00W's AIO Smorgasbord

[luis angel]

My favorites, in order: Paris == Vienna, Miami, Nicaragua, Cioccolatino. So help me, if I get one of those coconut-flavored ones, I'm putting your desk in the basement!

Wait, do I have any authority to do that?

these are my favorites

 

[tbrown]

Blueberry and Banana coffees are the best.

 

[WalkerLoves_TheOcean]

The truth is I've been thinking about it and I was looking at one in Kraken Lid but it costs more than 200 dollars, But now I'm going to have to buy it, I don't want to lose another fish that way.

guess just have to do it like this...

Thanks, that's awesome, looking into this right now! I lost my fairy wrasse through the screen a couple months ago and looking into smaller screens or acrylic lids before I get any more wrasses.

This is exactly what I use on top of my lid. It's cheap and effective.

 

[WalkerLoves_TheOcean]

I am going to ask a question you may not know the answer too, but I am so eager to get this aiptasia out if my tank. About how long would it take for a starting number of 3 berghia nudibranch to get rid of my aiptasia infestation?

 

[tbrown]

It'd likely be fast for a tank your size and the few Aiptasia you have visible.

 

[tbrown]

The 3 I had ate a large Aiptasia in the jar with them in a matter of an hour and a half.

 

[JoJosReef]

I am going to ask a question you may not know the answer too, but I am so eager to get this aiptasia out if my tank. About how long would it take for a starting number of 3 berghia nudibranch to get rid of my aiptasia infestation?

With a tank that size, you could hit them with boiling water as well. I just use a feeder pipette, load it with boiling water, get real close to the mouth and shoot it right into them. Tricky part is when they are super close to your corals.

 

[WalkerLoves_TheOcean]

With a tank that size, you could hit them with boiling water as well. I just use a feeder pipette, load it with boiling water, get real close to the mouth and shoot it right into them. Tricky part is when they are super close to your corals.

Yep, I have tried that. It worked, but there are too many now so I got berghias. Too many in hard to reach spaces.

 

[WalkerLoves_TheOcean]

The 3 I had ate a large Aiptasia in the jar with them in a matter of an hour and a half.

Thanks. That's pretty crazy. Hope that is the same for mine!

 

[WalkerLoves_TheOcean]

It'd likely be fast for a tank your size and the few Aiptasia you have visible.

Thanks. It was hard to get pictures, but they only show a few. Alot are not in the picture.

 

[luis angel]

I am going to ask a question you may not know the answer too, but I am so eager to get this aiptasia out if my tank. About how long would it take for a starting number of 3 berghia nudibranch to get rid of my aiptasia infestation?

I have read that it is quite certain that berghia nudibranch will end apstasia but it may take 2 or 3 months from what I have read in other threads

 

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I have read that it is quite certain that berghia nudibranch will end apstasia but it may take 2 or 3 months from what I have read in other threads

Depends on how many Berghia and how much Aiptasia.

 

[00W]

Really doesn't get any cooler than this

 

[00W]

I am going to ask a question you may not know the answer too, but I am so eager to get this aiptasia out if my tank. About how long would it take for a starting number of 3 berghia nudibranch to get rid of my aiptasia infestation?

I put two peppermint shrimp in my 20 and all aiptasia was gone in a matter of days.
I had one the size of a quarter no joke and that one I squirted with hot water and as it was dying/getting out of its hole, they ate that too.
Never seen anything like it before.
They are incredibly efficient cleaners too.
This is my first experience with them.

 

[00W]

I had to rescape in here today.

 

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I put two peppermint shrimp in my 20 and all aiptasia was gone in a matter of days.
I had one the size of a quarter no joke and that one I squirted with hot water and as it was dying/getting out of its hole, they ate that too.
Never seen anything like it before.
They are incredibly efficient cleaners too.
This is my first experience with them.

I love Peppermint Shrimp but... Halichoeres Wrasses do too. I tried Berghia and they seemed to be doing good but Halichoeres Wrasses happened...

 

[00W]

I love Peppermint Shrimp but... Halichoeres Wrasses do too. I tried Berghia and they seemed to be doing good but Halichoeres Wrasses happened...

Yeah plus one Tim!
I have that long nosed hawkfish in there and I was nervous but he doesn't even look at them.
I also keep lil Kev well fed.

 

[WalkerLoves_TheOcean]

I put two peppermint shrimp in my 20 and all aiptasia was gone in a matter of days.
I had one the size of a quarter no joke and that one I squirted with hot water and as it was dying/getting out of its hole, they ate that too.
Never seen anything like it before.
They are incredibly efficient cleaners too.
This is my first experience with them.

Yeah, that is what I first wanted to do. Upon doing further research, getting real peps are difficult. I don't trust either of my LFS and I don't know who to trust on line. The the infestation got worse so I pulled the trigger and got nudibranchs from Dinkins. Thanks to @JoJosReef (I think he said it) for making me aware of the 50 dollar gift card giveaway!

 

[JoJosReef]

I love Peppermint Shrimp but... Halichoeres Wrasses do too. I tried Berghia and they seemed to be doing good but Halichoeres Wrasses happened...

Yup, hence my hesitation. I only have 3 right now that I can see, but I'm sure there are aiptasia in areas I can't get to that are spreading them around when I'm not looking. I might try some Berghia with the Dinkins GC if they get any, but seems too risky to drop cash on them with the Halichoeres chrysus and the leopard--not to mention the pinkies that might like a nibble.

 

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Yeah, that is what I first wanted to do. Upon doing further research, getting real peps are difficult. I don't trust either of my LFS and I don't know who to trust on line. The the infestation got worse so I pulled the trigger and got nudibranchs from Dinkins. Thanks to @JoJosReef (I think he said it) for making me aware of the 50 dollar gift card giveaway!

Reef Cleaners has true Peps.