can i dip base of candy cane coral in boiling water?

[DMK]

i found a few colonial hydroids the other day. i removed LR that they were on and boiled for a bit. only ones i see left are on base of candy cane which was next to those rocks. i tried injecting them w/ syringe filled w/ boiling water and kalk. i killed some but cannot get others deep in base of coral. can i dip just the base , NOT polyps in boing water to kill the remainder?

 

[minimalist]

You could use a chisel to remove them.

 

[DMK]

why use a chisel when i van just use a razer???
- anyone know if i can dip it???

 

[iaJim]

I wouldn't. Heat transfers pretty quickly, and steam rises.