Killing Aptasia With Electricity

revhtree · Sep 24, 2010

GLASSBOX DESIGN - Modern Reef Aquarium Blog posted this up and I wanted to share.

Kalk, lemon juice, hydrogen peroxide, trace element concoctions, even lye; most of these have some efficacy against Aptasia or pest Majano Anemones, but odds are youâ€™ve never tried to electrocute them. Yes, weâ€™re for real. Josephâ€™s brew may be put to the bench in favor of something a bit more powerful. Paul Baldassanoâ€™s innovative gadget above uses electricity, or more precisely electrolysis, to get rid of the stinging pests.

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condor · Sep 24, 2010

pretty cool. wish the guys hand in the video wasnt so shaky :beated: im gonna heave

revhtree · Sep 24, 2010

LOL! So I am wondering if they actually die? I would love to see an update on these in a few days from when the video was filmed.

condor · Sep 24, 2010

probly the same as hitting them with paste, if you dont get all of it........it will come back.

victorcan · Sep 24, 2010

Thats really funny, I mean hell if it works thats great, but only a mad scientist reefer could come up with some insane idea of electrocuting a pest in water.. That really is comical, something I would picture bart simpson doing

Paul B · Nov 3, 2010

pretty cool. wish the guys hand in the video wasnt so shaky :beated: im gonna heave

That was actually my hand. Try doing that and filming at the same time. :tongue:

LOL! So I am wondering if they actually die?

They actually disintegrate.

Thats really funny, I mean hell if it works thats great, but only a mad scientist reefer could come up with some insane idea of electrocuting a pest in water.. That really is comical, something I would picture bart simpson doing

You just met Bart Simpson. But the patent will be finalized in a few weeks, Bart makes more money than I do though :squigglemouth:

revhtree · Nov 3, 2010

Paul welcome to R2R my friend! Are you the Paul B from RC?

Paul B · Nov 3, 2010

Are you the Paul B from RC?

I am afraid so

Murfman · Nov 3, 2010

Paul B said:
I am afraid so

And Reefers Cafe......

Paul B · Nov 3, 2010

And Reefers Cafe......

And about 6 others, what can I tell you.
I actually found this by accident. I Googled my name to look for an old article I wrote and come upon my name here on a couple of threads.

One of them was this one https://www.reef2reef.com/forums/north-alabama-reef-club/26679-beaslbob-look-familiar.html

And one of them was this one.
https://www.reef2reef.com/forums/fish-discussion/24061-favourite-fish-you-shouldnt-have.html

revhtree · Nov 3, 2010

Well dang Paul you need to hang out here more man! Your knowledge in the hobby could benefit a lot of people here.

melev · Nov 3, 2010

I just ordered one of these from Paul yesterday. I saw one in action in San Diego recently and knew I had to own one too! I'll be sharing video of it working soon.

ReeferRob · Nov 3, 2010

Where can we buy these right now? Or do you have to be connected?!

melev · Nov 3, 2010

I emailed Paul. You can PM him here since he's posting on this site.

Troylee · Nov 3, 2010

hey paul glad you could make it over....

these things work!!!!!!!

Paul_N · Nov 3, 2010

Yep definitely want one of those. I've been following along, nice work Paul...1smile1

Glad to see you here also..:bigsmile:

Paul B · Nov 4, 2010

hey paul glad you could make it over.... these things work!!!!!!!

Aparently, I sold just about 100 of them so far.
Soon they will be made commercially, the patent is almost finalized. I am having a little trouble keeping up with demand so I am not trying to sell them on here so don't tell anyone SSSSSSSSSSSHHHHHHHHHHHHH Hush is the word