I have an Innovative Marine 20 peninsula in which I covered one of the long sides with sliced dry rock to make a rock wall. I found out the hard way that this provided an environment for aiptasia to take over and because the wall is vertical it severely limited me from using F Aiptasia to control them. So you can guess what has happened.
I popped any zoas and coral I could save off the wall and put them in a QT tank and was able to successfully get rid of the few hitchhikers on the rescued frags but still have to deal with the rock wall. Since I siliconed the rock to the tank (I know DOH!) it will have to be done in place. Also since it's an AIO tank there are certainly aiptasia hiding out in the filter chambers and plumbing.
Once I can find a home for my two Frostbite clowns I intend to NUKE the tank and start over. Will fresh water for a few weeks do the job or do I need to add vinegar, chlorine, or something else to make sure the aiptasia is history?
I popped any zoas and coral I could save off the wall and put them in a QT tank and was able to successfully get rid of the few hitchhikers on the rescued frags but still have to deal with the rock wall. Since I siliconed the rock to the tank (I know DOH!) it will have to be done in place. Also since it's an AIO tank there are certainly aiptasia hiding out in the filter chambers and plumbing.
Once I can find a home for my two Frostbite clowns I intend to NUKE the tank and start over. Will fresh water for a few weeks do the job or do I need to add vinegar, chlorine, or something else to make sure the aiptasia is history?