I will try to get a better picture tomorrow when the lights are on. Also, it has little to no color, very transparent (could be due to not having enough light)
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Looks like the kalk paste took care of it, cuz there is no sign of it anymore.
I am still going to keep checking, but didn’t another round of looking at from the angles I can see, I don’t see any more. Fingers crossed!
It looks like a tiny aptasia head. What direction would you want to go if it Kalk paste doesn’t do the job? Nudi, peppermint, copperbanded?So every so often, I like to take a look at the tank at night, just to ensure I have pods running around and checkout the feeding response from the corals.
Tonight, I noticed some that I have not had the ‘pleasure’ of being in contact with.
I think I spotted my first ever aiptasia.
being my first time, and hearing all of the horror stories, and before I dive into the google-verse (or R2R search), any suggestions / tips to quickly get rid of this guy?
what’s weird, is it’s in the area of my tank that only has around 7PAR at max (very little light).
here’s a pic for you all to confirm (don’t mind all of the pineapple sponges)....
(might need to zoom in a tad)
It looks like a tiny aptasia head. What direction would you want to go if it Kalk paste doesn’t do the job? Nudi, peppermint, copperbanded?
Thanks @Jgerm! Mount has turned out great. It is solid and functions as i needed/intended. i slightly cheated with the design and mixed 3D printed parts in PETG and some aluminum, but you could easily make it bulkier and use a 3D printed part . I wanted its as thin as possible.Par looks good man! How did that mount turn out?
Thanks @enveeRF!Tank looks great!!!
What is your current Hydra setting? Did you turn up the white channel? I’m thinking about getting the Orphek bar too to use along with my Hydra 26s that came with my RS e260. I have the OR3 Blue Plus along with the Photon on my Planet 155 gal. and they make my corals pop. Not so much with the Hydras because I can’t get it blue enough.
hey man! things are going pretty good, just trying to fight off the aptasia that finally worked its way into my tank. Killing them as i see them, since the peppermint shrimps i bought dont seem to touch them.Just checking up on a fellow Germ! How are things going?
Dang the aptasia war continues. The file fish should slowly get control back but sadly you will have to keep on top of the ones that get near your corals. Hang in there fellow Germ!okay.... its been awhile since my last post, and now i think i am on a losing battle with aiptasia (which first sign was 9/20/2020). A couple of them have already sent 3 sticks to the underbelly. The aiptasia are literally popping up everywhere!
Things i have tried:
- manual injection with Kalk and also tried aiptastia-x. Yes they die, but i feel like 10 more show in their place
- nudibranch's (have added ~18 of them). they have been in the tank for 3-4mo with little to nothing to show, but i understand they take time. Also, there is very little likelihood of ever finding them now they are in the tank. Not sure what the numbers are now, or if they are still alive
- Recently added a Filefish (2wks ago). I can watch it swimming around nibbling at the smaller aiptasia, but its a smaller filefish. So, i dont think it will do much until it grows a little more (has good camo, but can be seen in image6 in the back left of the tank, next to a snail)
- I also recently started injecting singular aiptasia with full strength 0.5ml White Vinegar. This is super satisfying to watch larger aiptasia melt away. I can only do this a couple times every 2 days (maxing total injections to 3ml). I dont want the vinegar fluctuating the tank params too much. Also, i havent noticed any abundance of aiptasia popup with this method. Does take patience and a steady hand to inject them properly though.
Also, adding some updated pics that i just took...
Added 2 OR3s.
Designed the mount to fit existing RedSea Mounts.
Mounts and details can be found on Thingiverse:
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