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That is interesting. I have a Fowler that is just absolutely infested. Seemed like overnight. I might try to see if I can do this.If they are aiptasia try this before you use any chemicals. At night when the DT lights are off get lots of micro bubbles in your tank. Seriously, I have been working on trying to eliminate those aips for a couple years, I have a File fish and he does help, I have tried all other methods as well and they just multiply. Ever since my skimmer started introducing micro bubbles in the display I was in no hurry to fix it because I only run it at night. The aiptasia are not spreading any more and numbers have gone down, even in areas the File fish can't get to. My skimmer is still putting lots of micro bubbles in the MD at night and I turn it off before lights come on. In only three months I now only see 2 in my 75. I think the micro bubbles are toxic to them, I don't know about other nems but my corals and fish are fine.
It's working for me. I have coarse sponge filter for barriers to keep the micro bubbles from entering the DT, but now they have been bypassing the sponge because they are just stuffed in there and have no baffles. I think I will just remove the sponge because they are just nitrate factories and keep the bubbles. Also the micro bubbles help polish the water, I noticed the water is clearer. There was an article on this, the micro bubbles attach to the large particles and keeps them suspended in the water column and the filter has a better chance of capturing them.That is interesting. I have a Fowler that is just absolutely infested. Seemed like overnight. I might try to see if I can do this.
Not Aiptasia, which are thicker. These are hydroids and one of the rarer varieties that I have never had in my systems.
So would a simple air pump with the nozzle put on the bottle of the tank do, you think ?If they are aiptasia try this before you use any chemicals. At night when the DT lights are off get lots of micro bubbles in your tank. Seriously, I have been working on trying to eliminate those aips for a couple years, I have a File fish and he does help, I have tried all other methods as well and they just multiply. Ever since my skimmer started introducing micro bubbles in the display I was in no hurry to fix it because I only run it at night. The aiptasia are not spreading any more and numbers have gone down, even in areas the File fish can't get to. My skimmer is still putting lots of micro bubbles in the MD at night and I turn it off before lights come on. In only three months I now only see 2 in my 75. I think the micro bubbles are toxic to them, I don't know about other nems but my corals and fish are fine.
Try a peppermint shrimp if it is in fact aiptasiaThat is interesting. I have a Fowler that is just absolutely infested. Seemed like overnight. I might try to see if I can do this.
I too think hydroids but pics fuzzy to fully confirmNot Aiptasia, which are thicker. These are hydroids and one of the rarer varieties that I have never had in my systems.
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He may have fish that will eat shrimp. I got a few several years ago and I think my Flame Hawk ate most of them, I think I have one left some where.Try a peppermint shrimp if it is in fact aiptasia
What kind of fish do you have?That is interesting. I have a Fowler that is just absolutely infested. Seemed like overnight. I might try to see if I can do this.
If you didn't use the aiptasia-x yet try my method first. Like I said I tried every thing and they just multiply any way. That stuff does work but makes a mess in the tank.So I bought the aiptasia-x Red Sea
LPS guy didn’t seam to think they were Aiptasia though. Said they seamed to “thin”
what’s everyone think
looking for another option before I mess with them
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Yep- hawk will eat a stick of dynamite if you put it in the tankHe may have fish that will eat shrimp. I got a few several years ago and I think my Flame Hawk ate most of them, I think I have one left some where.
Unfortunately I can’t have any kind of clean up crew. I have a thin lined puffer, porcupine puffer, lion fish, panther and clown grouper, sunset wrasse, and a marbles cat shark. So no snails, shrimp, nudibranch, or even file fish, or butterfly.Try a peppermint shrimp if it is in fact aiptasia
Unfortunately I can’t have any kind of clean up crew. I have a thin lined puffer, porcupine puffer, lion fish, panther and clown grouper, sunset wrasse, and a marbles cat shark. So no snails, shrimp, nudibranch, or even file fish, or butterfly.What kind of fish do you have?
Good deal. Let me know how you make out. I am not sure how long it will take if you have as many as you claim, I was a couple weeks before I realized the aiptasia numbers are declining and not reproducing any more. WOW! Really? Is it that easy? Looks like it to me. I still have most of my Frank's F-Aiptasia and seems like I will not need it anymore.Unfortunately I can’t have any kind of clean up crew. I have a thin lined puffer, porcupine puffer, lion fish, panther and clown grouper, sunset wrasse, and a marbles cat shark. So no snails, shrimp, nudibranch, or even file fish, or butterfly.
Going to have to deal with them manually which probably means Aiptasia-X. But I am going to try micro bubbles first.