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
news:...
> 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
news:3f729bb7$...
> 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
> news:...
> > 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
news:...
> 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
news:...
> 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
> news:...
>
>>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
news:...
> 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
> news:...
> > 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 bullshit 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
>> news:...
>>
>>> 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?
>>>
>>>
>>
>>
>>
>