My expectations is to prevent any aiptasia from entering my main tank.
I have a 20 gallon coral QT. A few pieces of KP rock and dry rock.
I brought home a lobo coral and it popped aiptasia so I glued it shut. Then a few weeks later another popped up so I glued the entire base stuck.
A few weeks prior I brought home 1 piece of live rock from LFS and then a few days later I found a GIANT aiptasia so I glued it shut and left it in the tank for 1 week but then I decided not to risk it and I threw it out.
Everything was going perfect for the next fews weeks. I really thought that I successfully eradicated aiptasia!
I maintained my ATO and just laid back from my daily inspections because I was focusing on the new build.
Tonight I see a large aiptasia on my KP rock! I’m flipping out! Did KP bring in aiptasia? Impossible! I look and I see more babies on the KP rock.
Then I look around and I see aiptasia on my dry rocks too!
Oh no! I feel like I’ll never be able to eradicate them at this rate. Who knows how many more will come out.
I didn’t want to get natural predator fish because I didn’t want them picking at the acros/clams.
I really thought I had this under control. Now what?
I have a 20 gallon coral QT. A few pieces of KP rock and dry rock.
I brought home a lobo coral and it popped aiptasia so I glued it shut. Then a few weeks later another popped up so I glued the entire base stuck.
A few weeks prior I brought home 1 piece of live rock from LFS and then a few days later I found a GIANT aiptasia so I glued it shut and left it in the tank for 1 week but then I decided not to risk it and I threw it out.
Everything was going perfect for the next fews weeks. I really thought that I successfully eradicated aiptasia!
I maintained my ATO and just laid back from my daily inspections because I was focusing on the new build.
Tonight I see a large aiptasia on my KP rock! I’m flipping out! Did KP bring in aiptasia? Impossible! I look and I see more babies on the KP rock.
Then I look around and I see aiptasia on my dry rocks too!
Oh no! I feel like I’ll never be able to eradicate them at this rate. Who knows how many more will come out.
I didn’t want to get natural predator fish because I didn’t want them picking at the acros/clams.
I really thought I had this under control. Now what?