Need Recommendations: Unwanted Aptaisa in sump/refuge

[globaldesigns]

Well my Display Tank is aptaisa free, as I do nuke the odd one I find. I have noticed quite a colony of them on one of my bubble traps in my sump/refuge.

They are in a place where it isn't easy to get at them, amongst the tube worms, sponges, snails and other critters I do want, but there are quite a few of them. I am not worried about them going into the display, but do want to get rid of them.

Since I cannot easily inject them with Kalk paste, what critters can I buy to do the job. I was thinking of some peppermint shrimp, but they may get snagged by one of the many pumps.

Any thoughts! Or am I just being fussy... As I said, the display is doing well, should I just leave them to help clean the water in the sump?

[Murminator]

I'm tagging on I have the same problem none in the display but my sump and overflow have a bunch

[Buzz]

If they aren't hurting anything and not going to spread to a undesirable location I would just leave them. I read a post on another forum where someone was looking to add some to his sump as they are supposed to be good filters.

[naesco]

You are being fussy.
Don't risk harming other critters in your tank or introducing an aptaisia eater that will starve when she eats the few remaining in your sump.

[Zoaelite]

Originally Posted by naesco

You are being fussy.
Don't risk harming other critters in your tank or introducing an aptaisia eater that will starve when she eats the few remaining in your sump.

+1, they make great filter feeders and if they are out of the display tank I would just let them grow.

[JonT]

Originally Posted by zoaElite

+1, they make great filter feeders and if they are out of the display tank I would just let them grow.

+1 =2?


They are right where you want them. By them being there, that is an indication you have "food" going through the sump. By them being there, they are removing that "food" from the system. There are setups that use these and other "pests" as natural filtration. Until the day they start to take over the display tank, I wouldn't worry about it. Perhaps stick a couple peppermint shrimp in the display to help if any show up.

[globaldesigns]

As of today, I can only see one peppermint shrimp, $75 bucks worth of shrimp gone. Zapped by pumps.

Any other ideas besides Kalking the unwanted aptasia. I can see new ones... About ready to give up on this, none in the Display yet.

Any ideas?

[Madreefer]

Build one of those zappers. They work good. In the DYI section.