Palythoa Eradication?
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timnem70
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No fluke. Its the only way I know how without completely disturbing them and risking a toxic out break. The best way to kill them other than AptasiaX is to remove the sand. They are comprised primarily of it, at least the What the call Texas Trash Palys. Greenish blue, stings the **** outta nearly everything aroumd them and multiply like rabbits.... Yep those guys. I put a rock with them all over the bottom into my BB leather tank and they shrivled up over time. I have a clump of them I can't figure out what to do with. They suck.
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No fluke. Its the only way I know how without completely disturbing them and risking a toxic out break. The best way to kill them other than AptasiaX is to remove the sand. They are comprised primarily of it, at least the What the call Texas Trash Palys. Greenish blue, stings the **** outta nearly everything aroumd them and multiply like rabbits.... Yep those guys. I put a rock with them all over the bottom into my BB leather tank and they shrivled up over time. I have a clump of them I can't figure out what to do with. They suck.
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I assume he got the problem taken care of at some point over the last decade.
billdogg
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^^^This^^^
No time in the hospital other than the trip to the urgent care, but it did cost me a week off work.
I would suggest long gloves and eye protection when you remove the rock, wrap it in a couple trash bags and put it in the trash. I'll never have another in any tank I own.
Pretty, aren't they?
Until they become this
And then they do this
jm.02
Hi Gary, Yes very aware!
My friend gave me the tank and it was covered in Palyps......I had a few liight cuts on my hands, they went very sore and every bone in my body ached for days after and I had flu like symptoms...I had no idea of the Toxins.
My tank now is mainly SPS and a few LPS which my wifie loves! I have a Regal Angel who leaves them alone and a Mimic Filefish who are both model citizens! I managed to blag some Sundial snails a year ago that my supplier got in. He forget to tell me they were in stock and left in a bag....3 survived in the 27 total and these 3 have made a steady job of holding the infestation back. But the Palyps are a bit like killing a White Walker on GOT!!!
My friend gave me the tank and it was covered in Palyps......I had a few liight cuts on my hands, they went very sore and every bone in my body ached for days after and I had flu like symptoms...I had no idea of the Toxins.
My tank now is mainly SPS and a few LPS which my wifie loves! I have a Regal Angel who leaves them alone and a Mimic Filefish who are both model citizens! I managed to blag some Sundial snails a year ago that my supplier got in. He forget to tell me they were in stock and left in a bag....3 survived in the 27 total and these 3 have made a steady job of holding the infestation back. But the Palyps are a bit like killing a White Walker on GOT!!!
Dozerman2004
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I have a 180g reef with tons of sps and lps growing all over the place. Tank is close to 10 years old so you can imagine how large some of the corals are. I am seriously considering tearing it apart to remove the Palys that I put it years ago in my ignorance. I have used kalk paste, vinegar, and even epoxied over them. All of those treatments work... to a point. But the infestation is so extensive that for every bunch I remove another batch pops up. It really is a losing battle.
I'm not liking the idea of removing all the coral and rock from my tank, but I don't see another option at this point....
I'm not liking the idea of removing all the coral and rock from my tank, but I don't see another option at this point....
Dozerman2004
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I thought briefly about that, but I wouldn't wish these nasty £×@&=4$ on anyone!
ThRoewer
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If you know an LFS who imports directly ask them to let you pick over their newly imported zoa rocks to harvest some of the zoa eating snails and nudibranches that often come with them.
If you find some just put them on the zoas in your tank and let them do their part.
Alternatively you could also ask here in the zoa subforum if someone who has a zoa eating nudibranch infestation is willing to ship you some of them.
I had them in the past and they eliminate zoas quickly.
It's the same approach as with Berghia against Aptasia.
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If you find some just put them on the zoas in your tank and let them do their part.
Alternatively you could also ask here in the zoa subforum if someone who has a zoa eating nudibranch infestation is willing to ship you some of them.
I had them in the past and they eliminate zoas quickly.
It's the same approach as with Berghia against Aptasia.
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Dozerman2004
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Interesting idea, I do have some zoas that I want to keep though... Not sure they would listen when I tell them to eat "these" and not "those"
