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This. Chemical eradication fails IMHO overtime. I've tried them all joes juice, f aiptasia, kalk slurry, aiptasia x. Also tried mechanical methods: majano wand & aiptasia laser. Klein butterfly works but your zoa's & LPS ain't gonna like it.The only thing that has ever worked to eradicate them for me were kleini butterfly's. I have a pair in one tank and a single in another tank. I had a full infestation in my 170g hundreds of them. Within 3 weeks of adding the kleini pair I can't find a single one. Australian stripey work well too but are difficult to get in the States and less likely to be coral nippers. I tried all the chem stuff and nothing worked. Appeared to make it worse. Mine was so bad I took a chance that I may lose some coral to get rid of the aiptasia. It was worth the risk to me. I chose the fish method because more than likely they are already in your plumbing where you can't get them and will always spawn new ones. Now I have something in there that will eat them whenever they pop up.
Berghia nudibranchs worked a miracle for my tankI've been using Aiptasia X and it works sometimes if I smother them but I'm looking for a none chemical way and a quicker way. Does the Laser method still work and if so what laser should I buy.
Yes, Once you have them you'll never eradicate them. I have them in my overflows,in my sumps etc.. Mine got so bad I've sworn off buying frags and risked losing coral by going with butterflies.Reef delete appears to work, but my lfs had the population explode after using one to nuke all their aiptasia. Don’t think they are meant to eradicate the problem, just keep it at bay.
If I could get one to make it long-term, my zebrasoma tangs ain't having that nonsense.Copperband. Most don’t eat cora
Btdt that too and peppermint shrimp. My wrasses & hawkfishes had some expensive snacks.Berghia nudibranchs worked a miracle for my tank
This is my problem rn. I have a couple of corals I care about, but at the same time my tank is getting overrun with the apsThis. Chemical eradication fails IMHO overtime. I've tried them all joes juice, f aiptasia, kalk slurry, aiptasia x. Also tried mechanical methods: majano wand & aiptasia laser. Klein butterfly works but your zoa's & LPS ain't gonna like it.
Same, small turkey baster and boiling water. Feed fishes on other end of tank and blast it until it let's go and you can stuck it up for removal.Best luck I’ve had is with a child’s pharmacy dosing syringe and boiling water.
100% agree. Mr Speckles (my klieni) feasts on them and enjoys them!!The only thing that has ever worked to eradicate them for me were kleini butterfly's. I have a pair in one tank and a single in another tank. I had a full infestation in my 170g hundreds of them. Within 3 weeks of adding the kleini pair I can't find a single one. Australian stripey work well too but are difficult to get in the States and less likely to be coral nippers. I tried all the chem stuff and nothing worked. Appeared to make it worse. Mine was so bad I took a chance that I may lose some coral to get rid of the aiptasia. It was worth the risk to me. I chose the fish method because more than likely they are already in your plumbing where you can't get them and will always spawn new ones. Now I have something in there that will eat them whenever they pop up.