Majano & Aiptasia Dip?

[Jaag]

I am wondering if there is a dip for majano/aiptasia. The reason being is that I had to put some corals into a friends tank and he has majano and aiptasia. I am worried about getting it into my tank once I put my corals back. What are your suggestions and thoughts?
Thank you

 

[Lionfish Lair]

I'm not aware of a dip, just the normal squirt/cover type interventions. #reefsquad ?

 

[twilliard]

Yup superglue them bad boys!

 

[melypr1985]

Aside from the normal cures like aptasia x? There are lasers out there, but they are pricey and I"m not sure of a source for them. I got to play with one once and it kinda works if used over and over again. You can really hear it sizzle when it's being hit with the laser beam. And who doesn't like saying to hit it with the laser beam?! Oh and yeah, you can super glue that thing for sure.

 

[Jaag]

I don't know a lot about majano and aiptasia but can it be on the rock/coral without the nem there? Let me explain what I mean. Nudis can lay eggs on corals and get into your tank that way. Can aiptasia and majano do the same?

 

[saltyfilmfolks]

I am wondering if there is a dip for majano/aiptasia. The reason being is that I had to put some corals into a friends tank and he has majano and aiptasia. I am worried about getting it into my tank once I put my corals back. What are your suggestions and thoughts?
Thank you

nope. A simple temp QT and observe.

Can aiptasia and majano do the same?

kinda, yea. they spit lil babies.

 

[Jaag]

nope. A simple temp QT and observe.

So once I QT the coral and aiptasia/majano pops up (hopefully not) what is next?

 

[saltyfilmfolks]

Kill them with fire.
or scrape the lil buggers off with a razor, or gouge the rock there on. or app x or kalk vinegar. then rinse the frag. Its best to kill them out of the tank. similar to treating bubble algae. you dont want the "spores" in the tank.

 

[Jaag]

Kill them with fire.
or scrape the lil buggers off with a razor, or gouge the rock there on. or app x or kalk vinegar. then rinse the frag. Its best to kill them out of the tank. similar to treating bubble algae. you dont want the "spores" in the tank.

Ok thank you.

 

[Jaag]

Any other ideas/things you have done would be awesome

 

[saltyfilmfolks]

Ok thank you.

All you can do is try really. I look hard at the frags in the store, again before the dip.

 

[reefwiser]

The little buggers are relentless. I have seen people dip rocks in acid to make sure rocks are free of any spat aiptasia. I have tried Lasers bought one and while it kind of works it doesn't work as well as Aiptasia X or Joes Juice. There are different animals Bergula nui's and file fishes and copperband butterfly. My best success has been Aiptasia X and knocking them off one by one each day. In reality a Reef tank is like a garden you must tend to it if you want perfection.

 

[Jaag]

You guys know of anything that eat majano

 

[miyags]

You guys know of anything that eat majano

filefish. look on youtube for, My 90 Gallon Reef Tank.by Joshua Turner

 

[Jaag]

filefish. look on youtube for, My 90 Gallon Reef Tank.by Joshua Turner

I'm mostly looking for some type of invert that would eat them if there is any because I only have a 10 gallon so I don't wanna fill it up with fish that I'm not really looking for you know

 

[NeuroticAquatics]

I just killed a bunch over the last two weeks by removing the rock, squirting with lemon juice, waiting a few minutes and rinsing the rock with RODI water. I have a few rocks with corals, so I used a syringe to focus the stream better on those. Missed a few that popped back out on those, but will go round two against them soon.

 

[Jaag]

I just killed a bunch over the last two weeks by removing the rock, squirting with lemon juice, waiting a few minutes and rinsing the rock with RODI water. I have a few rocks with corals, so I used a syringe to focus the stream better on those. Missed a few that popped back out on those, but will go round two against them soon.

So just straight lemon juice?

 

[saltyfilmfolks]

So just straight lemon juice?

vinegar and lemon juice are both acids.

 

[NeuroticAquatics]

Yeah...I bought a big bottle (the little lemon shaped bottles were not enough) and just poured it over some rocks and used the syringe for the rocks with corals. I had tried shooting the juice at the aiptasia while the rock was still in the water, but I think that diluted it too much. Suckers opened back up a couple hours later. This way seemed to do the job quite well.