How to rid rock of nuiscance palys

[Fishcrazy06]

What is the best way to rid my rockwork of nuiscance palys that are over taking my tank. Some of the rocks are small/medium sized so them can easily be removed. Couple other ones are fairly large. Any and all ideas/suggestions are welcome.

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[rogersb]

Frag frag frag. I had some on a football sized rock and I ended up taking the rock to a store for credit. I have some GSP that I will be putting putty over and smothering them.

 

[gordonj1]

Cut them out with a scalpel and sell them. Someone might like them. I never approve of deliberately killing non pest corals...........

 

[gordonj1]

Theyare doing what thy are meant to in the wild by covering a rock.

 

[MUCHO REEF]

What is the best way to rid my rockwork of nuiscance palys that are over taking my tank. Some of the rocks are small/medium sized so them can easily be removed. Couple other ones are fairly large. Any and all ideas/suggestions are welcome.

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Hello Fish, your issue is a very easy one to solve. It would be even easier if you can share a detailed FTS and a macro pic of the areas in question. I agree with all of the suggestions thus far with the exception of killing the GSP.

I don't consider any palythoa to be a nuisance simply because it is doing what it is innately predepossed to do, grow and flourish/propagate. Fragging if just a few polyps is an option, or removing the entire rocks for sale or trade. There's another option providing you can provide a picture. Whatever you decide, please do not opt to kill perfectly healthy polyps.

I would also suggest this link below and why I feel spacing is so important and yet never discussed. I see tons of frag tanks loaded with tiny frags all placed with totally improper spacing. If and when those frags ever begin to grow as your polyps have, they will have issues they never dreamed of.

http://www.reefcentral.com/forums/showthread.php?t=1502607&highlight=spacing

Good luck my friend.


MUCHO REEF

 

[gordonj1]

Hello Fish, your issue is a very easy one to solve. It would be even easier if you can share a detailed FTS and a macro pic of the areas in question. I agree with all of the suggestions thus far with the exception of killing the GSP.

I don't consider any palythoa to be a nuisance simply because it is doing what it is innately predepossed to do, grow and flourish/propagate. Fragging if just a few polyps is an option, or removing the entire rocks for sale or trade. There's another option providing you can provide a picture. Whatever you decide, please do not opt to kill perfectly healthy polyps.

I would also suggest this link below and why I feel spacing is so important and yet never discussed. I see tons of frag tanks loaded with tiny frags all placed with totally improper spacing. If and when those frags ever begin to grow as your polyps have, they will have issues they never dreamed of.

http://www.reefcentral.com/forums/showthread.php?t=1502607&highlight=spacing

Good luck my friend.


MUCHO REEF

I agree with Mucho 100%

Remember every coral we frag and distribute is one less harvested from the ocean. Please respect these animals and realize this is not something you can just kill and throw away. I would never do something like that. if you don't have a Lfs near you or have no one to take them, I will pay for you to ship it to me and I will use them in my research project here at the university. Pm me if interested. Photos help.