Aipitasia wont die

I found them at Fry's Electronics. You can buy the plastic syringes 5 to a
pack, and the needle tips in a separate package in the same area.

Marc


JT wrote:

Ok, so it first started with one Aipitasia. I thought I killed it with
strong Kalk because it melted away into nothing. Then it came back a few
days later. In the same spot. Now I have three in the reef tank. I have
applied pure kalk powder to all three via a wet Q-tip and they melt into
nothingness only to reappear in a few days. I can't locate a needle syringe
to inject them. I even tried sticking them with a thin copper wire ( read
this solution on a news group ) and that was almost useless. I tried to find
some Berghia Nudibranchs ( they eat Aipitasia ) on-line, but couldn't find
any source that has them in stock. I guess I should try peppermint shrimps.
Anyone have a proven answer to get rid of these pests? Does injecting work?
If so, where do you get the needle? Will peppermint shrimps work? Help?

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I use the syringe that you get with a printer refill kit

Added advantage is that they are nice and big with a blunt needle

I got rid of my aiptasia with a combination of Copperband butterfly,
Peppermint shrimps and injecting the bigger ones with boiling water

"JT" wrote in message
...
Ok, so it first started with one Aipitasia. I thought I killed it with
strong Kalk because it melted away into nothing. Then it came back a few
days later. In the same spot. Now I have three in the reef tank. I have
applied pure kalk powder to all three via a wet Q-tip and they melt into
nothingness only to reappear in a few days. I can't locate a needle
syringe
to inject them. I even tried sticking them with a thin copper wire ( read
this solution on a news group ) and that was almost useless. I tried to
find
some Berghia Nudibranchs ( they eat Aipitasia ) on-line, but couldn't find
any source that has them in stock. I guess I should try peppermint
shrimps.
Anyone have a proven answer to get rid of these pests? Does injecting
work?
If so, where do you get the needle? Will peppermint shrimps work? Help?

Try to get the biggest needles you can, the bigger the needle, the easier to
squirt the Kalc with. Small ones will only clog and frustrate you.

I had an aiptasia problem that I couldn't fix with the Kalc -- frequent
injections kept most of them "small" but never killed many -- I tried a pair
of peppermint shrimp but they couldn't keep up and eventually my flame
hawkfish ate them (I'm guessing on that - they disappeared) so I ended up
with a copper banded butterfly fish that I named Pinocchio. He's my hero.
Good luck.


"Mike Solomon" wrote in message
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I use the syringe that you get with a printer refill kit

Added advantage is that they are nice and big with a blunt needle

I got rid of my aiptasia with a combination of Copperband butterfly,
Peppermint shrimps and injecting the bigger ones with boiling water

"JT" wrote in message
...
Ok, so it first started with one Aipitasia. I thought I killed it with
strong Kalk because it melted away into nothing. Then it came back a few
days later. In the same spot. Now I have three in the reef tank. I have
applied pure kalk powder to all three via a wet Q-tip and they melt into
nothingness only to reappear in a few days. I can't locate a needle
syringe
to inject them. I even tried sticking them with a thin copper wire (
read
this solution on a news group ) and that was almost useless. I tried to
find
some Berghia Nudibranchs ( they eat Aipitasia ) on-line, but couldn't
find
any source that has them in stock. I guess I should try peppermint
shrimps.
Anyone have a proven answer to get rid of these pests? Does injecting
work?
If so, where do you get the needle? Will peppermint shrimps work? Help?

In article , ospam
says...
Ok, so it first started with one Aipitasia. I thought I killed it with
strong Kalk because it melted away into nothing. Then it came back a few
days later. In the same spot. Now I have three in the reef tank. I have
applied pure kalk powder to all three via a wet Q-tip and they melt into
nothingness only to reappear in a few days. I can't locate a needle syringe
to inject them. I even tried sticking them with a thin copper wire ( read
this solution on a news group ) and that was almost useless. I tried to find
some Berghia Nudibranchs ( they eat Aipitasia ) on-line, but couldn't find
any source that has them in stock. I guess I should try peppermint shrimps.
Anyone have a proven answer to get rid of these pests? Does injecting work?
If so, where do you get the needle? Will peppermint shrimps work? Help?

Since nobody else has mentioned it: don't do the copper wire thing.
You're exposing your tank to copper, which is toxic to your inverts.
(I don't know at what levels... by why risk it?)

--
7y FW -- 33g & 55g
100 gallon reef-ready air tank. (Converting to reef)

You can buy syringes at any drugstore. I am diabetic and have traveled
through to many places. You can always buy diabetic supplies. There
are no restrictions whatsoever. Most drugstores will sell you a small
package of 10 syringes for a couple of bucks. You can use the
alkalinity solution from a two part buffer like B-Ionic and inject that.
I have been told that works. I will be trying this on the weekend as I
now have a growing aiptasia problem.

Todd

I am assuming you do not live in the US.. *Most* places will NOT sell
syringes unless you have a prescription.

Teeb

"Todd W" wrote in message
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You can buy syringes at any drugstore. I am diabetic and have traveled
through to many places. You can always buy diabetic supplies. There
are no restrictions whatsoever. Most drugstores will sell you a small
package of 10 syringes for a couple of bucks. You can use the
alkalinity solution from a two part buffer like B-Ionic and inject that.
I have been told that works. I will be trying this on the weekend as I
now have a growing aiptasia problem.

Todd

Thanks for all your replies and good advice.

Since I am in a very rural area and couldn't locate a needle source ( I
guess they are illegal here unless you're an addict ) I took the advice of a
couple of reef books that mentioned a shrimp cure. It just so happens they
were on sale cheap too ( under $5 ).
I have decided to purchase two peppermint shrimp from liveaquaria.com along
with a lettuce nudibranch to munch on my small amount of hair algae.

I will let you know how this works. I hope they don't eat my 6'' tube
anemone.


JT wrote in message
...
Ok, so it first started with one Aipitasia. I thought I killed it with
strong Kalk because it melted away into nothing. Then it came back a few
days later. In the same spot. Now I have three in the reef tank. I have
applied pure kalk powder to all three via a wet Q-tip and they melt into
nothingness only to reappear in a few days. I can't locate a needle
syringe
to inject them. I even tried sticking them with a thin copper wire ( read
this solution on a news group ) and that was almost useless. I tried to
find
some Berghia Nudibranchs ( they eat Aipitasia ) on-line, but couldn't find
any source that has them in stock. I guess I should try peppermint
shrimps.
Anyone have a proven answer to get rid of these pests? Does injecting
work?
If so, where do you get the needle? Will peppermint shrimps work? Help?

I never tried it, but I heard you can use the underwater epoxy that is
like clay and plug that sucker up.

JT wrote:
Thanks for all your replies and good advice.

Since I am in a very rural area and couldn't locate a needle source ( I
guess they are illegal here unless you're an addict ) I took the advice of a
couple of reef books that mentioned a shrimp cure. It just so happens they
were on sale cheap too ( under $5 ).
I have decided to purchase two peppermint shrimp from liveaquaria.com along
with a lettuce nudibranch to munch on my small amount of hair algae.

I will let you know how this works. I hope they don't eat my 6'' tube
anemone.


JT wrote in message
...

Ok, so it first started with one Aipitasia. I thought I killed it with
strong Kalk because it melted away into nothing. Then it came back a few
days later. In the same spot. Now I have three in the reef tank. I have
applied pure kalk powder to all three via a wet Q-tip and they melt into
nothingness only to reappear in a few days. I can't locate a needle

syringe

to inject them. I even tried sticking them with a thin copper wire ( read
this solution on a news group ) and that was almost useless. I tried to

find

some Berghia Nudibranchs ( they eat Aipitasia ) on-line, but couldn't find
any source that has them in stock. I guess I should try peppermint

shrimps.

Anyone have a proven answer to get rid of these pests? Does injecting

work?

If so, where do you get the needle? Will peppermint shrimps work? Help?

thats why i recommended the health department.................just be man
enough to walk in and say "Hi I am a junkie............can i get a CLEAN
needel so i dont give AIDS to my buddies?" they will be glad to give you a
few.



kc

"Teeb" wrote in message
...
I am assuming you do not live in the US.. *Most* places will NOT sell
syringes unless you have a prescription.

Teeb

"Todd W" wrote in message
...
You can buy syringes at any drugstore. I am diabetic and have traveled
through to many places. You can always buy diabetic supplies. There
are no restrictions whatsoever. Most drugstores will sell you a small
package of 10 syringes for a couple of bucks. You can use the
alkalinity solution from a two part buffer like B-Ionic and inject that.
I have been told that works. I will be trying this on the weekend as I
now have a growing aiptasia problem.

Todd

You should be able to get syringes at any pharmacy - they're used by
diabetics to inject insulin.

There is no prescription required, so don't let some anal pharmacist try
to bull**** you. You're just buying a syringe, not heroin. Bag of 10
should be less than $3.

Get the smallest gauge you can. BD Ultra-Fine II 30 gauge / short needle
(5/16th") should work fine for what you are doing.

Cheers.

Brian wrote:
I never tried it, but I heard you can use the underwater epoxy that is
like clay and plug that sucker up.

JT wrote:

Thanks for all your replies and good advice.

Since I am in a very rural area and couldn't locate a needle source ( I
guess they are illegal here unless you're an addict ) I took the
advice of a
couple of reef books that mentioned a shrimp cure. It just so happens
they
were on sale cheap too ( under $5 ).
I have decided to purchase two peppermint shrimp from liveaquaria.com
along
with a lettuce nudibranch to munch on my small amount of hair algae.

I will let you know how this works. I hope they don't eat my 6'' tube
anemone.


JT wrote in message
...

Ok, so it first started with one Aipitasia. I thought I killed it with
strong Kalk because it melted away into nothing. Then it came back a few
days later. In the same spot. Now I have three in the reef tank. I have
applied pure kalk powder to all three via a wet Q-tip and they melt into
nothingness only to reappear in a few days. I can't locate a needle


syringe

to inject them. I even tried sticking them with a thin copper wire (
read
this solution on a news group ) and that was almost useless. I tried to


find

some Berghia Nudibranchs ( they eat Aipitasia ) on-line, but couldn't
find
any source that has them in stock. I guess I should try peppermint


shrimps.

Anyone have a proven answer to get rid of these pests? Does injecting


work?

If so, where do you get the needle? Will peppermint shrimps work? Help?