Sweepers vs Aipstasia

[gusmanda]

OK, so who wins?

 

[Riona]

Depends on the coral. . . I've heard that a healthy elegance will always win, though some of the more passive LPS I'm not so sure...

 

[paininthewrasse]

IME aptasia, they are nasty lil things you def want to get rid of them. Get some peppermint shrimp they'll usually get the job done.

 

[gosaints]

say no to peppermint shrimp, their nasty little things themselves. Joes Juice

 

[gusmanda]

tried two peppermints, they failed me both, unfortunately

 

[swjim]

Try squirting them directly with a small amount of Kalkwasser. It might help to turn off your pumps before doing it so that the Kalk doesn't get blown away.

 

[pink_floyd]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=8842265#post8842265 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by swjim
Try squirting them directly with a small amount of Kalkwasser. It might help to turn off your pumps before doing it so that the Kalk doesn't get blown away.

And the thicker the solution, the better it is...

 

[gusmanda]

do you have to only squirt them? Or does the actual needle need to penetrate the tissue?

 

[swjim]

Just squirting them when they are open will do the trick. Sometimes they will recede into the rockwork and they won't get enough of the Kalk and you'll need to try again when they reappear. As pink_floyd mentioned, a thicker solution/paste tends to work better.

 

[gusmanda]

will a solution with pickling lime work as well?

 

[swjim]

Yes, Pickling lime and Kalkwasser are the same thing.

 

[Gary Majchrzak]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=8835276#post8835276 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by Riona
Depends on the coral. . .

Agreed. Many (most?) LPS sweepers kill Aiptasia.

 

[cyeast97]

I put in a smaaal torch coral right next to an aipasia , forgetting that it was there, and the troch killed it in 2 days.
...take that aipasia

 

[gusmanda]

hmmmmmmmmmm, so maybe a hammer coral would finish what I've begun with a syringe and kalk!!!

 

[SCUBAFREAK]

I had a fairly big aptaisia that i just hadnt gotten around to injecting. I bought a pear bubble and put it in the vicinity and the aptaisia disapeared. A couple of days later the aptaisa started to poke its head out again then this weekend i saw my bubble had two sweepers in the whole the aptaisia was in. I havent seen it since. I dont know if it is completly gone or not but i am sure it isnt happy.


Ryan

 

[gusmanda]

I'm getting excited about adding LPS to my tank at this point. If candy cane can also kill aipstasia, all the better