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View Poll Results: What Aiptasia Control Methods Worked/Failed?
Joe's juice - Success 4 3.15%
Joe's juice - Didn't work/made worse 9 7.09%
Aiptasia X - Success 20 15.75%
Aiptasia X - Didn't work/made worse 17 13.39%
Kalk paste - Success 12 9.45%
Kalk paste - Didn't work/made worse 10 7.87%
Lemon Juice - Success 12 9.45%
Lemon Juice - Didn't work/made worse 13 10.24%
Some other injectable acid - Success 6 4.72%
Some other injectable acid - Didn't work/made worse 4 3.15%
Smothering with epoxy - Success 7 5.51%
Smothering with epoxy - Didn't work/made worse 6 4.72%
Aiptasia zapper - Success 0 0%
Aiptasia zapper - Didn't work/made worse 5 3.94%
Lasers - Success 1 0.79%
Lasers - Didn't work/made worse 2 1.57%
Blow torch - Success 5 3.94%
Blow torch - Didn't work/made worse 3 2.36%
Matted File fish - Success 23 18.11%
Matted File fish - Didn't work/made worse 4 3.15%
Copper Band Butterfly - Success 18 14.17%
Copper Band Butterfly - Didn't work/made worse 9 7.09%
Raccoon Butterfly - Success 4 3.15%
Raccoon Butterfly - Didn't work/made worse 1 0.79%
Berghia nudibranchs: predators present (Peppermint shrimp, wrasse, etc.) - Success 2 1.57%
Berghia nudibranchs: predators present (Peppermint shrimp, wrasse, etc.) - Didn't work/made worse 8 6.30%
Berghia nudibranchs: predators absent - Success 8 6.30%
Berghia nudibranchs: predators absent - Didn't work/made worse 4 3.15%
Peppermint Shrimp - Success 41 32.28%
Peppermint Shrimp - Didn't work/made worse 22 17.32%
I have never tried to control aiptasia 4 3.15%
I have tried to control aiptasia using a variety of methods but they are still a problem 16 12.60%
I have successfully controlled aiptasia in my system. 33 25.98%
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Old 06-27-2013, 08:32 PM
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Default Aiptasia control methods - Poll

There are a myriad of products out there that can/claim to control aiptasia. This poll is to find out what methods people have employed to successfully and permanently eradicate aiptasia from a system, and which methods they've tried but failed. The criteria: The top part of the list is all the methods that have worked for you, the bottom is for all the things that you've tried but experienced failure. Only check 'success' if the listed method has actually led to the complete removal of aiptasia from a system. No more. Gone. Temporarily reducing their numbers for a time but needing ongoing re-application by the aquarist doesn't count, so please also make sure you've given each of the listed methods enough time to know if they've worked or not. If you've managed to eliminate aiptasia from a display using one of the fish listed but they're still present in a sump/overflows, I would also count that as a 'success', as the aquarist no longer needs to intervene with their time, muscles, or money. In the comments section, please elaborate on how much time, effort, and money the method that worked for you required, and how bad the aiptasia problem was before you achieved 'control'. The last three questions are general questions regarding your experience with aiptasia.
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