So this is how bad my aptasia problem was.
This is how the rock looks after 5 days.
Don't let the copperband fool you, he only eats the really small aptasia. I got rid of 90% of the aptasia myself just by using lemon juice and a needle syringe.
If I had known how easy and effective lemon juice and a needle is, my aptasia problem would never have gotten this bad. I've used commercial aptasia products before, but why waste money when lemon juice is just as effective. Plus with the needle I can be very precise with my application and not accidentally hurt other nearby corals.
The syringe and needle cost me less $1 at my pharmacy. I bought the 3ml syringe and the longest needle they had.
To kill the aptasia, I just impale them in the mouth and inject a little lemon juice. It's quite satisfying impaling aptasia then watching them melt. Just don't use too much lemon juice in one day cause it can affect the ph of your tank.
Hope this helps other reefers with aptasia problems.
This is how the rock looks after 5 days.
Don't let the copperband fool you, he only eats the really small aptasia. I got rid of 90% of the aptasia myself just by using lemon juice and a needle syringe.
If I had known how easy and effective lemon juice and a needle is, my aptasia problem would never have gotten this bad. I've used commercial aptasia products before, but why waste money when lemon juice is just as effective. Plus with the needle I can be very precise with my application and not accidentally hurt other nearby corals.
The syringe and needle cost me less $1 at my pharmacy. I bought the 3ml syringe and the longest needle they had.
To kill the aptasia, I just impale them in the mouth and inject a little lemon juice. It's quite satisfying impaling aptasia then watching them melt. Just don't use too much lemon juice in one day cause it can affect the ph of your tank.
Hope this helps other reefers with aptasia problems.
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