Aptasia Issue

[btymens]

Originally Posted by HaZRaTTy

Google Aptasia Zapper. It's exactly as it sounds haha.

I saw the zapper video! Is it for sale anywhere here in edmonton? Must get one! LOL!

[Blom]

Originally Posted by btymens

thanks, but what about the vinegar reacting with the tank after the injection?

Im assuming you mean the pH. The vinegar will drop the pH in your tank so this should be monitored and again only done in small amounts. The amount really depends on your water volume. If I recall correctly distilled white vinegar will have a pH of around 2.5. Other than that I have not noticed any side effects

[HaZRaTTy]

Originally Posted by btymens

I saw the zapper video! Is it for sale anywhere here in edmonton? Must get one! LOL!

Most are just done DIY, I have no clue where to buy one I'm sure if you looked you could find one I remember stumbling across a site that carried some kind but that was awhile ago.

I have never had the need, but I would defiantly DIY it, to have the added satisfaction of destruction!!!!

[btymens]

Originally Posted by Blom

Im assuming you mean the pH. The vinegar will drop the pH in your tank so this should be monitored and again only done in small amounts. The amount really depends on your water volume. If I recall correctly distilled white vinegar will have a pH of around 2.5. Other than that I have not noticed any side effects

thanks for the info

[BlueWorldAquatic]

depends on the amount of aiptaisa, and size of your tank.

small tank - Berghia, peppermints
larger tank - pepermints, copperbands, aiptasia filefish

Zapper - in extreme cases

fire shrimp won't touch aiptaisa

[btymens]

Originally Posted by BlueWorldAquatic

depends on the amount of aiptaisa, and size of your tank.

small tank - Berghia, peppermints
larger tank - pepermints, copperbands, aiptasia filefish

Zapper - in extreme cases

fire shrimp won't touch aiptaisa

do you carry the zapper or copperbands?

[chandigz]

I loved the satisfaction of melting the little buggers with my zapper, But that satisfaction disapeared when I realized that it was doing a better job of turning them into hundreds of tiny bits and speading them everywhere.

[reefgirl189]

Originally Posted by btymens

i've heard that peppermint shrimp could make it worse meaning that when they eat it they actually end up spreading it more or they won't eat it at all. I have a fire shrimp right now and he could care less.

Certainly not in my case. 2 PPMs handle 180 lbs of LR for me. I've forgot what aiptasias look like since I got them.

Before I tried PPMS I tried manual removal, lemon juice and ap-X or whatever that chemical is called. Only the shrimp keep them from coming back in my case.

[Wendy]

I agree with Peppermint shrimp,I had asked on here a few days back about Aiptaisia cause i suspected i was starting to grow it,after i identify'd it i went and got some Peppermint shrimp and by the next morning the Aiptaisia was all gone

[btymens]

Originally Posted by Wendy

I agree with Peppermint shrimp,I had asked on here a few days back about Aiptaisia cause i suspected i was starting to grow it,after i identify'd it i went and got some Peppermint shrimp and by the next morning the Aiptaisia was all gone

thanks