aptasia forest

[bri74]

well everyone my aptasia forest is back dammit guess I need another copperband butterfly. What the hell it was gone for about 2-3 months now its back like it was before? Is this gonna be a reoccurring problem? Just gotta but a Copperband every few months?

[RyanG]

Have you tried salt paste, kalk paste or joes juice yet? Peppermint shrimp? Boiling water?

[kmckienz]

Add a few peppermint shrimp to the tank. They will gradually take care of them.

[cthegame]

Not to hijack this thread or anything, but since we're on the topic of aips forest, i was wondering if there are any benefits to having an actual aips forest in the sump. If i would isolate the growth of aips in a separate tank, could aips be used as any kind of filtration?

[Gooseman]

i added 3 peppermint shrimp to my tank and now they are gone ... i use to see them out at nite but haven't for over a month now ... i think my sally lightfoot ate them

[bri74]

Originally Posted by RyanG

Have you tried salt paste, kalk paste or joes juice yet? Peppermint shrimp? Boiling water?

cant get any chemicals like that in ak I have looked at both of the LFS here ya I said both thats all we have in my town. I did put a peppermint in there but he only lasted about 15 seconds with the sea goblin. My main question is how the hell did it come back so thick? The copperband ate it real fast and there was none left. Then he died after there was no aptasia left he wouldnt eat anything else. I kinda thought once he ate it all that it would be over for the stuff but I guess not

[SalteeDogg]

Lemmon juice maybe? Needle in the dead center? Take the rock out and put a flame on the aptasia area? Coral putty over the hole where the aptasia retracts? Just some of the things that have worked for me. Putting putty over the holes where the aptasia lived worked the best for me, cause once the stuff dries its hard as a rock and gets covered in coral line within a week. Also I only put a pencil eraser amount so its not noticeable anyways. Im not big on the joes juice or lemon juice, just because I don't like the thought of it being in my system but have definitely heard the joe's juice is the best by far. Never have tried it but heard nothing but good things. Maybe try ordering some.

[RyanG]

Basically it came back so thick because whatever you used last time sent out tiny pieces that grew into new nems.

[bri74]

ahh crap. so the liquid is best cause the copperband must have been messy with it. Will try lemon juice right now

[RyanG]

Id take the rock out and use a torch on it if they are really heavy on it.