Aiptasia -X The Solution??

[reefbliss2344]

Reefers-I have a query for ya. Recent coral purchases have infested one of my frag tanks with evil carrier pigeons know as devils fingers....commonly known as Aiptasia nems. I looked for solutions as I have in the past but I keep my frag tank fish free for chemistry purposes. Copper band...nudibranch...filefish..all options but I looked for something different.

Enter....Aiptasia - X. In a matter of days...with manual labor the nems are gone. For the most part. My concern is not getting the microscopic pesty ones which the livestock solutions would be seeing. Please let me know your thoughts whether I should cave and resort to the basic old school methods of pest control livestock. Thank you reefers... and as always....happy reefing!!!

 

[Science/G]

I've been using it for a while now I had a bad outbreak but they still pop up every once in awhile but no big deal

 

[Uncle99]

I use it to control these pests.
Constant battle, but we’re slowly winning.
Hit the nem itself, and if possible, around it.

 

[taricha]

covering pests like this with high pH slurries/solutions is under-rated in my opinion. I used this sort of thing to eradicate palythoa from my tank.

 

[GlassMunky]

Not gonna work…. IME those types of thing only make it worse.
It’s looks good for a week or 2 and then they come back even worse because you just made a million babies

 

[Mr. Mojo Rising]

They disappear for a couple of days. But believe me, they will reappear in a week or two - with friends! You just won the battle, but not the war.

 

[Malum Argenteum]

I've used Aiptasia X and sometimes kalk paste for this. Both work well, just is an ongoing maintenance issue which isn't necessarily a big deal. Avoids potential problems with pest control livestock (rogue peppermint shrimp, killing all those CBBs, etc).

 

[tuscani]

I used it for 4-5 little ones months ago.. nothing has returned.. but I also since got a file fish and two peppermint shrimp

 

[gbroadbridge]

Not gonna work…. IME those types of thing only make it worse.
It’s looks good for a week or 2 and then they come back even worse because you just made a million babies

Some folks say that, but I have great success with this type of treatment.

Sometimes they come back in the same spot after a few months, but never have I seen the treatment cause an outbreak.

It's firmly in the old wifes tale category for me. It just gets repeated over and over and over.

 

[Lavey29]

They disappear for a couple of days. But believe me, they will reappear in a week or two - with friends! You just won the battle, but not the war.

Yea but it feels so good to blast them with poison.

 

[Lavey29]

Have any of you guys noticed this, when you hit one or two with Aptasia X it's like the others in the tank hear them scream or something and start to retract even before you get on top of them. I've been using X for multiple years with decent success but these pests always come back here and there.

 

[Mr. Mojo Rising]

Yea but it feels so good to blast them with poison.

agree lol

 

[Garf]

But believe me, they will reappear in a week or two

There's no coming back from a concrete coat made of soggy calcium hydroxide and sodium hydroxide, it's terminal. Just don't get it on anything you care about.

 

[Dburr1014]

I've had better luck with lemon juice too get there foot too release and pulling them out. It's a long process but they don't return.

 

[reefbliss2344]

I appreciate everyone's input. 48 hours later and I have a good handle on the sprouts. Even started seeing the microscopic ones. I started getting an eye for then like an old fisherman spotting bass. Time will tell if they pop back up with vengeance. I still may get a nudi to help in the background. Again thank you all.

 

[reefbliss2344]

If they do...I will switch the hobby and raise the healthiest Aiptasias like prized orchids. You will all want them! ....not

 

[Lavey29]

If they do...I will switch the hobby and raise the healthiest Aiptasias like prized orchids. You will all want them! ....not

At times the big purple ones are quite interesting if only they would sting corals

 

[dsh92056]

Use aptasia-X if you want more aptasia. Get a file fish to destroy them. Just remember you can’t get to them in the overflow.

 

[Lavey29]

Use aptasia-X if you want more aptasia. Get a file fish to destroy them. Just remember you can’t get to them in the overflow.

And that's how they get in the sump. You can get them in the overflow. Send some peppermint shrimp in there on a dangerous search and destroy mission like the Expendables.

 

[smitten with ocean life]

how DO you get them out of the overflow??