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03-21-2011, 03:30 AM
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Oh no... I am worry now.
The piece of rock that it's on can easily be removed from the tank. Can I just take the rock out and remove it from the rock. I am not sure how it's attached to the rock. Can I just scrap it off the rock??? 
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03-21-2011, 03:36 AM
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For any pest suggest jump on them hard when first noticed so they don't spread.
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03-21-2011, 03:37 AM
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you really only have one shot every half "Ish" hour at killing him.. Syringe, in his mouth, and make him melt... blow him up like a balloon. Or you can try that aptaisa killing soluition at your local reef shop.
Its like this, Everyone HATES aptaisa cause they can cause a problem sometimes.. Like a mass out break, or fighting with your favorite corals. But there are many things you can do to keep them in controll. Like get a pepermint shrimp. Thats how I have done it.. I leave the big ones (aptaisa) alone and they help keep my water clean. You can only controll nature to a certian extent. If you get a nice peice of coral and there are hitchhikers that you dont see, thats the way they choose to be successful in life. My CPR overflow is full of them and white sponges. I consider them to be my first line defense before my protien skimmer. hehehe.. Adapt and overcome I always say... (Sorry about the spelling)
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03-21-2011, 04:06 AM
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The piece of rock that it's on is not very big. I have removed the rock with the Aiptasia out of the tank. Very slowly of course. The Zoa is very new and its not fully attached to the rock yet. I have cut the Zoa in half and remove the half that is further away from the Aiptasia.
The rock and the Aiptasia is now sitting in a pot of boiling water. I will boil this for a few minutes and hopefully this will kill everything on the rock....
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03-21-2011, 04:52 AM
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smart move .....there are better filter feeders to have then aiptasia.....take it from me i had 300 large heads and god knows how many small ones in a 33 gallon.once they become to large to control the only way to get them is by something that feeds on them.peppermints only eat the small ones and some dont eat at all.file fish and butterflys are good but can nip or even eat corals ...so not reef safe. nudis are slow and quite expensive and high maintanance. with any kind of kalk mix or joes juice or aiptasia x its good for ones you can see and reach but for the uber small ones and ones not reachable.....useless  ^ same for lemon and lime juice and boiling water...cant kill what you cant see matted filefish has been my best weapon but if you only have one then dont worry about it and just kill it
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03-21-2011, 07:01 PM
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Thanks for all the inputs everyone. I am learning as I go with this hobby.
Here's a picture of the tank and you can see the piece of rock that I have cleaned with boiling water. It's the one at the bottom right that is in lighter green color.  DSC00011 by turbododge2002, on Flickr I have another question. Bellow is my Green Star Polyp in sleeping mood. I have noticed a few white egg shaped white thing on it. Is this normal part of the coral?  DSC00007 by turbododge2002, on Flickr  DSC00010 by turbododge2002, on Flickr Thank you..... Shane
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03-21-2011, 07:13 PM
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They look to me like sponges... They are fine.. try not to hurt them too much as they could release toxins into the water. But I am sure someone else will chime in and have more info. I like sponges too cause they help clean the water...
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04-13-2011, 03:48 AM
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Aiptasia are not worth having around... those little pineapple sponges are great though. My sump has plenty of those.
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