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Old 10/21/2007, 04:21 PM
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Help is this ok



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Old 10/21/2007, 04:25 PM
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that would be an aiptasia anemone. it's bad for your system. they multiply rapidly, and have strong stings.
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Old 10/21/2007, 04:45 PM
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That is what I thought. What is the best way to kill it ?
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Old 10/21/2007, 05:08 PM
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most people use joes juice and put in a few peppermint shrimp in the tank make sure they are not camel shrimp cause they look alike
some fish will eat but most of the fish aren't reef safe
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Old 10/21/2007, 06:32 PM
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or u could take the rock out for a day or so and ler it dryout and kill the aiptasia
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Old 10/21/2007, 07:32 PM
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Looks like a corkscrew anemone, a relative of aiptasia. Not as prolific, but still spread fairly rapidly. You can inject them with kalk paste, lemon juice or Joe's juice. You can take the rock out and scrape it off, but it might come back. Better off getting rid of it now before they become problematic. That caulerpa is going to be a potential problem as well. Make sure you trim it often. Is that TBS rock?
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Old 10/21/2007, 09:08 PM
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Yes it is TBS only in the tank 5 days
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Old 10/21/2007, 10:18 PM
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a while back someone mentioned that they had success getting rid of their aipiasia using lemon juice and injecting it into it. since the lemon juice is natural it will have a minimum negitive effect on your system.
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Old 10/21/2007, 10:21 PM
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That is what I will try (lemon juice)

I will post the results.
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Old 10/22/2007, 01:09 AM
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I use pickling lime past, works nice.
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