Aptasia problem Aptasia RX Fail

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So i have been using aptasia rx n have tried it several times. Every time i use it aptasia is gone for like 2 days and then bam comes back heavier each time. Has anyone ever had any luck with aptasia rx from red sea? I turn off all my flow, wait about 20 mins, then spread all the oral disc and smother them, leave flow off for 1 to 2 hours and then turn my powerheads and filter back on. Then i do a water change the next day. Is there a step i am missing?
It gets worse every time i try n treat them. So confused right now..... Even have 2 peppermints that wont touch it and they've been in there almost 2 weeks now.
 

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Try using aptasia solution by precision solution! Everytime I have used it it killed the apstasia within 5 minutes.
 

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I've used aptasia x and it worked great. Then to save money I made some kalk paste and used that. For me, you have to shoot the stuff dead center. I start squirting it right before I touch it and squirt it dead center while kind of stabbing it to be honest. If I miss and it closes up, those are the ones that pop up two days later
 

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Joe's juice works great

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This and just make sure you get it all the way into the back of the mouth/stem. Don't get messy and just fill the mouth.

When my tank was short this was all I used and it worked great. Now because of how high my tank is and the 30" depth it's nearly impossible to attack them this way without scuba gear. Aips eating nudibranchs FtMFW. But you have to live with the guilt that they die once they are finished.
 

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I had the same problem with aptasia in my 28 gallon nano. My nano was over run with those fricking things. Aptaisia X or Kalk didn't seem to work. I was in my LFS and they had a matted file fish listed as an aptaisia eater. I had tried everything else so why not. Three weeks later it has probably consumed over 40+ aptasia. It has also picked at my xenia and Kenya trees but those grow like weeds so I was not really concerned. Hasn't touched any other coral that I have seen. My nano is now pretty much aptasia free.
 

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You think chris could find some time and come check em out for me? Tell him Ill get him a cold bur. I dont wanna bug him cause i already called him earlier,.. hahaha
Just get the joes juice and go to work. Save the brew for a other time :D
 
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Try using aptasia solution by precision solution! Everytime I have used it it killed the apstasia within 5 minutes.
I second this got some down at TRFS and works wonders my only problem is i got so many little aiptasias i cant get them all, but the big ones all gone in minutes.
 

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