Recent content by jhunt269

Wow!! You guys are really getting into this! Thanks for all the great ideas. I just plan to use the laser to kill one aiptasia at a time. I don't want to have my arm in the tank for more than a minute at a time since I will be standing on a step ladder and leaning over into the tank. Also, a...

Hi All, Thanks for the great advise and some interesting ideas for sure! As far as putting a laser in a project box... There is not much room to manuver around in the fish tank. The many many pest aiptasia that I'm trying to kill are in some tight locations, so something about the size of a...

Yes it does work very well. There are several video posted on youtube. Here are some links. Marine Aquarists Laser Series - Aiptasia - YouTube Aiptasia Laser Kill - YouTube They say the higher the power that quicker the vaporizing of the anemone. Also, they suggest turning off all the pumps...

Yes, I will have to use it inside the tank, because some of the critters are towards the back of the tank and others are at different angles that would be impossible to hit from outside the tank.

Ha ha, yes I realized that after I posted. I meant 1.5 watt / 1500mw. Needs to be powerful enough to burn aiptasia in a fish tank.

Hi all, I'm not a laser guy. I'm a saltwater aquarium guy and an looking to get a 1.5mw or higher 445nm laser to burn up some aquarium pests. Rather than send money to China, I was hoping someone could build me something. I'm looking for something waterproof for under $200 bucks. Can anyone...