Runner
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For the few years I have been in the hobby, I have never had much of a problem with aiptasia. I've seen a few come in on a small rock now and then, but have always been able to kill them pretty quick with kalk paste.
But last night, I noticed a larger rock at the top of the pile had about a dozen small to medium aiptasia growing out of it. They were nowhere else in my tank that I could see. This ~3 pound rock had recently been acquired from somebody else, so I assume that the aiptasia were there to begin with. I did not want to deal with trying to kalk all of them, so I took the rock out this morning (after pulling off my best zoa/paly and glueing it to something else) and put it on a table in my driveway to dry out.
My question is: How can I treat the rock now that will kill these things? Is drying out and sitting in the sun a few days good enough? Or do I need to boil it? This was a nice-looking rock with a thick layer of coraline, so I am loathe to do something to bleach it out.
Thanks.
But last night, I noticed a larger rock at the top of the pile had about a dozen small to medium aiptasia growing out of it. They were nowhere else in my tank that I could see. This ~3 pound rock had recently been acquired from somebody else, so I assume that the aiptasia were there to begin with. I did not want to deal with trying to kalk all of them, so I took the rock out this morning (after pulling off my best zoa/paly and glueing it to something else) and put it on a table in my driveway to dry out.
My question is: How can I treat the rock now that will kill these things? Is drying out and sitting in the sun a few days good enough? Or do I need to boil it? This was a nice-looking rock with a thick layer of coraline, so I am loathe to do something to bleach it out.
Thanks.
