What would you do?

[Sugo]

Aptasia haven... 50+ that I can see.

Two ideas:
(1)Scrap my rocks&Sand and start fresh.
(2) Invest in Aptasia eating Nudi's

Both options carry similar cost.

Input please.

Thanks,
Dennis

 

[bonomo53]

have you tried a copperband butterfly? i heard they work great for some people

 

[skinz78]

Have you tried nuking them with Kalk paste? LOL I let them build up till I get frustrated with something else in the tank and then I have a nuking party... It really helps... I would only do like 10 per day though, you would need a lot of Kalk to do as many as you have.

 

[Cubbies]

https://www.reef2reef.com/forums/reef-discussion/74420-use-lasers-controlling-pest-algae-corals.html :tongue:

 

[RalphsReef]

I just had a calk nuking party yesterday. I do that, and sometimes I will glue them into their holes with Super Glue Gel. The laser is a good idea, but there are serious safety risks (reflections, eye damage without proper eye protection).

 

[johnanddawn]

copperband

 

[Sugo]

copper bands seek these guys out or will they lazily eat the community fish food?

 

[Akwarius]

Copperbands can be a hit or miss solution. My old cb would only eat featherduster worms.

 

[Sugo]

Just googled them, beautiful fish; LPS friendly?

 

[Cubbies]

Just googled them, beautiful fish; LPS friendly?

Hit or miss. But IMO they will eventually get to it.

 

[jjreeftank]

you could try peperment shrimp

 

[BeerNut]

+1 to Peppermint Shrimp. They've taken care of any aptasia I've ever had and then you don't have a fish you may or may not want when the problem is gone.

Don

 

[sexycorals]

peppermint was a miss for my customers.. they all tell me the nudis are great!! takes about 2-3-4 months to finally see them dissapear but they do!! =)

 

[Crooks]

The nudis knock them down so you think they are all gone then all the nudis die and the aptasia comes back its a vicious cycle