random_ryan
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anyone ever use this???
joe's juice
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kool
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peppermint shrimp are the best way to go. with Joes Juice you can only kill the ones you can get to.
Smo
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Ryan, here is my tips for Joes Juice usage I wrote last year to help out a fellow reefer. Maybe these will help you too:
Some tips for ya on your next injection:
- Hold the syringe with the tip always pointed up. This helps when moving slowly
from victim to victim.
- When you do your first injection for the day, the syringe will leak a little
juice immediately after placing it in the tank (prolly due to temp variations;
ambient air temp --> tank temp). Place the syringe in the tank and over a spot
where there is no life. This way it can drip wherever it wants until ready for use.
The leakage will stop on it's own in about 5-8 seconds.
- Move slowly. There is no hurry while injecting those little buggers. You don't
want this stuff free floating all over the place. Although it is reef safe. Go s-l
-o-w-l-y.
- Hold the tip of the syringe about a half inch above the mouth of the aiptasia.
You don't wanna touch the aiptasia directly, it may close up. Squeeze slowly and
try to get the sandy looking granules to fall into it's mouth. Once you get lined
up right on target, give a little harder push on the syringe. Not like you are
turkey basting the rock, but just enough to give him a good feeding of Joe's Juice.
If fed correctly, the aiptasia will swallow it up and sink into it's hole. There is
no need to keep piling it on him or his hole. This only wastes Joe's Juice. The
Aiptasia is now dead or quickly dying.
- Only fill the syringe with what you will need for this killing. If there is any
leftover juice, do not place it back in the jar. Use as much as you can. Once the
syringe gets in the tank, the saltwater might leech into the syringe. If you place
any remaining juice back into the jar from the syringe, it will become thinner and
not as fun to use(learned from experience and further research on the NET).
Those were just my observations with Joe's Juice and Aiptasia in a 29gal reef.
I did this twice a week until they were all gone!
Some tips for ya on your next injection:
- Hold the syringe with the tip always pointed up. This helps when moving slowly
from victim to victim.
- When you do your first injection for the day, the syringe will leak a little
juice immediately after placing it in the tank (prolly due to temp variations;
ambient air temp --> tank temp). Place the syringe in the tank and over a spot
where there is no life. This way it can drip wherever it wants until ready for use.
The leakage will stop on it's own in about 5-8 seconds.
- Move slowly. There is no hurry while injecting those little buggers. You don't
want this stuff free floating all over the place. Although it is reef safe. Go s-l
-o-w-l-y.
- Hold the tip of the syringe about a half inch above the mouth of the aiptasia.
You don't wanna touch the aiptasia directly, it may close up. Squeeze slowly and
try to get the sandy looking granules to fall into it's mouth. Once you get lined
up right on target, give a little harder push on the syringe. Not like you are
turkey basting the rock, but just enough to give him a good feeding of Joe's Juice.
If fed correctly, the aiptasia will swallow it up and sink into it's hole. There is
no need to keep piling it on him or his hole. This only wastes Joe's Juice. The
Aiptasia is now dead or quickly dying.
- Only fill the syringe with what you will need for this killing. If there is any
leftover juice, do not place it back in the jar. Use as much as you can. Once the
syringe gets in the tank, the saltwater might leech into the syringe. If you place
any remaining juice back into the jar from the syringe, it will become thinner and
not as fun to use(learned from experience and further research on the NET).
Those were just my observations with Joe's Juice and Aiptasia in a 29gal reef.
I did this twice a week until they were all gone!
random_ryan
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Kool couse i have a minor aiptasia problem. will joes juice harm any corals?
I read online to try injecting Lemon Juice Concentrate. I picked up a syringe ($0.25) from a pharmacy and Lemon Juice ($2) at the grocery store.
I hit about 5-8 aptasia with the lemon juice. Its been about 3wks and I have not seen any of them comeback. I am still crossing my fingers. From what I read small amounts of lemon juice should not affect your tanks PH too much and shouldn't have an adverse affect on any of your corals.
Good luck killing yours! Those suckers are resilient.
Dan
I hit about 5-8 aptasia with the lemon juice. Its been about 3wks and I have not seen any of them comeback. I am still crossing my fingers. From what I read small amounts of lemon juice should not affect your tanks PH too much and shouldn't have an adverse affect on any of your corals.
Good luck killing yours! Those suckers are resilient.
Dan
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