Rookie Mistake?

[jumbostink]

I bought some live rock rubble today, but after thinking about it I think I made a mistake. When the guy was pulling the rock out of the tank, I noticed a few anatomies kind of dark in color. Never seeing aptasia in person I asked the employees what it was. He told me it was apt asia, like it was no big deal.

I decided to only get about half the poundage I was going to get , and told the guy did not want any. After thinking about it I think I should have just avoided the rubble. Is it still okay To throw this in my sump since he picked around the apt asia , or should I dry it out and use it later.

Thanks for any advice for suggestions

 

[toromp]

20-30g bin
One of those apatasia eating fish
Heater
Water pump

10-12 days later, inspect and put into your tank

.fin.

 

[trippinsting]

20-30g bin
One of those apatasia eating fish
Heater
Water pump

10-12 days later, inspect and put into your tank

.fin.

yea what he said

 

[Core]

I have had good luck with aiptasiaX

 

[jumbostink]

I have had good luck with aiptasiaX

Would this be a better option sin ce my tank is just starting to cycle? I just put water into it earlier this week. The only thing in my tank right now is rock and water.

Plus I don't see any on the peices I got

 

[toromp]

The cycle will hopefully kill.it

 

[BeanMachine]

I wouldn't worry about it. Maybe add a file fish before you add fish and corals. Patience is the key anyway. Then remove the filefish. Or a peppermint or three. Best time since your tank is empty. No sense drying the rock IMO.

 

[toyoracer]

i think the it will go away

 

[solitude127]

I've had good luck with peppermint shrimp

 

[wickedfish]

Yikes. Do not add it to your tank. Do the shrimp and fish or bhergia FTW. That stuff is so annoying.

 

[El Dude]

Even though you may not see any there is probably one or two tiny ones you can't see and they will proliferate like rabbits. DON'T dry out the rock. You paid for the rock in its "live" condition, so don't "kill" it...that's just silly...lol. Luis, Cody, solitude and everyone else are right. Just put it in your tank. If cycling the tank doesn't kill them then throw in a filefish, or better yet a peppermint shrimp or two. Take care of the aiptasia BEFORE you put any coral in. It will make them easier to deal with.

As for rookie mistake, yes and no. Yes in the sense that when looking over new rock you want to avoid any batches with aiptasia. No because aiptasia can be so small that they can't be seen, especially when they retract. So take it as a lesson learned. Fix the problem, THEN move on. Welcome to reefing buddy and keep the good questions coming!

 

[smalltime]

Dry the rock out. Buy a small bottle of zeobak and dose to tank to seed bacteria in the tank

or

make up a thick kalk/paste and put directly on aiptasia

 

[jenzifer]

Copperband...works everytime 60% of the time

 

[rman]

I just checked the 50-60lbs of LR I have stored away waiting for my upgrade... 3-5 little aiptaisa bastards. Not sure which way I want to go with this as spot treating always leaves some behind.... CBB?


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[gonumber24]

Peppermint shrimp, period.

 

[jumbostink]

Well I already threw it all into the sump... I did have a couple pieces set aside in the sump to possible throw into the display tank, and when I looked into the sump there it was. I pulled the one rock out and its drying. Hopefully nothing else pops up. I'm afraid now that the rubble is stacked in the sump I wont be able to see anything else growing. If something else pops up I will have to lay all the rubble out so a file fish/peppermint shrimp could get to it all. Hopefully the cycle kills it all off and I have nothing more to worry about.

 

[jumbostink]

So I just got home from vacation and found 4 little apitasias growing in the sump and the cycle is already complete. I guess I will need to get a peppermint shrimp or two (Anyone have one for sale??). I am not 100% sure they are apitasias because they weren't clear, they are more of a brown/orange but I figure they are still bad so I pulled them out. I am ready to start buying corals, but I want to get rid of this stuff first.

 

[El Dude]

Yup. Aiptasia.

 

[Paulus]

I've had good luck with peppermint shrimp

Me too... I have always had them growing in my overflow (in one tank), and the shrimp has kept it at bay. I kind of imagine them as a sort of prefilter now.

 

[Paulus]

So I just got home from vacation and found 4 little apitasias growing in the sump and the cycle is already complete. I guess I will need to get a peppermint shrimp or two (Anyone have one for sale??). I am not 100% sure they are apitasias because they weren't clear, they are more of a brown/orange but I figure they are still bad so I pulled them out. I am ready to start buying corals, but I want to get rid of this stuff first.

I just wanted to say that I like having two peppermints in a tank. They basically breed and create tasty snacks for the fish. And if you want you could always try and raise a few.