Aptasia Solution!

Liquid360 · Apr 12, 2013

Aptasia has been a thorn in my side for awhile now. They just won't die and I'm afraid to use chemicals in my tank but I found a fun and very effective solution! Just like the medical community, the answer is a laser! Using a 500mw green laser I can surgically kill the things!!
Here's before/during/after
Healthy Aptasia

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Layered

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After(white and brittle)

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Reefing Madness · Apr 12, 2013

White and Brittle, but is the thing dead? When I used Lemon Juice, you can see the thing start to dissolve away in front of your eyes.

Liquid360 · Apr 12, 2013

How do you target it with lemon juice? Yes it's dead. It burns it up.

Reefing Madness said:
White and Brittle, but is the thing dead? When I used Lemon Juice, you can see the thing start to dissolve away in front of your eyes.

Decalf · Apr 12, 2013

Where did you get your laser and did you have to build it yourself

Liquid360 · Apr 12, 2013

I bought it used on Craigslist. Its brand is Wicked Laser. I'm also into amateur astronomy and bought it for that purpose. It'll light a match so I figured maybe I could target Aptasia without needing to pull the rock out... it worked!

Decalf said:
Where did you get your laser and did you have to build it yourself

revhtree · Apr 12, 2013

Here is a whole thread on it.

https://www.reef2reef.com/forums/re...use-lasers-controlling-pest-algae-corals.html

SloppyJ · Apr 12, 2013

Get a small syringe and you can get plastic tips. Off of the top of my head, look for stuff for wisdom teeth. Load it up and you can "target" the aptasia.