First signs of Aiptasia

[bennycbenny]

Hi Everyone,

I saw a very small aiptasia about a month ago on my sand bed so I got a peppermint shrimp to start eating them. I just saw two small aiptasias on my loc line return nozzle which I don’t think my shrimp can get to. I was seeing if y’all had any recommendations for a path forward? Should I try to remove the return nozzle and then bleach or vinegar that?

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[sunken3]

that might be the easiest way. Anything in tank is hit or miss..

 

[bennycbenny]

Any ideas on how long to bleach/ rinse?

 

[vetteguy53081]

Hi Everyone,

I saw a very small aiptasia about a month ago on my sand bed so I got a peppermint shrimp to start eating them. I just saw two small aiptasias on my loc line return nozzle which I don’t think my shrimp can get to. I was seeing if y’all had any recommendations for a path forward? Should I try to remove the return nozzle and then bleach or vinegar that?

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Using a syringe- Inject into center core with lemon juice or better yet, kalkwasser powder mixed with tank water into a paste the consistency of toothpaste and inject again, into center core of aptasia and it will melt away

 

[Tbg299]

Hi Everyone,

I saw a very small aiptasia about a month ago on my sand bed so I got a peppermint shrimp to start eating them. I just saw two small aiptasias on my loc line return nozzle which I don’t think my shrimp can get to. I was seeing if y’all had any recommendations for a path forward? Should I try to remove the return nozzle and then bleach or vinegar that?

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Lol I have Aiptasia in my tank about 10x the size of this. I blast them with Aiptasia-X, but they always somehow manage to come back big as ever every week

 

[Tbg299]

Hi Everyone,

I saw a very small aiptasia about a month ago on my sand bed so I got a peppermint shrimp to start eating them. I just saw two small aiptasias on my loc line return nozzle which I don’t think my shrimp can get to. I was seeing if y’all had any recommendations for a path forward? Should I try to remove the return nozzle and then bleach or vinegar that?

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To answer your question, you don't even need to use any substances to kill it. Just scrape it off.

 

[rockdiver]

Just unscrew nozzle super hot water and scrub it off.
That's easy it's the rest that will suck.
And there will be more unfortunately

 

[G Santana]

Easy to get that sucker