Back in the hobby - Page 2

ER95 · 02/20/2018, 08:06 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by E.intheC

If they're small enough and you get lucky, you can try peppermint shrimp, although I had a pepp chow down on a frogspawn a few years ago and vowed never to add them again!

There are also berghia nudibranchs and others have had success with kalk paste, but you would need to watch for alk spikes.

I’ve had thoughts of adding a shrimp. I didn’t know Peppermint shrimp eat Aiptasia.

Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

Sohal Tang Tim · 02/26/2018, 10:16 AM

aptasia choices:

1. squirt them with aptasia killer once a week...wont take long and eventually you will have them under major control but neverrrrrrrrrr willl you completely get rid of them using this method
2. get a filefish that eats them...he may kill them all off...depending on if you get the right fish and the right specimen of that fish...
3. get a copperbanded butterfly...worked best for me and ate every single one of them in a 300 gallon system I could not believe it! They never came back..shocked heck out of me.

I would not get to excited about them...they are very easy to control 2 minutes a week!

Tim

MK3_LUV · 02/26/2018, 11:08 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by ER95

I’ve had thoughts of adding a shrimp. I didn’t know Peppermint shrimp eat Aiptasia.

Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

Supposedly they do, but I hear its pretty hit or miss. Some will eat aptasia, a lot completely ignore it. Kind of a case by case thing

ER95 · 02/26/2018, 10:17 PM

Thank you for the awesome suggestions everyone! Now though I’m limited to fish, I have a 5 gallon tank. Would this Aiptasia killing spray harm anything else ?

Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

ER95 · 03/14/2018, 08:48 PM

Newer pic of the tank

Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

ER95 · 05/16/2018, 02:04 PM

Little update

Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

ER95 · 05/16/2018, 02:55 PM

Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

AnthonyJR · 05/17/2018, 03:42 PM

Looks great, what’re you using in terms of chemical filtration (if any)?

ER95 · 05/20/2018, 04:07 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by AnthonyJR

Looks great, what’re you using in terms of chemical filtration (if any)?

I have an InTank drop in media basket with ChemiPure Elite and Purigen.

Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

02/26/2018, 10:16 AM	#27
Sohal Tang Tim Registered Member Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Collingwood , ON, Canada Posts: 928	back also aptasia choices: 1. squirt them with aptasia killer once a week...wont take long and eventually you will have them under major control but neverrrrrrrrrr willl you completely get rid of them using this method 2. get a filefish that eats them...he may kill them all off...depending on if you get the right fish and the right specimen of that fish... 3. get a copperbanded butterfly...worked best for me and ate every single one of them in a 300 gallon system I could not believe it! They never came back..shocked heck out of me. I would not get to excited about them...they are very easy to control 2 minutes a week! Tim __________________ "My God Reefs are Gorgeous!" Current Tank Info: 160 gallon reef Last edited by Sohal Tang Tim; 02/26/2018 at 11:16 AM.

02/26/2018, 10:17 PM	#29
ER95 Just keep swimming Join Date: Feb 2011 Location: Tennessee Posts: 132	Thank you for the awesome suggestions everyone! Now though I’m limited to fish, I have a 5 gallon tank. Would this Aiptasia killing spray harm anything else ? Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk __________________ YouTube: ChampNike Current Tank Info: 40 Gallon Breeder

03/14/2018, 08:48 PM	#30
ER95 Just keep swimming Join Date: Feb 2011 Location: Tennessee Posts: 132	Newer pic of the tank Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk __________________ YouTube: ChampNike Current Tank Info: 40 Gallon Breeder

05/16/2018, 02:04 PM	#31
ER95 Just keep swimming Join Date: Feb 2011 Location: Tennessee Posts: 132	Little update Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk __________________ YouTube: ChampNike Current Tank Info: 40 Gallon Breeder

05/16/2018, 02:55 PM	#32
ER95 Just keep swimming Join Date: Feb 2011 Location: Tennessee Posts: 132	Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk __________________ YouTube: ChampNike Current Tank Info: 40 Gallon Breeder

05/17/2018, 03:42 PM	#33
AnthonyJR Registered Member Join Date: Jul 2015 Posts: 1	Looks great, what’re you using in terms of chemical filtration (if any)?