Aiptasia Genocide!

[oldskool89]

Well, i posted some pictures of my tank on here when i first signed up, which was not too long ago. I got some pretty great responses on what was happening in my tank. Long story short, i had some of the worst aiptasia infestation that some people had ever seen. So in response, i ended up immediately going out and buying a handful of peppermint shrimp and a product from Red Sea called Aiptasia X. I decided it was high time i got my tank in order, especially since my last remaining clown fish just went to the great toilet bowl in the sky. I just euthanized a pretty big lot of those green little buggers, so here are some before and after pictures! I'll post some pictures tomorrow; hopefully ill be able to see some clean rocks!

 

[meowzer]

WOW...I also see you have green bubble algae
I am in the process of ridding some off come rock that was given to me...BUY EMERALD CRABS, and DO NOT feed the tank.....

 

[eric b 125]

looks like you've made some headway! other than the peppermints, what livestock do you have in the tank? i would have just boiled the rock myself, but i admire your hard work!

 

[oldskool89]

Ive got some kind of ornamental lobster but thats it. My last clown just died and it was a long time coming, so i didnt want to restock till i got the aiptasia taken care of. Ive got a few other arrangements in mind that i want to do before i put fish in...im not in any big rush considering my tremendously busy schedule as of recent. Thats kind of why it got so out of control in the first place.

 

[tankgenie62]

I know the feeling... we have a 120 SW and we have majano's that we cannot seem to get rid of... we have gone through more joes juice, lemon juice, aptasia x and you name it.... I think we are going to have no other choice but to move our corals and either boil the rock or do something that will totally demolish them.... I would love suggestions... I will post pics here in a bit...there are so many I am afraid any other treatment would change the chemical balance of our tank...
Thanks for any help and good luck to you!!

 

[yannifish]

Wow...
Are they dead, or just closed? I've never dealt with aiptasia (thank goodness) so I don't know.

 

[alisamac]

Your first pictures are the reason for my anxiety attack when I first saw some aptasia pop up in our tank.. All it took was one big one to send me to the store for some peppermint shrimps.. I hope you get everything under control without having to kill the rock.

 

[mkroher]

Wow.. I would have nuked the tank and started over.

 

[yannifish]

I honestly thought it looked kind of cool...
Lol, I'd set up a ten gallon strictly for aipatsia.

 

[phishnplanz]

I haven't tried this product The AipTaser yet but am considering purchasing one.
http://www.tropicalreefcorals.com/product.php?id_product=155
Take a look at it and see reviews, I for one am very curious.

 

[nikesb]

the aiptaser is a FAKE product. the original was built by paul b, and marketing for his product is still in the works. I suggest you wait for the real one.
I've tried out a similar product which was released by SWC, but has been taken down because Paul B has the copyright to the product. its fun to use though

 

[phishnplanz]

Seriously? Do you know someone who has used the AipTaser from the vendors site?
I Don't know who you are, BUT PLEASE do not post other sites here (meowzer)
Is Paul B aware of possible copyright infringement?

 

[nikesb]

He is, he is sueing the company who made them as well as anyone selling and advertising the product.
I review tons of products for this hobby for an aquarium website so we get this info in on a rapid basis

 

[oldskool89]

Well its been about a week since i added the aiptasia x. here's a picture. i'd say it worked pretty well so far! the fight isnt over yet though.

 

[yannifish]

Nice progress!