Removing palys

[sumant19]

Looking for some ideas about removing ice blue palys from a rock.. what makes it complicated is that the rock also has everlasting gobstopper zoas which I do not want to harm. So bleach, drying out in sun etc are out of question

I’m afraid if I don’t do anything then the ice blues will take over..

I’m thinking one of two- either using aiptasia-x or manually remove them with a tweezer.. any more suggestions?

 

[Aros]

I find tweezers work best. Turn off your flow and start peeling away. Take out as much of the stuff and possible and then run some carbon. Never had issues.


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[sumant19]

I will wear gloves and eye protection.. but are ice blue palys toxic? How scared should I be?

 

[kgstei]

Is removing the Rock and breaking the paly's off a possibility? Palytoxin is no joke I would be careful. Ripping them off the rock seems like a good way to release the toxins into your tank and Air if the ice blue paly's are toxic which I don't know

 

[Tvpham93]

@dz6t can tell you if there is any

 

[sumant19]

Here’s the photo of the rock

 

[dz6t]

Those paly are toxic, the best way to remove them is to replace the rock.


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[sumant19]

Those paly are toxic, the best way to remove them is to replace the rock.


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Arghhh that’s a bummer.. thanks for the info though..

 

[CAPSLOCK]

Can you chisel a few chunks of the zoas off to rescue them?

 

[Bandit13]

+1 to removing the rock and chip of the palys or zoas if you can. Or just sell/traded rock, Ive tried pulling a few and then dont come off rock cleanly, they kinda rip apart, ended up selling/chipping

 

[Tvpham93]

Here’s the photo of the rock

Those don't look like everlasting gobstoppers zoas btw, to me atleast.

 

[sumant19]

Those don't look like everlasting gobstoppers zoas btw, to me atleast.

I may have mixed up the name.. not very good at tracking the names . any idea what they are called?

 

[sumant19]

+1 to removing the rock and chip of the palys or zoas if you can. Or just sell/traded rock, Ive tried pulling a few and then dont come off rock cleanly, they kinda rip apart, ended up selling/chipping

Thanks! will try to chisel

 

[Matt Kiely]

Id b interested in some of those palys if u wanted to trade

 

[CrypticLifeStyle]

Scalpel, gloves, goggles.

 

[GobyWanKenobie]

I've had good luck getting rid of things by covering them with WaterWeld for a week or two.

 

[Tvpham93]

I may have mixed up the name.. not very good at tracking the names . any idea what they are called?

Looks like alpha omega zoas

 

[Joe Rice]

Those paly are toxic, the best way to remove them is to replace the rock.

How about the green "venus fly trap" palys? Think they're toxic too?

 

[dz6t]

No they are not