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Old 10-25-2009, 12:33 AM   #46
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Here is a Pic of one of the creatures If someone could ID that would be Great.





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Old 10-25-2009, 12:35 AM   #47
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The only issues I have with this are that such a treatment for Anemonea cf. majano eliminates ALL of the invertebrates in the rock indiscriminately, AND that this treatment will most likely end up causing a huge ammonia spike (probably >16 PPM initially if the rock is in "normal" proportions to the amount of water) as the dead bioload begins to decompose. Although a large percentage of the creatures will leave the rock, it is just as likely that a number (probably 50:50 I would guess) will remain in the rock. I would definitely recommend a purge of the rock so treated with a FW soak by "cooking" it in the dark for at least a month or more until rinsing the rock with clean ASW demonstrates that the bacteria in the rock have stopped producing detrital mulm. This is to reduce the probability that the rock containing the biomass of the dead invertebrates does not import a ton of phosphate (and nitrogen) and initiate an algal bloom.

Then again, killing them IN the tank would definitely cause an ammonia issue with large populations of dead majano, another reason to do only a percentage (say 60cc's worth of kalkpaste if so treating) of the Anemonea at a single time, spacing out treatments by a few days.

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Old 10-25-2009, 09:48 AM   #48
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well I have started the dip and everything has been in the fresh water for 24 hours so i'll stick with the slow process.
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Old 10-25-2009, 11:22 AM   #49
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How many reefers out there have never had a battle with aiptasia?
The only problem I haven't had. I've killed two since I set up my tank, came in on frags from a less than proactive store.
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Old 10-25-2009, 11:07 PM   #50
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This stuff was the demise of my 57 gallon tank. they got started to then took over it was terrible.
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Old 10-26-2009, 05:40 AM   #51
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Bubble Algae


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nice write up tom ...now could you do one on bubble algae?
Yes please do!
I also have Bubble Algae and have no idea how to get rid of it safely.

Thank you Tom for a great thread, I learned a lot.

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The alternative to this is to make a pint or so of the kalkpaste and pour it over the surface of the rock while it is submersed in ASW. You can allow it to stay so for a few hours, then rinse the rock with clean ASW to remove the kalkpaste. You'll need to treat both top and bottom of the rock to assureAiptasi spp. removal, but it will have minimal effects on the other critters not on the surface of the rock.

It is a bit drastic, but effective and relatively safe for the hobbyist.

Tom, what is ASW? Many years ago I rode a destroyer in the U.S. Navy and ASW meant "Anti Submarine Warfare"
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Tom, what is ASW? Many years ago I rode a destroyer in the U.S. Navy and ASW meant "Anti Submarine Warfare"
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If you rode a destroyer, ASW stands for Auxilary SaltWater [cooling] too.

In the hobby it means artificial salt water.
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Yes, Artificial SaltWater.

re: Valonia spp., I really have not found a super good tretment short of Zebrasoma desjrdinii, physical removal is difficult at best, and Mithrax sculptus crabs are hit or miss.
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