Aiptasia cleanup (deep removal)

[Yehuda Dana]

I got a rock (a bit bigger than a hand) which about half of it covers with beautiful table coral, and the other half is full with large Aiptasia...

The rock is removable.

So, I thought that I actually have two ways to solve it and get rid of the Aiptasia:

1) Simply cut off the coral from the rock and place it back (by glue) to another rock in the reef tank.

2) Somehow dip the "infected half" of the rock in a solution... But I am not sure what will do the job... Tap water??? Vinegar??? Water with kalkwasser???

What do you suggest?

 

[Sleeping Giant]

I got a rock (a bit bigger than a hand) which about half of it covers with beautiful table coral, and the other half is full with large Aiptasia...

The rock is removable.

So, I thought that I actually have two ways to solve it and get rid of the Aiptasia:

1) Simply cut off the coral from the rock and place it back (by glue) to another rock in the reef tank.

2) Somehow dip the "infected half" of the rock in a solution... But I am not sure what will do the job... Tap water??? Vinegar??? Water with kalkwasser???

What do you suggest?

picture might help visualize the issue

 

[Yehuda Dana]

picture might help visualize the issue

 

[kilnakorr]

Tapwater will kill the coral before the aiptasia.
No matter what you chose, I think it's a gamble, as tiny aiptasia could easily be on the entire rock.

 

[Yehuda Dana]

The marked area is

Tapwater will kill the coral before the aiptasia.
No matter what you chose, I think it's a gamble, as tiny aiptasia could easily be on the entire rock.

Right, but the idea was to dip in tap water (or anything else that might do it) only the side without the coral (as close to the coral as possible, but not including the coral itself)

 

[kilnakorr]

The marked area is

Right, but the idea was to dip in tap water (or anything else that might do it) only the side without the coral (as close to the coral as possible, but not including the coral itself)

I have dipped a rock recently for 10 minutes in tap water, to kill pods and critters on the rock. The aiptasia survived just fine.
Not sure how long freshwater dip is needed to finish them off.

 

[skydirt]

I hate aiptasia! Just saying

 

[Yehuda Dana]

I hate aiptasia! Just saying

We all do

 

[Bucs20fan]

So im gonna go out on a limb here, if your goal is to dip that entire portion of the rock anyway, lets just forgo tap water all together and just mix some rodi water with a bunch of kalk powder and dip the entire side of that rock in that solution. That will undoubtedly kill all of the aiptasia. This has its risks as you will need to ensure the coral doesnt touch that solution.

 

[brandon429]

removed

 

[Mr. Mojo Rising]

how long has the rock been in your tank?
If its been a while, then doubtful its on that rock exclusively.

 

[TokenReefer]

but I’m telling you folks will not do it; they want to be invaded

This seems a bit unnecessarily provocative. The advice should work however

 

[Aspect]

Have you thought about adding an Aiptasia eating Filefish? My buddy's 120 gallon tank was overrun with Aiptasia and a filefish cleared it up in a month.

 

[Yehuda Dana]

how long has the rock been in your tank?
If its been a while, then doubtful its on that rock exclusively.

Less than 24 hours, actually

 

[Yehuda Dana]

Have you thought about adding an Aiptasia eating Filefish? My buddy's 120 gallon tank was overrun with Aiptasia and a filefish cleared it up in a month.

I would go to this direction of solution, if:
1. I couldn't get the rock off the water and treat it.
2. I had Aiptasia on additional rocks and no ONLY on this one.

 

[GlassMunky]

I got a rock (a bit bigger than a hand) which about half of it covers with beautiful table coral, and the other half is full with large Aiptasia...

The rock is removable.

So, I thought that I actually have two ways to solve it and get rid of the Aiptasia:

1) Simply cut off the coral from the rock and place it back (by glue) to another rock in the reef tank.

2) Somehow dip the "infected half" of the rock in a solution... But I am not sure what will do the job... Tap water??? Vinegar??? Water with kalkwasser???

What do you suggest?

First option without a doubt
Physical removal is the best thing with them so they don’t reproduce

 

[GlassMunky]

This seems a bit unnecessarily provocative. The advice should work however

He likes being rude and aggressive with people. He gets a kick out of it based on all the times he does it to anyone and everyone

 

[Sleeping Giant]

break off the side with aipstatia

 

[vetteguy53081]

For Aptasia- You cant beat a Kleini Butterfly BUT must be the bluehead- NOT the yellow version. The yellow will go after coral too but bluehead as pictured will eat aptasia like candy, then eat all dry and frozen food offered, colorful, friendly and stays small.

 

[brandon429]

nobody is required to take command of their system, it's not aggressive to place responsibility on the tank owner at all. Yehuda was treated nicely in my post, not aggressively. I was going to treat the anemones aggressively lol

will remove the option, and track how the alternate options offered here work. not a prob at all.



my track record is fixing reefs, not harming them.

if you have some aiptasia removal posts Munky in others tanks, something relevant to this post, post them. I originally provided an easy to follow removal link relevant to the thread, its removed now.




*read Jays article on biosecurity before following the common recommend to add non quarantined animals as a hopeful indirect control means. I could show some links on fish wipeouts after adding indirect control means for aiptasia


from a recent aiptasia thread:

see how in the process of pointing out hurt feelings, we skipped past the fact I was trying to skip past all that and go right to the win?

is it evident that folks will absolutely copy the nonworking options, while risking disease input?

my hope was to surpass all that.