Aptasia and Boiling Water

[jumpfrog]

I have a few of these aweful creatures in my reef tank that I want to get rid of. I've read about using boiling water and injecting the aptasia in the base with a hyperdermic needle.
Has anyone tried that? Did it work? Any suggestions? I've got the needle and the water, just need some guidance.
TIA

 

[synyster11]

I need to get off my ass and do this also. I have around 300 and I am not kidding. Some are 1 inch around and 3 inches tall. How well does this work.

 

[stumpdog]

I had the same problem. I took the advice of people on the board and purchased some kalk. I mixed the kalk with a little tank water and injected them. Not directly in them but just above them, they died, it was great.
HTH
Jeremy

 

[jumpfrog]

Jeremy, where did the get the kalk? Are we talking the normal LFS stuff?

 

[beaslbob]

Originally posted by jumpfrog
Jeremy, where did the get the kalk? Are we talking the normal LFS stuff?
If it's kalkwasser then Mrs wages pickling lime is the same thing.

 

[reefnut]

I've used boiling hot water before and it worked fine for me. I took a syringe from one of the test kits, filled it with hot water and squirted them then used the syringe to suck them out. The Kalk will also work.

 

[tlk]

I had a qt tank set up, pulled out the infected rock, and dumped boiling water on it. no more aptasia. have NOT tried that in my main display tank

 

[jumpfrog]

The syringe I have is a 30 unit diabetic syringe. Will 30 units of boiling water be sufficient?
Kip, should I make the paste the consistency of like toothpaste and just release a little around it's tenticles? Do I need to remove the aptasia or just let it disolve.
I have several in my hawk tank in the office. I don't mind them there as I have no corals. I was thinking to maybe experiment and develop my technique there before tackling the reef.

 

[tlk]

Originally posted by Kipass4130
no more aptasia... and no more anything else either
if you are worried about boiling water in your tank... 1/2 ml isnt gonna do anything unless you shoot it at the wrong targer
Yes, i should point out that the area around the aptasia also went bye bye. I was worried about blasting it in the main tank and having its spores spread even more.