Nuke Reef Display - Chloroquine
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Thanks for everyone's input. Not sure which direction I'm heading.. This is my 3rd time in 20 years starting a system. 1st system I had up and running for 5 years and somehow, I was always aiptasia free. Don't have a clue how that happened, as I never QT'd corals and I purchased all my rock from a LFS. (which was all real live rock at the time).
Both my 2007 nano which was short lived due to a move and now this system have been plagued. Even though I only picked up a small or rock or two to 'seed' my original dried dead rock.
Attempted the Berghia route 10 months ago. They worked 'cleaning' the rock, but obviouly, just temporary patch. Really don't want to be spending $100+ dollars every 6 months.
I'm cultivating aiptasia now in a separate system. Might go the berghia route again, but this time attempt to provide a breeding ground outside the main display. If I could get a few strings of berghia eggs to actually hatch and survive, I might have a chance to get the main DT to have a 'population' of berghia to battle this long term.
As the 1st response said... nothing happens fast. Might just take the slow route, get the right predators and let the system mature a bit.
Both my 2007 nano which was short lived due to a move and now this system have been plagued. Even though I only picked up a small or rock or two to 'seed' my original dried dead rock.
Attempted the Berghia route 10 months ago. They worked 'cleaning' the rock, but obviouly, just temporary patch. Really don't want to be spending $100+ dollars every 6 months.
I'm cultivating aiptasia now in a separate system. Might go the berghia route again, but this time attempt to provide a breeding ground outside the main display. If I could get a few strings of berghia eggs to actually hatch and survive, I might have a chance to get the main DT to have a 'population' of berghia to battle this long term.
As the 1st response said... nothing happens fast. Might just take the slow route, get the right predators and let the system mature a bit.
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Almost Aiptasia 'Free'... Three pronged approach. Berghia, File Fish, 6 Peppermint Shrimp
November 21st, received package with 16 nudibranch. Didn't place them into main display but a separate quarantine breeding system. Started placing aiptasia covered live rock in to that system.
Had berghia lay egg swirls into pyrex covered bowls. Once I had the egg swirls, I placed those egg swirls into my aiptasia cultivation tank. 6 weeks later I have too many berghia to count.
Between the hatching of berghia eggs, I also started placing the original purchased berghia into the main display. There has been a breeding in the main display too, as I've seen a baby berghia crawling around the sump.
File fish did a great job with the sand bed, picking out the 100's of mini-aiptasia that were carpeting the sand.
Not sure what the peppermint shrimp are doing, but they are fun to watch. They might or might not be doing anything for the aiptasia.
Now I'm going to struggle to cultivate enough aiptasia , to continue to breed the next generations of berghia. Going to attempt to always have a generation of berghia on hand. See if I can trade enough for frags to 'break even' on the original purchase of berghias.
November 21st, received package with 16 nudibranch. Didn't place them into main display but a separate quarantine breeding system. Started placing aiptasia covered live rock in to that system.
Had berghia lay egg swirls into pyrex covered bowls. Once I had the egg swirls, I placed those egg swirls into my aiptasia cultivation tank. 6 weeks later I have too many berghia to count.
Between the hatching of berghia eggs, I also started placing the original purchased berghia into the main display. There has been a breeding in the main display too, as I've seen a baby berghia crawling around the sump.
File fish did a great job with the sand bed, picking out the 100's of mini-aiptasia that were carpeting the sand.
Not sure what the peppermint shrimp are doing, but they are fun to watch. They might or might not be doing anything for the aiptasia.
Now I'm going to struggle to cultivate enough aiptasia , to continue to breed the next generations of berghia. Going to attempt to always have a generation of berghia on hand. See if I can trade enough for frags to 'break even' on the original purchase of berghias.
