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01-13-2011, 12:54 AM
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I would try some of that Tailor Aquatics Aptasia X,if you have a small tank or tub you could take out a few prices of rock at a time and dose them. This way it would not pollute your tank and it would save the good stuff on your rock.
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01-13-2011, 02:52 AM
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i find the berghia work the best-but you will never really be free of aptasia.after my move i put my live rock out in the elements for 6 months while i was rebuilding my fish room,after 5 months of my 220 running again-i have aptasia from my old rock.it will go in cycles-berghia will eat the aptasia then starve(loan them out)then the aptasia will grow back.the bonus is that you can sell the new berghia.i didn't have to pay for anything for 7 months while i was doing that at my lfs
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01-13-2011, 04:11 AM
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When I bought my rock with lots of aptisia on it, I didn't care if it was live or dead. I put it all in the bathtub and filled it full of fresh water. I scrub it 1 a day and changed the water 2 a day. For the first few it did not take very long for the water to become gross and full of dead things. I would rinse it and fill the tub full again. Some of the life that was on it took a couple of days to kill off. If I was to do it again I would do the same, but after a couple of days in fresh water I would put it outside to freeze.
Or call the guy up in Edmonton that is looking for aptisia and trade him pound for pound or loan it to him.
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01-13-2011, 03:06 PM
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I still say torch the bastards!! Take the rock out, grab a lighter (preferably a blow torch style one) and burn the hell out of them. Done and done.
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01-13-2011, 04:54 PM
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How long does the berghia live? I am guessing there is a limit to what amount of time it can be resell or trade. For exemple, the livespan of the black velvet nudibranch is 3 months, more or less.
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01-14-2011, 09:22 AM
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I have been using Aptasia-X in my present tank but I can't ge at all the aptasia. When I transfer the rock to my new tank I want to make sure there is NO APTASIA. For that reason I don't truxt Aptasia-X, burining, or any other spot treatment. I don't want to take the risk of missing just 1 aptasia.
I am still leaning towards boiling or maybe a chemical bath. Maybe vinegar?
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01-14-2011, 02:44 PM
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There is always a good chance that some spores or tiny aiptasia will be transferred . I have to fight with this aiptasia every day and it is a painful battle that you can never win. My first tank never had them and it was a lot easier. If you have a chance to rid yourself of them DO IT NOW.
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