must allways be super hot just the apties love it . Pull the rock out of water so that the aptie is exposed stick the needle into its mouth and slowly 15-20 sec fill it with its fav drink, the anenome should start to swell and go white. After practice if you rotate the needle all around the base of aptie you may be able to gently flick the anem off the rock as to not pollute the tank HTH ben Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
perky Posted March 26, 2005 Author Report Share Posted March 26, 2005 so i need a syringe with a needle attached. The thing is, is that I have lots of rock and the aiptasia is on the new rock (which is quite alot) and would be a real pain to take every rock out. Are there any other suggestions? Cheers Perky Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ira Posted March 26, 2005 Report Share Posted March 26, 2005 I'm been trying to use the boiling water squirted on them with a turkey baster. Not particularly effective. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dogmatix Posted March 26, 2005 Report Share Posted March 26, 2005 You think youve got alot af rock i nuked Jansens entire reef using this method :roll: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
reef Posted March 26, 2005 Report Share Posted March 26, 2005 joe juice hammers them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pies Posted March 26, 2005 Report Share Posted March 26, 2005 I get very good success with the kalkwasser paste and syringe, in fact I am confident to say currently I have 0 aipstasia. Taken over a year to get them all but currently I am aware of none. Pies Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Modern Angl Posted March 26, 2005 Report Share Posted March 26, 2005 /em sticks head into Saltwater room Nuke em from orbit, only way to be sure. /em runs away again. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
perky Posted March 26, 2005 Author Report Share Posted March 26, 2005 How much is is joe's juice or that kalk stuff? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skuzza Posted March 26, 2005 Report Share Posted March 26, 2005 I had a huge problem about 9 months ago.I got a stanley knife blade and cut them out scraping the rock and the same time.They come out in one piece and you dont have to take the rocks out.I have no re growth as long as you get 99% off the rock.Cheap and affective + easy to do. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pies Posted March 26, 2005 Report Share Posted March 26, 2005 Kalkwasser is less than $100 per 25kg. You probably want a little less though, lots of people here have it. NOTE: You should probably have some to mix with your freshwater anyway, cheapest way to buffer the tank and add calcium. Pie Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cracker Posted March 26, 2005 Report Share Posted March 26, 2005 Joes juice is awesome. cheap enuff. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
petplanet Posted March 27, 2005 Report Share Posted March 27, 2005 You can also sit another rock over them and they will move. When they hop on the small rock just take it out of the tank. That is a good method for ones that are well buried. The needle worked well for me. If they are in a hole you can also just seal them in with some aquastick. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chimera Posted March 28, 2005 Report Share Posted March 28, 2005 joes juice gets my vote Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
perky Posted March 28, 2005 Author Report Share Posted March 28, 2005 how much is joe's juice usually? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chimera Posted March 28, 2005 Report Share Posted March 28, 2005 about $30 - $35 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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