Aptasia/glass rose death

fishhead · 06-22-2005, 05:05 PM

Is it a bad idea to prune away these pests with scisors? Do they just move elsewhere?

Rougiem · 06-22-2005, 05:23 PM

Fishhead:

Scissors will not eliminate them. They will simply regenerate. You have to kill the entire organism. I had quite a problem with them in my tank. I would recommend using a product called Joe's Juice. Worked very well for me. Even though it is considered reef safe, I would recommend using it sparingly. I waited several days in between uses to clean it out of the system.

Hope that helps!

Cheers!

Woodstock · 06-22-2005, 05:25 PM

If you are trying to eradicate them, scissors won't cut it. LOL~~ It would be very similar to cutting off a blade of grass...it will simply grow right back! Try using a hypodermic needle and inject it with hot vinegar or hot kalkwasser.

baja_01 · 06-22-2005, 10:35 PM

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Originally Posted by Woodstock

If you are trying to eradicate them, scissors won't cut it. LOL~~ It would be very similar to cutting off a blade of grass...it will simply grow right back! Try using a hypodermic needle and inject it with hot vinegar or hot kalkwasser.

This is ture if you are talking about something like crab grass.

Every cell of the aptasia has the chance to grow into a whole new one.

angnak · 06-23-2005, 01:11 AM

I second Rougiem. I use Joe's Juice with good results. I usually try to get about 10-15 in one day and then wait a day or two. Sometimes you think you got one only to have it come right back. But stick with it. The big one's usually take a couple times to kill.

Reef Geek · 06-23-2005, 02:51 PM

I second the Joe's Juice .. worked real well for me .. killed about 25 the first night, waited a week and killed another 20 or so. The big ones may take two or more treatments, and a small insulin hypodermic works great for injecting the buggers.

corvettephreek · 06-23-2005, 03:58 PM

joe's juice- the new "lethal injection"... worked for a friend of mine, he used a syringe out of a jest kit, stabbed it tons of times, then injected it.... they went bye-bye the first try....

fishhead · 06-25-2005, 03:52 PM

Thanks for all the input folks. Gonna look into Joe's Juice. Will kill probably 6 at a time. You mentioned "clearing it out of the system", does this require carbon? or is it just removed like everything else, by skimming and water changes?

Rougiem · 06-25-2005, 04:01 PM

Skimmin and water changes...

No probs!...

cheers!

Little Luey · 06-25-2005, 05:31 PM

I really do not like waiting days to get rid of this pest. I took a grill lighter and burn them up. Of course I took the rock out of the water and there were only a few. For insurance I got some pepermint shrimp. Never saw them again.

cheeks69 · 06-25-2005, 10:46 PM

I also used peppermint shrimp to take care of mine a couple of years ago but the problem is they're not exactly reefsafe they sometimes will go after corals so I would say it's probably safer to use Joe's juice

fishhead · 06-28-2005, 07:32 PM

Pepermints go after soft corals? I only have a couple stoney

cheeks69 · 06-28-2005, 07:36 PM

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Originally Posted by fishhead

Pepermints go after soft corals?

They may, it's a chance you take they can become problematic.

Newt · 06-29-2005, 04:05 AM

At the LFS in which I work we had an Apstasia outbreak, so we disbursed our Peppermints throughout the tanks and used Joes Juice on some of the worst tanks, and in approximately three days our problems disappeared.

We've never seen any of our peps take out soft corals, but it could be a possiblility I guess, but I'd rather have that than apstasia, because I don't mind if I have to wait for the softes to grow back. lol.

06-22-2005, 05:05 PM	#1 (permalink)
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Rougiem Ichthy Inquisitor Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Biggest Little City In The World Posts: 2,904 View Gallery Karma Komment Add yours!	Fishhead: Scissors will not eliminate them. They will simply regenerate. You have to kill the entire organism. I had quite a problem with them in my tank. I would recommend using a product called Joe's Juice. Worked very well for me. Even though it is considered reef safe, I would recommend using it sparingly. I waited several days in between uses to clean it out of the system. Hope that helps! Cheers! __________________ "Apes don't read philosophy." "Yes they do Otto, they just don't understand it." Intial School Tank Set Up and Progress

06-22-2005, 05:25 PM	#3 (permalink)
Woodstock The Wand Geek was here. ;) Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: North Carolina Posts: 25,502 View Gallery Karma Komment Add yours!	If you are trying to eradicate them, scissors won't cut it. LOL~~ It would be very similar to cutting off a blade of grass...it will simply grow right back! Try using a hypodermic needle and inject it with hot vinegar or hot kalkwasser. __________________ ~Doni Marie~ *GOT ICH???* *My Victorious Battle with ICH* 120 Reef Chronicle ~ *Breeding Picasso Clownfish~* *Massive 300 gal growout~* *My Anemone & Picasso Tank ~* *Picasso & Snowcasso for sale~* "Energy and persistance conquer all things." Benjamin Franklin __________________________________________________ ______________________________________________

