aptaisa on zoo rock

flyline · 06-25-2007, 07:35 PM

i have some aptasia on one of my zoo rocks would it be better for me to try to kill the aptasia or just remove the zoos from the rock to another rock? there is not many zoos on the rock.

thanks

Cassette87 · 06-25-2007, 07:40 PM

Pick up some joes juice, or equivalent product, and target feed the aptasia.. should take care of your problem. Zoa's grow in an manner that would make them difficult if not impossible to move, if they've already begun to multiply, it may stress them out too much, not to mention they're so soft it'd be extremely difficult! I'd say kill the pest by target feeding

Nervoustime · 06-25-2007, 07:45 PM

I agree. Just target feed it Joe's Juice, and it will be gone.

sasquatch · 06-25-2007, 08:11 PM

Joe's or stop aiptasia, bear in mind you may have to repeat application in two or three days, they can be tough but not impossible to fry. Steve

BHinAK · 06-25-2007, 09:52 PM

If you have a bottle of liquid calcium use .5ml in a syringe with a plastic or metal tip. It will fizz and die

ski · 06-25-2007, 10:04 PM

I have it too and Joes juice has worked well some do need more than one treatment.

Cassette87 · 06-25-2007, 10:27 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by BHinAK

If you have a bottle of liquid calcium use .5ml in a syringe with a plastic or metal tip. It will fizz and die

this will affect the calcium levels in your tank.. which will inversely effect the alkalinity

BHinAK · 06-26-2007, 12:58 AM

(.5ml is a very small amount. 1 cap full is 5mls If it sucks back into a hole put the point into the hole not just near it.

down and outman · 06-29-2007, 02:07 PM

I've been dosing my tank slowly with Seachem Reef Complete to slowly bring up the calcium level. Got some Aptasia that majically appeared on some new coraline covered rock I just got. So I used a small syringe and injected 10 mls into a couple of them. They didn't like that at all. So I'll kill the aptasia and dose my tank at the same time.

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flyline Midas Blenny Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: victorville ca Posts: 122 View Gallery Karma Komment	aptaisa on zoo rock i have some aptasia on one of my zoo rocks would it be better for me to try to kill the aptasia or just remove the zoos from the rock to another rock? there is not many zoos on the rock. thanks

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Cassette87 Reef Lobster Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Palos Park, IL Posts: 1,474 View Gallery Karma Komment Add yours!	Re: aptaisa on zoo rock Pick up some joes juice, or equivalent product, and target feed the aptasia.. should take care of your problem. Zoa's grow in an manner that would make them difficult if not impossible to move, if they've already begun to multiply, it may stress them out too much, not to mention they're so soft it'd be extremely difficult! I'd say kill the pest by target feeding __________________ Andy My 29 Gallon Reef

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Nervoustime Neon dottyback Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Irvine, California Posts: 668 View Gallery Karma Komment	Re: aptaisa on zoo rock I agree. Just target feed it Joe's Juice, and it will be gone.

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sasquatch Brunt of all Jokes~ Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: the very farthest west coast of canada Posts: 8,981 View Gallery Karma Komment Add yours!	Re: aptaisa on zoo rock Joe's or stop aiptasia, bear in mind you may have to repeat application in two or three days, they can be tough but not impossible to fry. Steve

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BHinAK Sea Pen Join Date: May 2005 Location: Anchorage, AK Posts: 318 View Gallery Karma Komment	Re: aptaisa on zoo rock If you have a bottle of liquid calcium use .5ml in a syringe with a plastic or metal tip. It will fizz and die

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ski Bryozoan Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Platteville WI Posts: 45 View Gallery Karma Komment	Re: aptaisa on zoo rock I have it too and Joes juice has worked well some do need more than one treatment.

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BHinAK Sea Pen Join Date: May 2005 Location: Anchorage, AK Posts: 318 View Gallery Karma Komment	Re: aptaisa on zoo rock (.5ml is a very small amount. 1 cap full is 5mls If it sucks back into a hole put the point into the hole not just near it.

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down and outman Fire Coral Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: LaGrange GA Posts: 68 View Gallery Karma Komment	Re: aptaisa on zoo rock I've been dosing my tank slowly with Seachem Reef Complete to slowly bring up the calcium level. Got some Aptasia that majically appeared on some new coraline covered rock I just got. So I used a small syringe and injected 10 mls into a couple of them. They didn't like that at all. So I'll kill the aptasia and dose my tank at the same time. __________________ "There you go lad, keep as cool as you can. Face piles of trials with smiles." Moody Blues 90 Gal AGA RR, 50 lbs caribean liverock, a bunch of agrocrete rock, 90# Caribsea Sugar Sand Nova Extreme HO T-5 Phosban reactor 2 Koralia 4's, Mag Drive 7

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