Aptasia Question

[bart84]

I have recently picked up a syringe and was planing on trying the vinager or lemon juice method of extermination. I was wondering how much to put in ? I don't want to cause a ph swing in my tank. I need some advice.

 

[pulpfiction1]

if your only killing of a couple at a time i wouldnt worry about it,i have used up to 10 syringes full of boiling vinigar with no effects to my tank,saying that i probably wouldnt use more than that untill the next day

 

[heath]

hey bart, when you get down pat let me know, I have 3 pieces of the #$%^&, my is hiding among the coral..

 

[Pistol]

if your only killing of a couple at a time i wouldnt worry about it,i have used up to 10 syringes full of boiling vinigar with no effects to my tank,saying that i probably wouldnt use more than that untill the next day

+1

 

[bart84]

Does vinegar or lemon juice work better?

 

[ALowe]

I just use boiling RO Water and has worked well for me

 

[bart84]

That might be a lot safer. I think I will try that first.

 

[MrHermit85]

Whatever happened to the good old blow torch method?

 

[bart84]

They are too close to my zoanthids. Or I would sounds fun.

 

[Sewerat]

Vinegar what works fine for me. If you got a lot get the Julian thingy or BRS has a long acrylic tube feeder thing that would also work. Syringe with some tubing, I'd like to use a syringe with a short peace of tubing then a long stiff price of acrylic tubing to reach in with.

 

[scubasteve]

i use 1 ml per gallon of vinegar to keep my ph at 8.4 not 8.8 and 1 ml per gallon will drop ph by .3 so unless you use a full cup or more you are fine

 

[scubasteve]

or do what i did and go buy a couple true peppermint shrimp from steve i havnt had any anywhere since ( some lfs get the dredded camel shrimp and call them peppermints but they will eat coral so know the suttle difference)

 

[bart84]

I have some but there is two monsters that they won't touch. They eat the babies just fine

 

[Sewerat]

Kill them bitches off stop the multiply

 

[chief hill]

How to kill and remove Aiptasia for Free:

This is my method I posted in YouTube. Good for small to medium sized ones.

 

[theyangman]

Ha! Is that you??? I've seen that video before!

 

[reeferkeeper420]

Just dont use this method if theyre growing in coral colonies.

 

[scubasteve]

"and im gonna do it again" lmao love it boil the bugger

 

[saltyair]

That was hilarious! Going to hit it again! And again lmao.

great vid and thanks for sharing.

 

[chief hill]

Ha! Is that you??? I've seen that video before!

Lol. It's me. The one and only. Lol