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BlueMoonFox
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Kalk paste. I make a paste and apply with a kid medicine syringe.
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shaginwagon13
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I use this.
mcgyvr
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Its not.. Its clearly an aiptasia..
No, your tank is just starting it's cycle. Diatoms on the sand is normal.
BlueMoonFox
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Nope. First rule of reefing: leave it alone. So much of our hobby takes time. Give it a week and the diatoms will be gone.
When changing or doing really anything in a reef, give it a week or more to evaluate results. Move a coral into the perfect place, it might stay closed for a week, then flourish in a way you never thought possible. It is so hard to look at the tank and do nothing but reefs are a marathon. Pace yourself.
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When changing or doing really anything in a reef, give it a week or more to evaluate results. Move a coral into the perfect place, it might stay closed for a week, then flourish in a way you never thought possible. It is so hard to look at the tank and do nothing but reefs are a marathon. Pace yourself.
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littlec984
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Kill it ASAP, make sure nothing is left or it will come back with friends
Treat outside the tank if possible. 5g bucket filled with tank water and a small power head will preserve the live rock. If you treat in the tank turn off all flow and broadcast feed before injecting to stimulate feeding response. If you fail to kill the pest on the first attempt there's a good chance it will multiply and come back with a vengeance. I had good success with the larger pests (big enough to bury my needle in the stalk going through they mouth), but the small ones always retreated into the rock before a lethal dose could be delivered. I spent 6 months playing the injection game until I gave up and bought a troop of peppermint shrimps. Haven't seen an aiptasia in the display since.
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As a relatively new-ish reefer myself, I can tell you I just used aiptasia-x two days ago (on the recommendation of the forum...thanks guys!)
It's super easy and you'll be fine.
I treated in the tank, being careful not to get any on corals, etc (though it doesn't sound like you have anything else yet in your tank, so not an issue for you). It was fine.
Then, I went with a red flashlight at night to see if there are any more. Did this for a couple nights. I'm sure they'll pop up at some point, but then I can aiptasia-x them again.
Actually, now that I think about it, if all you have is live rock in your tank and you're beginning the cycle, this might be a great, easy, risk-free time to get out that Aiptasia-x and really zap any of those that are in there.
It's around 15 bucks. A local fish store will have it. You'll be fine.
Alternatively, I had another aiptasia on a rock that I could easily pull out of the tank. I did so, and then I used a pair of lineman diagonal cutters (this is the poor-man's bone-cutter, available at any hardware store...just clean it before and after) to remove the aiptasia and the chip of rock it was anchored to. It went in the trash. Make sure you snip off the chip of rock, too, to get it all. I bought aiptasia-x afterward because the second one was on a rock that wasn't removable.
It's super easy and you'll be fine.
I treated in the tank, being careful not to get any on corals, etc (though it doesn't sound like you have anything else yet in your tank, so not an issue for you). It was fine.
Then, I went with a red flashlight at night to see if there are any more. Did this for a couple nights. I'm sure they'll pop up at some point, but then I can aiptasia-x them again.
Actually, now that I think about it, if all you have is live rock in your tank and you're beginning the cycle, this might be a great, easy, risk-free time to get out that Aiptasia-x and really zap any of those that are in there.
It's around 15 bucks. A local fish store will have it. You'll be fine.
Alternatively, I had another aiptasia on a rock that I could easily pull out of the tank. I did so, and then I used a pair of lineman diagonal cutters (this is the poor-man's bone-cutter, available at any hardware store...just clean it before and after) to remove the aiptasia and the chip of rock it was anchored to. It went in the trash. Make sure you snip off the chip of rock, too, to get it all. I bought aiptasia-x afterward because the second one was on a rock that wasn't removable.
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