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Post by maineultraclassic on Sept 10, 2014 6:42:47 GMT -5
I have a rock in my tank that is being taken over by Orange Zoas, and I need to stop their advance.
Is there a way to get them off the rock safely?
Or is there something I can put on the rock to stop the advance, and maybe kill off a few?
Of course it's a bottom rock in my formation, so removing it really isn't an option. I've thought about removing it and finding a replacement, then I could sell/trade the rock.
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Post by jasonandsarah on Sept 10, 2014 6:57:54 GMT -5
Think you could get in there with a chisel and just scape a thin layer of rock from underneath some of them? Live rock normally breaks relatively easy so that's what I normally do. Frag them up instead of covering them and killing them.
Not really great for you tank to kill them inside it, there gonna release some nasties. But you could cover with super glue or epoxy.
Anyway to do what you said and switcheroo?
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Post by scoobnoob on Sept 10, 2014 7:19:09 GMT -5
Cut the piece of rock with a dremel glue to frag plugs and list them in the livestock board!
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Post by maineultraclassic on Sept 10, 2014 7:27:03 GMT -5
The rock must have over 100 heads on it, and expanding to a second rock.
I'm going to have to see about getting it out, and I'll find a replacement rock to fill it's spot.
It looks great, but it's going to take over everything if I don't stop it now.
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Post by maineultraclassic on Sept 10, 2014 7:30:52 GMT -5
 Good size piece of rock, and it's spreading to the one on top of it. |
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Post by ryansweatt2004 on Sept 10, 2014 7:53:42 GMT -5
Chip and chisel them off with bits of rock using bone cutters.
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Post by gotareef on Sept 10, 2014 8:16:53 GMT -5
I use heavy duty toe nail cutters (almost the same as bone cutters) or tile saw...
I had the same problem with my lunar eclipse palys, they took over.
with tile saw after you cut rock hit it with a propane torch the rock will "fix" iself so no more flat spot
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Post by jasonandsarah on Sept 10, 2014 8:17:07 GMT -5
Good size piece of rock, and it's spreading to the one on top of it. What are those? |
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Post by maineultraclassic on Sept 10, 2014 8:19:19 GMT -5
The fancy name, I have no idea.
I believe I got them from gotareef about 3 years ago, started out as a small frag and recently have gone crazy.
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Post by gotareef on Sept 10, 2014 8:36:44 GMT -5
lunar eclipse I used to have about 1/2 my tank covered in them. the only way I was able to get rid of them is when my 800w heater shorted and electrocuted them
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Post by Lance on Sept 10, 2014 12:30:31 GMT -5
Aiptasia X. Target kills them. I use it to control my Jasmine polyp as well.
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Post by maineultraclassic on Sept 10, 2014 14:05:29 GMT -5
I'm going to look for a new rock about the same size, and swap it out.
Once I have it out of the tank, I can get to work fragging them up.
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Post by jess on Sept 12, 2014 10:14:00 GMT -5
I just use a big a** razor and shave them off with a bit of the rock. Run carbon to clean up any nasties they may release
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Post by oceangirl2009 on Sept 12, 2014 12:47:23 GMT -5
Just be careful, wear gloves and eye protection, palytoxin is no joke!
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Post by maineultraclassic on Sept 12, 2014 19:44:45 GMT -5
I'm hitting a few stores this weekend, I'll be rock shopping.........1 nicely shaped rock, that will fit my formation so I don't have to tear everything apart(hopefully).
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