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10-01-2003, 12:21 PM
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Big Fishy
Join Date: Feb 2003
Location: Powder Springs, GA
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Quick Aptasia Question
I haven't used kalkwasser to remove aiptasias so do you still have to remove the aiptasia from the rock? How much kalk to you mix with the water?
Pam
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10-01-2003, 12:30 PM
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Keeper of the stick
Join Date: Mar 2003
Location: Farmington
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Pam, I mix up about 1 tsp kalk to 2 tsp, maybe a bit more, Ro to create a really thick mix, almost a paste. Load this into a syringe and inject the base of the aptasia. He'll literally disolve where he sits.
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10-01-2003, 12:50 PM
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Join Date: Aug 2001
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Pam some people heat up the Kalk mix, some don't,,,IMO either works the same,,,, myself, i do heat up the paste/slurry when i 'm going after Majano(sp). seems more fulfilling,,,,
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10-01-2003, 12:57 PM
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Keeper of the stick
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Thanks Junk, I forgot to mention that part.
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10-01-2003, 01:15 PM
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Quote:
Originally posted by mnreefgeek
Thanks Junk, I forgot to mention that part.
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no prob, just wanted to add what ever lil thing i could to help.
one thing maybe was not mentioned,,,don't try to kalk em all in one session, do it over a couple o times, as not to throw water param's off kilter, from the kalk,,,
oh,,,and smile while you are doing this LOL 
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10-01-2003, 02:10 PM
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Summer's Daddy
Join Date: Jan 2003
Location: Lawrenceville, Ga in a van down by the river
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When I do majanos,
I use fresh mixed Kalkwasser. I don't heat it at all. I inject about 10 ccs into the mouth of the offending intruder. The last batch of them took two injections over two days, and it finally fell off the rock to the sand, and I immediatly netted the critters and tossed them.
Ray
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10-01-2003, 03:17 PM
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Big Fishy
Join Date: Feb 2003
Location: Powder Springs, GA
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I'm removing one rock at a time into a dish pan with tank water. Then injecting and removing as many as I can find. Then I'm putting that rock into the refugium with the Pepperments and Copperband. The ones I miss show up later and I take the rock back out and remove some more until I don't see any more. There are literally dozens on some rocks. It shouldn't matter how many I inject since I'm doing it out of the tank, does it? There is no way I can get them all since some are too tiny to see.
The hawkfish have got to go so I can add Pepperments, otherwise this will be a constant battle. FWIW, Aiptasias need to be removed quickly before it gets to this point. Live and learn from my nightmare.
My tank is a disaster. 
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10-01-2003, 03:22 PM
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Birthday tracker
Join Date: Jan 2000
Location: Spartanburg, SC USA
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Join the pest keepers club, Pam. I gots all different kinds  and my tank is small, so Copperbands are not an option.
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10-01-2003, 04:36 PM
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Big Fishy
Join Date: Feb 2003
Location: Powder Springs, GA
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The problem with this process is that most of my base rocks were the worst and I'll need those to rebuild the reef. I kinda wanted to start rebuilding the reef as I cleared the rock.
You cannot see alot of aiptasia when you remove the rock from the water. They shrink back in their wholes.
Pam
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