Aptasia and corals?

[afilter]

Over the weekend I cleaned the tank to include the sump/fuge. Unfortuantely I found aptasia in my grape calpura in the fuge. I removed the calpura and am counting on my pepermints to keep the main clean.

To my horror tonight I found a rather large aptasia right in the middle of my button polyps creating a rather large hole. Not sure what to do I hit the aptasia with some lemon juice via an eye dropper. It seemed to do the trick.

Question is can the lemon juice have a residual affect on the corals? If so what other methods of eradication are there should I find more?

So far the polyps do not seem any worse than what they were.

TIA,

 

[Guest]

I dunno about the lemon juice having any residual effects on corals, I personally have never tried it. I would have been concerned about the acids in the lemon juice affecting something.. However, alternative solutions can be giving the aptasia a direct shot of Kalk.. Or better yet, picking up some Joes Juice at the LFS.

 

[Hara]

http://www.fantasyreef.com/viewtopic.php?t=569

 

[Brenden]

With dosing just one you will be fine. If dosing larger numbers it will affect PH since it is "acid".

 

[MT79]

IME aiptasias will scoff at lemon juice lol-even when injected w/ a needle. I've also tried Alk buffer w/ only temporary results in individuals. FWIW I've heard Joe's Juice will do the trick, but I have not tried it yet.

 

[afilter]

Thanks for all the help. The link was great Hara. Good point on the PH. So far I have only hit 3 in the main. The primary culprit in the polyp colony seems to have vanished.

I will plus up my pepermints by 3 this weekend. 1 in the fuge and 2 in the main. Unfortunately the copper band is not an option (even though I would love one) as I am already overstocked and I think my PBT would not allow it.