Aiptasia Chemicals

CaptainK · 06-22-2001, 09:28 AM

Hi Everyone,
Well I am lucky enough to have two different kinds of Aiptasia in my tank, from what I have seen on Joacos web site. One is brown colored with long tentacles and the other is just ugly, but it looks cool under actin lighting because it glows a flourescent green color, but these are bad so they must go.
I do not want to get a shrimp and I do not have kalk.
I have come across a few products like Stop Aiptasia from Chem Marin and was wondering how effective they were??
Thanks,
CaptK

***Reefland*** · 06-22-2001, 10:22 AM

Before buying anything, you may want to try boiling water. You can sometimes inject them with boiling water to kill them as you would with kalk.

Scott

saltjunkie · 06-22-2001, 01:11 PM

I used that stop aptasia, and it does work, to a point. After it takes affect, you still have to suck out the remaining gunk that was an aptasia, I used it in a 10g tANK and it never bothred my corals.
hth
Rick

SCETT316 · 06-22-2001, 02:10 PM

I have also used the Stop Aptasia twice, and succesfully I may add, with no ill effects in my reef.
But if you have not purchased it yet, I would try the boiling wtr. first.
HTH

CaptainK · 06-22-2001, 02:36 PM

THanks Guys,
I will try the Boiling water thing first.
I assume that I will be needing a needle of some type to inject the little beast. Do I need any specialy kind? Where can I get one?
-Is there a proper way to inject the water?
-What is to be expected after I inject the little beast?
Thanks,
CaptK

06-22-2001, 09:28 AM	#1
CaptainK Mayor Join Date: Jul 2000 Location: MA. Posts: 534	Aiptasia Chemicals Hi Everyone, Well I am lucky enough to have two different kinds of Aiptasia in my tank, from what I have seen on Joacos web site. One is brown colored with long tentacles and the other is just ugly, but it looks cool under actin lighting because it glows a flourescent green color, but these are bad so they must go. I do not want to get a shrimp and I do not have kalk. I have come across a few products like Stop Aiptasia from Chem Marin and was wondering how effective they were?? Thanks, CaptK

06-22-2001, 10:22 AM	#2
*Reefland* Owner Join Date: Feb 2000 Location: Bardstown, KY Posts: 13,023	Hi CaptainK Before buying anything, you may want to try boiling water. You can sometimes inject them with boiling water to kill them as you would with kalk. Scott

06-22-2001, 01:11 PM	#3
saltjunkie Governor Join Date: May 2000 Location: Lakeland, Fl. Posts: 1,781	I used that stop aptasia, and it does work, to a point. After it takes affect, you still have to suck out the remaining gunk that was an aptasia, I used it in a 10g tANK and it never bothred my corals. hth Rick __________________ I am not a failure! I have just found 10,000 ways to do it wrong! rlowride@hotmail.com http://www.danasoft.com/vipersig.jpg

06-22-2001, 02:10 PM	#4
SCETT316 Mayor Join Date: Mar 2001 Location: New Jersey Posts: 700	I have also used the Stop Aptasia twice, and succesfully I may add, with no ill effects in my reef. But if you have not purchased it yet, I would try the boiling wtr. first. HTH __________________ Susan

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06-22-2001, 02:36 PM	#5
CaptainK Mayor Join Date: Jul 2000 Location: MA. Posts: 534	THanks Guys, I will try the Boiling water thing first. I assume that I will be needing a needle of some type to inject the little beast. Do I need any specialy kind? Where can I get one? -Is there a proper way to inject the water? -What is to be expected after I inject the little beast? Thanks, CaptK

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