Sodium hydroxide for aiptasia?

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Just curious what sodium hydroxide people are using (dry, liquid, where you got it)? How are you mixing it and what syringes are you using to apply it? I have a couple of aiptasia I need to take care of.
 

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I got mine off of Amazon, it is dry crystal. I mix with 1/2 kalkwasser and water until it is a little thinner than a paste, it does get hot so be careful. I use a 10 mil syringe with a blunt tip to apply, Amazon has those too.
 
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I got mine off of Amazon, it is dry crystal. I mix with 1/2 kalkwasser and water until it is a little thinner than a paste, it does get hot so be careful. I use a 10 mil syringe with a blunt tip to apply, Amazon has those too.
Interesting on the slurry. What made you decide to add kalk?
 
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better make sure you wipe them out altogether...if not - they will release thousands of spores into your tank...and you will have many more than you do now..
 
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better make sure you wipe them out altogether...if not - they will release thousands of spores into your tank...and you will have many more than you do now..
That's why I want to go with the hammer of NaOH :)
 

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It was a suggestion by another reefer. It does seem to work better than aiptasia x.
 

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I got mine off of Amazon, it is dry crystal. I mix with 1/2 kalkwasser and water until it is a little thinner than a paste, it does get hot so be careful. I use a 10 mil syringe with a blunt tip to apply, Amazon has those too.
Basically exactly what Joe's Juice is
 

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