How tough are Aiptasia?

[aquamansilver]

50/50 mix of Muriatic acid & FW works for me! I tried the FW long dip without success (I even let the rock in the open for a few hours just to see them emerge again after putting the rock back in the tank!!!). Just have to make sure it does not hit anything else in the surrounding...

[Bob I]

Aquamansilver, the way I read your post is you are saying even a several day dip in fresh water does not work? I am sure that anything else in the rock would be dead by now, so whatever I do to that formerly live rock cannot hurt. Muriatic acid is vinegar, right?

[stephane]

Originally posted by Bob Ipema:
Muriatic acid is vinegar, right?

<font size="2" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">It is real acid you could buy it in any
hardware store but in gallon only it is cheap
6-7$ if my memory ok

But be realy carfull whith that stuff as it is
very dangerous it burn skin in no time a splash in your eye and your blind even the vapor
will praticaly knock you. dont play with it in a stainless sink because it will make spot and you wife......(I have made the experience :( ) Glove and protection gass are realy needed

IMO if kalkwaser work or boiling water you beter go that way
;)

[ 25 September 2002, 16:42: Message edited by: stephane ]

[Bob I]

OK, thanks Stephane. I will just leave the rock in fresh water for a week or so. Then I will try it again. If nothing else I will get a Peppermint shrimp, and turn the nano into a shrimp tank for awhile. :D

[fishboy]

Thanks for telling me about my broken link. I switched servers on the weekend and forgot to update it. It should work now.

[Aquattro]

Originally posted by Bob Ipema:
Muriatic acid is vinegar, right?

<font size="2" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">Bob, Muriatic acid is a dilution of hydrochloric acid. If I recall correctly, it's about 43% HCL

[Doug]

I have always used the kalk paste. Works well for me.

I have seen Jayson use the acid solution, but dont know what mixture he uses. Looks scary to me. :eek: