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Post by reefking on Jul 28, 2013 13:16:52 GMT -5
Ive been in the hobby for 6 years or so so in my time ive tried just about everything. Usually if it does work it doesnt work good or for long like lemon juice injections or aiptasia X. Heres what i did, i boiled a small pot of ro/di water next i used a regular 5ml medicine syringe and while the water is still at a nice rolling boil i withdraw a full syringe. Pick a nem and slowly but closely inject the boiling water at the mouth of the aiptasia until the syringe is empty. The nem will turn green when cooked and any baby juice it trys to shoot in the process will be cooked before its released. Do a full syringe for each nem to make sure they get a good cooking. After cooking up a batch let them sit for approximately 10 minutes to cool haha. Lastly take a turkey baster and blast the dead nems off the rock they should fall right off if nice and dead. Vacuum em up if you would like, im just gonna let the critters snack on there kentucky fried aiptasia. Just like us shrimp and other inverts seem to like things cooked rather than raw. Go ahead and try it out and let me know how it works for you. In the past i had tried using a needle syringe and literally injecting it inside of them but that too didnt work nearly as good as this did.
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Post by Rigor on Jul 28, 2013 16:41:06 GMT -5
I will also recommend the above method. Joe's Juice is OK but it will take several tries. Boiling rodi works and will obviously have no chemical impact on your tank.
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Post by reefking on Aug 4, 2013 11:45:25 GMT -5
Same method Works just as well for hair algae as long as the initial cause has been cleared up otherwise it'll grow right back.
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Post by Hack157 on Aug 7, 2013 6:59:14 GMT -5
Here is a method that absolutely works on both Aiptasia and Majano's, but other then having suggested it once or twice on other forums I have never seen it discussed anywhere. I have used this technique numerous times. Both Aiptasia and Majano's are attracted to light, and they will move to get to it. So if you place an infested rock or frag in a dark location with light away from them the anemones will move. I have done this in something as small as a specimen container for frags, or as large as a tote or a 10 gallon tank for rocks. You can rap dark green plastic around either and cut a small opening to allow some light. I cut a circle the size of about a quarter, had a light shining toward the opening and the next day the Majano's were crowded into the spot. I have also tossed a frag or two with some of these hitchhikers in a specimen container at the far end of my sump, and the light off in the distance was enough to cause them to move. You will be surprised how far and how fast they can move. It has never taken me more then a day or two to rid any object.
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