Aiptasia can live anywhere!!! Amazing...

[Brady4000]

Ok so I have a mantis tank, that gets light from my bedroom ceiling fan for about 4 hours a day. The mantis is happy, living in what I call the dead reef.

But lo and behold aiptasia!!!! Not even algae can grow in this tank..... it’s been up since January with NO LIGHT!!!

I am going to leave it in the tank, because it’s earned it’s right lol.

 

[Dytrix]

they are quite cool to look at, just as long as it does become a pest and cause any harm

 

[Brady4000]

they are quite cool to look at, just as long as it does become a pest and cause any harm

Yea, this tank will never see coral... this is the mantis killing ground.

But holy cow... it doesn’t even need light to live... no wonder once it’s in a reef there’s no getting it out... crazy.

 

[monkeyCmonkeyDo]

Scrape it. Throw it on the floor and curb stomp that little beezy. Lol
D

 

[Brady4000]

curb stomp

ROFL. Wow, back to middle school I go.

 

[Brady4000]

Scrape it. Throw it on the floor and curb stomp that little beezy. Lol
D

Plus, right now I am not sure I’ll win the fight... lol I am like 99% sure it’s indestructible.

 

[monkeyCmonkeyDo]

Lols

 

[monkeyCmonkeyDo]

True. Prob end up slipping and falling. Lol. Dreaded aptasia. Slippery little suckers. When their wet of course. Burn it with fire!
D

 

[Brady4000]

True. Prob end up slipping and falling. Lol. Dreaded aptasia. Slippery little suckers. When their wet of course. Burn it with fire!
D

Even the so called mantis shrimp boarded up his house.

 

[monkeyCmonkeyDo]

See! Even he knows its bad. Lol.
D

 

[Brady4000]

See! Even he knows its bad. Lol.
D

Going to invoke a

I’ll spot feed it every other day for my safety.

 

[willieboy240]

I found some in my cryptic zone in my sump. Total darkness.

 

[Brady4000]

I found some in my cryptic zone in my sump. Total darkness.

Reefing rules #1 nothing beautiful is resilient. This is what I have learned so far. This sets it in stone lol

 

[Tamberav]

Not photosynthetic I am guessing. it won't be harmful to the mantis.

There is a member on another forum who keeps a tank dedicated to aiptasia

 

[Brady4000]

Not photosynthetic I am guessing. it won't be harmful to the mantis.

There is a member on another forum who keeps a tank dedicated to aiptasia

Got a link? That would be interesting to see.

 

[Tamberav]

Got a link? That would be interesting to see.

Aiptasia budget aquarium

It is simple and has a certain aesthetic. No pumps, no heaters, no protein skimmers, just a walmart purchased white led indoor lighting 75 watt equivalent and a 10 gallon aquarium. I got some live rock and a few snails hitchhiked along with sponges, some Eurythoe worms, amphipods, Spirorbis, Aipt...

www.nano-reef.com

no pumps, no heaters, it lives in what I guess stagnant water lol

 

[Brady4000]

Aiptasia budget aquarium

It is simple and has a certain aesthetic. No pumps, no heaters, no protein skimmers, just a walmart purchased white led indoor lighting 75 watt equivalent and a 10 gallon aquarium. I got some live rock and a few snails hitchhiked along with sponges, some Eurythoe worms, amphipods, Spirorbis, Aipt...

www.nano-reef.com

no pumps, no heaters, it lives in what I guess stagnant water lol

That is CRAZY

“No pumps, no heaters, no protein skimmers, just a walmart purchased white led indoor lighting 75 watt equivalent and a 10 gallon aquariums”

100% indestructible! Thanks for sharing, that made my day lol!

 

[ATAquariums]

We emptied an infested tank and then refilled it with tap water (tank had to stay in place till it found a new home), it’s been a few months, plenty of the aiptasia still alive

 

[Brady4000]

We emptied an infested tank and then refilled it with tap water (tank had to stay in place till it found a new home), it’s been a few months, plenty of the aiptasia still alive

No salt?

 

[ATAquariums]

No salt?

very little if any.