06-23-2005, 01:11 AM	#5 (permalink)
angnak Torch coral Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: Charlotte, NC Posts: 556 View Gallery Karma Komment	I second Rougiem. I use Joe's Juice with good results. I usually try to get about 10-15 in one day and then wait a day or two. Sometimes you think you got one only to have it come right back. But stick with it. The big one's usually take a couple times to kill. __________________ 210gal AGA SW tank. 3 250w MH 4 160w VHOs, 30 gal refuge, ASM Skimmer, Orange shoulder tang, Black tang, Naso tang, 2 orange percs, 2 black percs, 1 lawnmower blenny, a pair of scooter blennies, 5 cleaner shrimp, 5 peppermint shrimp, zebra crabs, halloween crabs, scarlett crabs, various other crabs and snails, 1 rock anemone, 2 colonies of button polyps, 3 colony of star polyps, 3 BTAs, monti cap, various acros

06-23-2005, 02:51 PM	#6 (permalink)
Reef Geek Reefus Geekus Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: Fountain, CO Posts: 325 View Gallery Karma Komment	I second the Joe's Juice .. worked real well for me .. killed about 25 the first night, waited a week and killed another 20 or so. The big ones may take two or more treatments, and a small insulin hypodermic works great for injecting the buggers. __________________ Justin Stealth Reefer

06-23-2005, 03:58 PM	#7 (permalink)
corvettephreek Torch coral Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: northern california Posts: 562 View Gallery Karma Komment	joe's juice- the new "lethal injection"... worked for a friend of mine, he used a syringe out of a jest kit, stabbed it tons of times, then injected it.... they went bye-bye the first try.... __________________ Will (aka Willy Stylez) Will Foley Rolling Audio Sacramento, CA Mobile audio and security solutions Advanced level MECP installer

06-25-2005, 03:52 PM	#8 (permalink)
fishhead Tuxedo Urchin Join Date: May 2005 Location: Vancouver, WA Posts: 279 View Gallery Karma Komment Add yours!	Thanks for all the input folks. Gonna look into Joe's Juice. Will kill probably 6 at a time. You mentioned "clearing it out of the system", does this require carbon? or is it just removed like everything else, by skimming and water changes?

06-25-2005, 04:01 PM	#9 (permalink)
Rougiem Ichthy Inquisitor Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Biggest Little City In The World Posts: 2,904 View Gallery Karma Komment Add yours!	Skimmin and water changes... No probs!... cheers! __________________ "Apes don't read philosophy." "Yes they do Otto, they just don't understand it." Intial School Tank Set Up and Progress

06-25-2005, 05:31 PM	#10 (permalink)
Little Luey Scopas Tang Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Yuma, Arizona Posts: 432 View Gallery Karma Komment	I really do not like waiting days to get rid of this pest. I took a grill lighter and burn them up. Of course I took the rock out of the water and there were only a few. For insurance I got some pepermint shrimp. Never saw them again. __________________ Little Luey 20Gal, 30 lbs. Live rock. 1 yellow goby 1 firefish 1 rainsford goby 5 turbo snails 1 feather duster 1 devil's hand leather 1 sea grass colony 2 Zoantoids colonies

06-25-2005, 10:46 PM	#11 (permalink)
cheeks69 Wannabe Guru Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: Northeast Posts: 7,386 View Gallery Karma Komment	I also used peppermint shrimp to take care of mine a couple of years ago but the problem is they're not exactly reefsafe they sometimes will go after corals so I would say it's probably safer to use Joe's juice __________________ Robert My Cube “A spirit is manifest in the laws of the Universe—a spirit vastly superior to that of man, and one in the face of which we with our modest powers must feel humble.” Albert Einstein

06-28-2005, 07:32 PM	#12 (permalink)
fishhead Tuxedo Urchin Join Date: May 2005 Location: Vancouver, WA Posts: 279 View Gallery Karma Komment Add yours!	Pepermints go after soft corals? I only have a couple stoney

06-29-2005, 04:05 AM	#14 (permalink)
Newt Torch coral Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Minnesota Posts: 595 View Gallery Karma Komment	At the LFS in which I work we had an Apstasia outbreak, so we disbursed our Peppermints throughout the tanks and used Joes Juice on some of the worst tanks, and in approximately three days our problems disappeared. We've never seen any of our peps take out soft corals, but it could be a possiblility I guess, but I'd rather have that than apstasia, because I don't mind if I have to wait for the softes to grow back. lol. __________________ -Jason- Formerly "JKreef"

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