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You will need to shut down water flow and as much of a pain as it is, mix kalkwasser powder with tank water and lemon juice into a toothpaste like consistency and using a syringe- inject into the CENTER CORE of each one. This will take repetition but you will suddenly see them diminish. I assume theyre also in the plumbing and by return pump area.
Other options are :
For each method you should turn your flow OFF for 5 mins. before and during the treatment and wait 15 mins. before turning it back ON after the the treatment, including the return pump.
Other options are :
For each method you should turn your flow OFF for 5 mins. before and during the treatment and wait 15 mins. before turning it back ON after the the treatment, including the return pump.
- Lemon Juice - Instead of reaching for your bottle of lemon juice to enhance your glass of water or cup of tea, maybe try it as an Aiptasia exterminator. While wearing gloves, fill a syringe with pure lemon juice and inject it directly into the Aiptasia. Make sure to move slowly to prevent scarring the anemone into its hole.
- Hydrogen Peroxide - Just like with the lemon juice, fill a syringe and carefully inject a small amount of the solution directly into the disk of the Aiptasia. Be extra careful to not release any hydrogen peroxide into the tank. Not the safest way.
- Kalkwasser - Also known as Calcium hydroxide - kalkwasser is capable of killing Aiptasia. However, I don’t recommend this extermination tactic. In order to work, you must precisely fill the Aiptasia with a concentrated dose. If you try killing too many in this way, you can inadvertently raise your tank pH level, which is no good.
- Other Methods - Some of the other methods commonly used to eradicate Aiptasia include boiling water, vinegar, electricity and even super glue. If you’re considering these methods, there’s a better way that’s less dangerous to you, your tank and your bank account.
A2dahlberg
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I'm glad I'm getting good enough to tell what it is and scroll down to confirm.
There is a shrimp that eats those I think. Peppermint Shrimp, I think I could be wrong.
There is a shrimp that eats those I think. Peppermint Shrimp, I think I could be wrong.
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chorizo619
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That is correct. I just convinced my girlfriend that getting one or two of those is the right move (I just spent about $200 on my freshwater tank so I was scared to suggest this)
A2dahlberg
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A man of many tanks...
Your GF knows your addicted just like my wife knows I am.
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chorizo619
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I mean, to her defense, I only wanted one. I have 3. One 60 gallon, one 75 gallon, and the 100 reef tank. Just have to keep her away from my OfferUp because I’m looking for another one
A2dahlberg
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For one zoa frag a month I will never tell...
reefinatl
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I'd you just see a couple I'm a proponent of using superglue gel. Peppermint shrimp are good help to have in the tank at all times but are spotty at doing much aiptasia control. Theory is only 1 of the half a dozen species sold as Peppermint shrimp really get after them.
A2dahlberg
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I tried the glue trick, but the white spot on the plug drove me crazy, so when I cleaned was cleaning my plug I removed it with a pick like a dentist uses. It never came back.
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