mushroom dipping

[kizkiz]

got a small piece of rock with some watermelon mushrooms on yesterday (don't know sp. sorry)
noticed some aiptasia on the rock this morning :mad2:

would it hurt the mushys if i did a fresh water dip on the whole rock?
seems the easiest way to kill the aips to me

 

[reefnetworth]

dont do that, the aps can be taken care of with peppermint shrimp or Joes juice or several other options. cut it with a razor if you can until you get something. mushrooms droop and perk up constantly. if the aps was alreadt there it would have been a problem when you bought it. what are your parms? how old is the tank set-up? REEF-ON!!!

 

[kizkiz]

the aips are tiny, maybe 5mm or so long. they are on the bare side of the rock, so not affecting the shrooms yet.
i know a shrimp would work, but it's a bit excessive for 3 small aips on 1 piece of rock. lol

if the fresh water dip is a no no, i'll try some lemon juice first.
if that fails i'll go for the old peppermints i think.

are you saying that i cannot dip mushrooms then?

 

[gearqueer]

joes juice will work instantly.

 

[LindaGage]

where r u located - a small pack of cal - which is food grade lime i.e. kalc will do the trick.

I get Cal from Latin market for about 70 cents a bag.

Mix with water to make a nice thick paste and spread/squirt onto Aips turn off blowers and let it work.
I had really bad problem; liiks like I was raising them. Got some nudibranches and mostly aip free.

 

[goda]

or only dip the part withthe aiptasia in the FW