How to make Kalkwasser Paste for Aptasia

[joe-ejs]

Hello. I have 1 or 2 Aptasia's that appeared on a couple recent frags I purchased. I assume kalkwasser in a syringe is the easiest way to deal with this. Question I have is what do I use to make the Kalkwasser paste?

any help is appreciated ..Thanks!

 

[little_sardines]

I use Mrs. Wages Pickling lime mixed with a little tank water to make my kalk paste. You can get a good size bag of it from walmart for like $2-3.

If its only on 1-2 frags I'd pull the frag out into a separate container when you kill the aptasias to try and mitigate spores as much as possible.

 

[mfinn]

In the past I would use calcium hydroxide until I found that Mrs. Wages Pickling lime did the same thing.
I would mix a couple table spoons of powder with a couple table spoons of water in a small plastic container( specimen cup) and then nuke it in the microwave for 30 seconds or so. I would use a 5 ml plastic syringe to completely cover the aiptasia.
But before I did that I would turn off all flow in the tank. Let the paste sit on the aiptasia for 10-15 minutes. Then using a hose carefully siphon the mess out, trying to keep any of the paste from floating around and getting on a coral.

 

[Just John]

As said above, definitely do in a separate container and rinse off well with some tank water before putting them back in.