Aiptasia Question?

[Jim]

I have 1 piece of live rock that keeps growing aiptasia. I've tried Joe's juice, Peppermint shrimp, and tried scraping the rock, and they always reappear. Is there a way to kill it once the rock is removed from the tank or should I just get rid of that rock all together?

 

[Dace]

I have 1 piece of live rock that keeps growing aiptasia. I've tried Joe's juice, Peppermint shrimp, and tried scraping the rock, and they always reappear. Is there a way to kill it once the rock is removed from the tank or should I just get rid of that rock all together?

If sure it's only one rock and it can easily be removed, just dump the rock. you will be saving yourself a large headache

 

[NYreefNoob]

needle and direct inject with kalkwasser. or just toss the rock

 

[Jim]

Thanks, That's kind of what I figured.

 

[Lionfish718]

Boil the rock in water to kill anything on it and then start all over

 

[Chongpark27]

needle and direct inject with kalkwasser. or just toss the rock

:iamwithst

 

[Lionfish718]

try getting Berghia Nudibranch

 

[MatthewScars]

hm, i dont know why no one said to put the rock outside for a week.

100% it will be gone from the rock, then just put it back in the tank after a nice rinse.

 

[JHOV2324]

Im sorry but dont listen to matt..the other advice you got was better

 

[Chiefmcfuz]

I would cook it. Take it out of the tank and leave it sit dry for a few months. then scrub it with a wet scrub brush to get all of the stuff off of it, then let it sit outside for a few more months, and after that you could be ok, or you could just take the rock out of the tank and put it in a bucket of water that is left over from a water changee and set it aside, get some joes juice or some kalk or lemon juice, or mrs wages pickling lime, or use hot water inject the anemone with any one of the above and eliminate them that way. Peppermint shrimp might work too but they gotta be hungry.

 

[tomtoothdoc]

put it in a covered bucket of fresh water (ro/di not tap) for a few weeks, change the water every few days and rinse well. and treat it like a dry base rock.

 

[ESSELO]

Aiptasia

Inject with lemon juice concentrate. 60% of the time, it works every time.

 

[pdnyc69]

peppermint shrimp. give it a week. feed them every other day and they'll find them eventually

 

[SevTT]

If it's just one rock, easily removed with nothing valuable on it, I'd advise baking/boiling/whatever. If you want to save the coralline algae on it, you could try hyper-hyposalinity baths; that might kill off the aptasia while preserving most of the algae & internal nitrifying bacteria. (Basically, make a supersaturated solution of saltwater, dunk the rock in there & swirl it around for about ten minutes to make sure all the crevices are nice and briny, then rinse with RO and bathe in RO for ten minutes, repeat a couple times. I've done this once as an experiment and it worked, but I can't vouch for its repeatability. Should work, though.

Keep in mind that your rock is now officially Uncured. A small piece could go right back into a larger tank with no problems, but depending on the size of both you might want to cure it in a separate system.

 

[rookie07]

Inject with lemon juice concentrate. 60% of the time, it works every time.

Make sure you use lemon juice with real panther in it, that way you know it works!

 

[henrystyle]

Make sure you use lemon juice with real panther in it, that way you know it works!

Any specific brand?

 

[nyfynest22]

+1 heard these little guys are the real deal.

try getting Berghia Nudibranch

 

[Awibrandy]

henrystyle, you can also use plain old white vinegar. I use a syringe full, and I injected it directly into the mouth of the aiptasia. Poof no more aiptasia, and they never came back.

 

[The_Codfather]

hm, i dont know why no one said to put the rock outside for a week.

100% it will be gone from the rock, then just put it back in the tank after a nice rinse.

1 week? guy had rock in his shed (dry) for almost 2 years and it still come back on it