glass anenome help!!!

[supra930]

i think that i have glass anenomes! one thats somewhat big/medium and a couple of small ones that i have noticed.they have all emerged within the last 3 days.my tank is cycling now,all that is in there is live rock and sand.there is no livestock,should i be worried about an outbreak?what can i do to get rid of them/how long will it take to get rid of them.any help is greatly appriceated.

 

[jennm]

I like Aiptasia-X to get rid of them, but you can do a variety of things, from injecting them with lemon juice, rubbing the rock with aquarium salt, blow torch...

When the tank is cycled and ready for livestock, a couple of peppermint shrimp will keep them away.

Jenn

 

[supra930]

thanks for the info i have heard of those methods i just wanted to get a good opinion.i will probably get pepperment shrimp to get rid of them as stated.it will probably be like 3 weeks will i see an increase in the anenomes?

 

[drnecropolis]

Napalm!!

Dave will chime in I'm sure.. He has a great treatment plan..

 

[dave green]

Windex....


JOKE!!! DO NOT PUT WINDEX IN THE TANK!!!!

 

[fish scales2]

+1

ace of spades;542853 wrote: if the tank is still cycling, i would take the rock out and nuke the **** out of it.

Take care of the problem now, before it becomes a nightmare later.

 

[acroholic]

Here is a link to a thread I posted a while ago. It should answer any questions you have. More than one way to kill aiptasia, but this is the best chemical means I have found. I jokingly called it Napalm in this thread, and the name kinda stuck.

 

[buddyro]

Ace of Spades;542853 wrote: If the tank is still cycling, I would take the rock out and nuke the **** out of it.

Take care of the problem now, before it becomes a nightmare later.

+1... Don't waste time waiting to buy a shrimp,Kill it now,Cycle once...KILL IT!!!

Website Dave;542912 wrote: Windex....


JOKE!!! DO NOT PUT WINDEX IN THE TANK!!!!

Reminded me of the movie "My Big Fat Greek Wedding" when the dad sprayed windex on every little thing...:lol2:,
OK...I know...
Cooooorny:dohhere's my sign):doh:

 

[acroholic]

If the aiptasia are all centered on one spot you could do something as simple as pulling the rock and putting a few drops of bleach on the nems, That would take care of it quickly. Rinse separately in saltwater before placing back in the tank.

You didn't specify if the tank was aquascaped yet, so this may not be an option if the rock with the nems is on the bottom of the pile.

If the tank is aquascaped, then the napalm would be great as you don't have to worry about it falling on anything valuable. The stuff will remove coralline algae as well.