Palythoa blasting

tent boy

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I had a huge paly that was on a rock that could not be removed without major rework of the rock stack. So I introduced the paly to aiptasia x. There were about 100 polyps total. I blasted about one third. These polyps have died back. Will the aiptasia x kill the rest of the polyps? Is aiptasia x a systemic chemical or just contact killer?
 
I don't know what's in it. You can use some kalk(lime) powder mixed to a slurry and spot injected instead. This saves $ and is just as lethal to aiptaisa and other life forms and it's just calcium hydroxide adding calcium and alkainity to the tank . Just don't use too much at once.
 
They're back. It looked like the aiptasia x was going to work. The "stems" shrunk back and the polyp balled up. Was looking good for a little over a week. Now they are all better. Obviously its not systemic.
 
I don't know what's in it. You can use some kalk(lime) powder mixed to a slurry and spot injected instead. This saves $ and is just as lethal to aiptaisa and other life forms and it's just calcium hydroxide adding calcium and alkainity to the tank . Just don't use too much at once.

tom that is more or less the exact same thing.
 
They're back. It looked like the aiptasia x was going to work. The "stems" shrunk back and the polyp balled up. Was looking good for a little over a week. Now they are all better. Obviously its not systemic.

you could try hitting them again sometimes it takes more than one try with aptasia as well. you could also try using a hypodermic needle and some white vinigar, just stabb the trunk and squirt a little in. ( it helps if you know a diabetic who takes insulin they have needles and you now need a script to get them. this will also work with saturated lime water.

i borrowed (really took) one from my dad and killed a lot of purple shrooms with the vinigar worked pretty well
 
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