Torching Aiptasia

[Key Equine]

I had a few that my peppermint shrimp didn't eat, so I took a lighter to them until they were good and melted, then rinsed and brushed away the remnants with a toothbrush. When I put the rocks back in the tank, my peppermint shrimp went right to where I had burned the aiptasia and picked out whatever was left in the hole. It was very cool and worked like a charm. Never saw another sign of them...

[Myka]

I'm a huge fan of blow torches. Good for all sorts of pest killing! Including algae, majanos, aiptasia! If a blow torch doesn't work, then you didn't do a good job of it. You gotta roast them little buggers. You will cause a certain amount of ammonia spike, but if you only do one rock at a time in a decent sized tank it should be able to handle it. Personally though, I usually just setup a little Rubbermaid with powerhead and heater and "cook" the blow torched rocks for a few weeks afterward.

[fkshiu]

I'm a big advocate of using fire to solve many problems. Too bad everything reeks after the torching of the rock.