Does this work?

[sn4k33y3z]

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Killing aiptasia with a laser??? If so, I better hang onto my wicked laser... Now I want to find one to shoot LOL.

 

[sewer urchin]

I think that a couple of people have one...


http://www.atlantareefclub.org/forums/showthread.php?t=73315&highlight=Killing+aiptasia+laser">http://www.atlantareefclub.org/forums/showthread.php?t=73315&highlight=Killing+aiptasia+laser</a>

Every time that some one talks about using one, there is a warning about the dangers. So I recommend, do the research and protect yourself. If you are in need of a tank to test it on, I think I might be able to recommend one:-)

Edit: Many of the lasers used are around 1.4 or 1.5 watts I always think of this when people talk about them

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I5cYgRnfFDA

 

[heathlindner25]

yes it does work I've watched Jet use his at the Avarium..

 

[tater]

Oh yeah I love mine. You can hear them sizzle while they melt. VERY helpful tool. Mine is 2w. I put it away for a while and forgot about it. Now I have to go charge that sucker!

 

[sn4k33y3z]

I have a class 4 laser I would LOVE to try lol. Anyone near the buford sugar hill area

 

[heathlindner25]

Sn4k33y3z;877487 wrote: I have a class 4 laser I would LOVE to try lol. Anyone near the buford sugar hill area

I have some palys I'd love to kill

 

[tater]

I'll have mine with me as soon as I buy new batteries. Feel free to bring yours. The wicked lasers are 999mw right? I think they have to be under 1w to be classified as legal. Higher wattage ones have to be assembled but they sell them as a kit.

 

[sn4k33y3z]

heathlindner25;877492 wrote: I have some palys I'd love to kill

If your game, I'm totally down to try it LOL.

Edit:

tater;877497 wrote: I'll have mine with me as soon as I buy new batteries. Feel free to bring yours. The wicked lasers are 999mw right? I think they have to be under 1w to be classified as legal. Higher wattage ones have to be assembled but they sell them as a kit.

They come standard at 1W up to 1.4W. These are the exact lasers the media and local officals are in up roar over. I was going to sell it to fund other project for the tank, but know I see a value to keeping it. I could be like the ghost busters of aiptasia for the ARC! Who you gonna call...

 

[drydock]

heathlindner25;877492 wrote: I have some palys I'd love to kill

That actually is a good thought. I wonder if any of those could be used to keep GSP in check. I love having some GSP in my tank, but there doesn't seem to be any such thing as a little </em>GSP.

 

[tater]

This is how we're gonna frag stuff in the future hahaha

 

[lagunareef]

Yes they work but they do not completely eliminate aiptasia. It will only reappear or worse, come back stronger than before. Also, the charge time is ridiculous - for every 1-3 aiptasia zapped, there is a 25 minute to an hour wait time for another charged strike, that is, if you have big/small ones to treat. Btw, in lieu of a friend-of-a-friend, I might have used yours Jett,

So far, what has worked for me is a C'pband butterfly (fingers crossed). Peppermint shrimps also do a great job, and if you have a fuge, leave some in there as well...

 

[bluespot]

I wonder if the laser gives them time to release their planula or if it is just a matter of not killing all the cells that are attached in the pores of the rock that might allow them to multiply?

 

[sn4k33y3z]

Heath allowed me to do a test fire on some Palys... and well NOTHING! His one eye "Jack Sparrow" clown was too curious and I couldn't get a long enough bead for it to heat up. Think I need to invest in a focus lense.