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[Jkraft136]

Ok been going around and doing alot of Aquarium stuff. Notice this on my live rock. Any idea what it is?

 

[yote]

Its a type of encrusting sponge.Completely safe.
My rocks full of em.

 

[cthegame]

to me, it just looks like part of the rock but im guessing its a sponge. Hard to tell tho

 

[cthegame]

i got ninja'd

 

[Jkraft136]

Thanks yote. Btw my nitrates were high yesterday and did a water change, still high and tested my tap water and nitrates were off the chart. Read a thread about u buying distilled water and decided to try it. Did a 20% change today and hopefully can drop my nitrates from 20 to 0. R/O saltwater is expensive at every LFs store around. Distilled water is 49 cents a gallon so its great!

 

[Jkraft136]

Ok found something else new on my live rock? Its the thing with little tentacles it looks like.

 

[reeffreak]

The first could be decaying matter.The second is aiptasia,kill it!

 

[Jkraft136]

Ahh how do i kill it?

 

[cthegame]

Its aiptesia. You can get a few peppermint shrimps to eat it.

 

[Jkraft136]

Here's a better picture. Well my only concern is that my puffer will eat the shrimp before it does its job. ONly a few more days til he's gone

 

[Bifferwine]

Definitely aiptasia -- a fast-spreading pest anemone. Get rid of it ASAP. Go to the pharmacy and get a syringe (any size is fine). Then inject the aiptasia with lemon juice or boiling water. Alternatively, make a really thick paste out of salt and smother it. Once you get rid of the puffer, buy some peppermint shrimp to make sure the aiptasia doesn't come back.

 

[Jkraft136]

Well i separated the puffer tonight and got a peppermint shrimp. So gonna see how it goes. If not then i'll do the injections.

 

[yote]

If you've got a liquid calcium supplement,you can inject aiptasia with that.It'll kill em quick.