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Dear All,

I would like to share my experience battling aiptasia with fellow reefers here.

It started with ONE aiptasia which spread all over the tank on the rocks and sand.

Manually I removed some of the aiptasia rocks and those attached to small sand bits.

However, it was a game changer when I introduced two red legged hermit crabs into the tank from Pacific Reef.

Within a span of 2 days, ALL aiptasia cleared from the tank.

I read about red legged hermit crabs being able to consume aiptasia but it's 50-50 chance.

Good luck!

Main Tank: 93 Gallon Cube Tank
Skimmer: Deltec SC 1455, Skimz Mini SN143
Chiller: Arctica DBA-075
Lightings: AI Hydra 52 x 02
Wavemaker: Vortech mp-40 x 02, Tunze 6020
Dosing Pump: Jebao with Grotech ABC,123 & Mag
Return Pump: Deltec H20cean 5000
Reactor: Biopellets with FR & Deltec H20cean 2000

FR: Skimz BR80

Supplements: Seachem Reef Builder, Seachem Calcium, Seachem Magnesium, Seachem Kalkwassar, Seachem Iodine

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Can I borrow you hermit for a week?

Any time. Two hermits is better than one. : )

Main Tank: 93 Gallon Cube Tank
Skimmer: Deltec SC 1455, Skimz Mini SN143
Chiller: Arctica DBA-075
Lightings: AI Hydra 52 x 02
Wavemaker: Vortech mp-40 x 02, Tunze 6020
Dosing Pump: Jebao with Grotech ABC,123 & Mag
Return Pump: Deltec H20cean 5000
Reactor: Biopellets with FR & Deltec H20cean 2000

FR: Skimz BR80

Supplements: Seachem Reef Builder, Seachem Calcium, Seachem Magnesium, Seachem Kalkwassar, Seachem Iodine

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Both blue leg & red leg hermit crabs are generally reef safe. Saw 2 Red Leg hermit crabs at Ah Beng today. Not sure about price.

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how i did,

use salifert test kit 1ml syringe but attach it with the needle "injector" .

load it with hot water, insert the needle into the mouth and onto the "stem" of the aiptasia and inject it.

inject it twice and "siphon" it out right after.

always works for me.

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peppermint shrimp also can help with this aiptaisa

Current Tank(s) :

2 x 1 x 1 mixed reef tank

What in my mind now (future tanks)

4 x 2.5 x 1.5 low profile coral tank

3 x 2.5 x 1.5 low profile reef tank

Decommissioned Tanks :

2 ft seahorse tank back in the 1990s'

2.5 ft cube mixed reef tank in 2007 to 2008

JBJ 28g Tank . Maxspect G1 110W + 12W DIY LED . Tunze 9002 Skimmer . Vortech MP10w ES . SPS only Tank . Picasso Clown Fish (2009 to 2011)

2 x 1 x 1 puffer-fishes, box-fishes & Frog-fish tank (2015)

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A hungry filefish... best aptasia remedy! Its easy to catch, so you can always remove it if it turns to your precious corals.

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