Palythoa Eradication?

Salamander

Salamander

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Anyone have good recommendations on how to kill some palythoa? They're more resilient than any aiptasia.

I've been injecting them with kalk about once a week but they recover quick! I can't remove the rock so I need an in-tank solution.

They were one of my first corals about 7 years ago but some are now taking over a huge rock that is prime real estate for some more SPS.

Thanks!
 
Im following along on this one, I am in the same situation and have pondered on getting a cr@p load of sundial snails to take them out. Or selling them to people as angel food.
 
You could try blasting them with boiling water (turkey baster) or look for some zoa nudis (will take out other zoas though).


Run carbon in case they release palytoxin in the water.
 
give them a name like 'super duper double chocolate eyelashes' and charge $30 a polyp.
people will voluntarily pay you to let them remove them from the tank for you... :p
 
<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=14917998#post14917998 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by RicksReefs
give them a name like 'super duper double chocolate eyelashes' and charge $30 a polyp.
people will voluntarily pay you to let them remove them from the tank for you... :p
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:lol: You never know in todays "name gimmick" market, good solid idea Rick!
 
my Galaxea stings them that they stopped spraeding. yuo can see the burn effect on the polyps on the edge.
 
Good luck. There have been several thread lately on this subject with no solution.

I personally have tried Joe's Juice, Lemon juice, vinegar, Pickling lime, Kalk, NaOH, and some other Aptasia remedy without success.

I have learned: 1. If they are ugly and brown they grow like weeds. 2. If they are beautiful they might morph in to number one.

Rick
 
i trim them with a razor or coral cutters. they release a cloud when cut but i havent seen it affect any of my other coral.
 
<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=14921461#post14921461 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by BrassMonkey
i trim them with a razor or coral cutters. they release a cloud when cut but i havent seen it affect any of my other coral.
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The problem is if you leave any trace they will be back!!
 
What if you just cut where you wanted them gone and putty'd over that so they don't come back? Or putty another small piece of rock over that spot so you don't have to look at the putty?
 
Wow! Bleach. That's too daring for me to try.

I've tried most if not all aiptasia tricks and no luck. Sounds like I'm almost out of luck.

At least they're a decent bright green color.

If I can find the right tool I might try to cut/chip the top of the rock off. Its just a large area and my 8" bone cutters probably wouldn't work too well. If I find the solution I'll let y'all know.
 
A chisel could work. I just worry about tapping on it too much and damaging the tank. I'll have to see how hard the rock is. It's a pretty porous rock too so some of the palys are attached deep in some holes.
 
Salamander, I'm in the same boat as you. I thought about taking a razor blade and skimming the surface of the rock and get as much of the Palys as I can. I was jsut worried about palytoxin being released into the water column.

I think I'm going to do this. I'll just take a small patch out every day until they are gone.
 
run plenty of carbon if your cutting proto's.
If your going to use a chisel, you shouldn't need to use a hammer and I wouldn't recommend doing it in the tank as you just may pop the tank.

carbonate rock is pretty soft and you should be able to just wiggle it into the rock and under the zoas.
practice on a spare rock first and be careful on where the blade may go if it gets away from you.
putting a sharp chisel thru your leg with paly toxin on it may ruin the rest of your day.
 
I tried the bleach and it didn't work. May have been old bleach. I use hemostats to pull them off the rocks. Do your best to get the bases of the polyps or they'll be back.
 
<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=14924686#post14924686 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by RicksReefs

a sharp chisel thru your leg with paly toxin on it may ruin the rest of your day.
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I can see how that could be bad!


Whatever I do will have to be in the tank unfortunately. The rock is huge, supports a few other large rocks and there all covered in SPS that I think would be fragged beyond belief if I tried to pull everything out.

I'll try the chisel this weekend and see how it works.
 
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