How to kill Aptasia?

KingRicky · Jun 2, 2009

I have tried boiling hot water, calcium and lemmon juice. So far nothing is working. I have heard that Klak powder mixed with RO water will work. If this is true, where can I find small amounts of Kalk powder and how strong do you make the misture?

gnoles · Jun 2, 2009

I use Mrs. Wages Pickling Lime...

1 tsp pickling lime
2 tbsp H2O

Inject into the stem.

I probably have a half a container somewhere around here... but really it's cheap.

KingRicky · Jun 2, 2009

Where can I find a hypodermic to inject with? I have the a syringe but not the needle. I have been squirting the solutions next to them (probably why it aint working).

mylittlejade · Jun 2, 2009

I used the kalk with r/o water, and one of my test kit syringe. I made it into a thick paste, and then turned off all my pumps, and filled the centers of the aptasia. I let my tank sit like this for about a hour. Try not to get this on any of your corals. I had very good results with this.

gnoles · Jun 2, 2009

When I had it, I hit up friends in the medical biz. I don't have any currently though.

Syringes... not friends...

On second thought, those either.

dbarker · Jun 2, 2009

Ricky, You can get needles from your local feed store. You can also order on line from Jeffers.com or Valley Vet.com . If you have other animals that you see a local vet..dog and cat, ask for a needle. You pay them enough!!! They can give you a 20g or a 15g needle!!! Debbie

Hypertek99 · Jun 2, 2009

What worked for me are peppermint shrimps.

JR's Reef · Jun 2, 2009

These are probly your best bet and when you done you sell them to the next person. If your interrested I might go in with you and get some for me to.
https://www.reef2reef.com/forums/showthread.php?t=13484

acanman · Jun 2, 2009

i used pickling lime that you can pick up at walmart and a syringe.. mix it up with a lil water and squirt it right on the suckers and it will literally melt them away... and throw some pepperments in there to get the small ones you cant see...

Murfman · Jun 2, 2009

You can also make a paste and push it in to the crevice they live in and let it sit there. Just don't let the paste settle on your corals.

KingRicky · Jun 2, 2009

Hypertek99 What worked for me are peppermint shrimps.

Hypertek
I had 6 in the tank but there is something in the tank that has made a meal of all of them. While they were in the tank, the Aptasia seemed to be under control.

Joey08 These are probly your best bet and when you done you sell them to the next person. If your interrested I might go in with you and get some for me to.
https://www.reef2reef.com/forums/showthread.php?t=13484

Joey,

The only problem with ordering these is the shipping cost more than the nudi's. I have already pm'ed her and will probably get some if I can't get rid of them some other way.

Reef Empire · Jun 2, 2009

Kalk paste fed directly into the mouths of them has worked great for us...

+1 on the "don't let it settle on your corals"...

Rouselb · Jun 2, 2009

I added a scat fish to my tank and it ate the large ones within 3 days. I added Berghia to get the smaller ones.

BHAMR6 · Jun 2, 2009

Hey Ricky we have needles if you need some my nurse wife likes to bring them home and try to practice i wish i would have known i just give a guy a bag of kalk to kill some

Murfman · Jun 3, 2009

Rouselb said:
I added a scat fish to my tank and it ate the large ones within 3 days. I added Berghia to get the smaller ones.

Do you have the scientific name on the scatfish?

KingRicky · Jun 3, 2009

BHAMR6 said:
Hey Ricky we have needles if you need some my nurse wife likes to bring them home and try to practice i wish i would have known i just give a guy a bag of kalk to kill some

BHAMR,

I'll take some of the needles if you got any to spare. As for the KALK, I'll find some sooner or latter. I just hate to uy a big bag when all i'll need is a little bit.

TritonsGarden · Jun 3, 2009

Ricky,

We can bring you some kalk in a baggie to the frag swap. Just hope we don't get stopped and searched. White powder in a baggie is asking for trouble.

You still want two salt buckets? I see you had several offers. Just need to know if we to bring them.

Jack

KingRicky · Jun 3, 2009

TritonsGarden said:
Ricky,

We can bring you some kalk in a baggie to the frag swap. Just hope we don't get stopped and searched. White powder in a baggie is asking for trouble.

You still want two salt buckets? I see you had several offers. Just need to know if we to bring them.

Jack

Please bring the KALK and the buckets. I am looking forward to meeting ya'll. I really appreciate the offer.