Palytoxin

[Icewing726]

Couple of questions on this after a store sent me a paly instead of a zoa.
1) can this nuke my tank? (I run carbon)
2) can this go airborne?

 

[hkgar]

There is no problem having them in the tank.. They will not nuke it. It is you that they can "nuke". Use the utmost care when handling them. I am one who was poisoned.

http://reefcentral.com/forums/showthread.php?t=2515630

 

[nereefpat]

Couple of questions on this after a store sent me a paly instead of a zoa.
1) can this nuke my tank? (I run carbon)
2) can this go airborne?

1) No
2) Yes, if scrubbed at with a brush, or fragged etc. Use PPE when handling.

 

[Icewing726]

Sounds good, I'll probably let this one grow in peace off to the side.

 

[billdogg]

There is no problem having them in the tank.. They will not nuke it. It is you that they can "nuke". Use the utmost care when handling them. I am one who was poisoned.

http://reefcentral.com/forums/showthread.php?t=2515630

I'm one of the "lucky" ones as well. Be careful because they can easily spread throughout your tank. That's how I ended up like this:

 

[hkgar]

Palytoxin is a multifaceted attacker. It can get you thru the skin, as with Billdogg, squirt you in the eye or you inhale it. I inhaled it. When EMT's arrived all vital signs were in the red.

 

[rvareef]

Couple of questions on this after a store sent me a paly instead of a zoa.
1) can this nuke my tank? (I run carbon)
2) can this go airborne?

post a pic of the coral