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I had issues with my 1st tank and aiptasia. Came in on a small peace of liverock l used for cycling. I tried aiptasia x and as long as I kept on top of killing them weekly it was manageable. As soon as my tank had a crash and I let em go they went bonkers and I had thousands, ended up tearing down and bleaching the rockYou do not want to deal with aiptasia...I am currently having aiptasia issues myself. Follow what others above have recommended.
Agree sometimes our sarcasm and over reaction can cone across as scary and would be non helpful to a new reefer dealing with this pest. However, I would not take it lightly. The reason we overreact is because this pest has been one of the most difficult to eradicate. You think you got it and months later they pop up again and spread. I'd remove the frag plug 100% and if the coral was cheap might just toss the coral, not worth the headacheUm, these are some scary responses for newbies. I just dealt with the same today. I took the plug out, I heated a paperclip on the stove and burnt it (The Aptasia). It disintegrated. But I put the plug back in with the coral.
Seriously, Berghia nudi's have taken care of every aiptasia issue I have had. Expensive but worth it to have 0 aiptasia. Now if I could just get rid of that majano
Follow the instructions to the letter!!!I so hope you're right. Just got 20 of them for my 139 g. I'm imagining them munching away as I type I inherited them with the tank but I did know they were in there.
Follow the instructions to the letter!!!
Not worth the coral take the plug out and throw it in a fire. Then take the rock it's on and blow torch the spot the plug touched.
In all seriousness from my own experience if you see the one on the plug there are a lot more you cant see on the plug. I'd get that coral off the plug, do a coral dip, and put the coral in a qt to make sure no aptasia grow on its skeleton
Technically bugs are animals as well so equally messed upA bit intense, just shoot the coral with aptasia x or other solutions.
Corals are animals, not bugs. Going around killing them just because of a little aptasia is messed up.