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Nuisance palys
Without removing rock, what is the best way to remove nuisance palys? I have a ton of them and they are starting to take over some of my rock.
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Pretty much anything that will kill your palys will make your water parameters go nuts. Even if the treatment is reef-safe, a bunch of melting palys will not be good for your water quality.
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Your going to either have to take the rock out or learn to love them:)
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majestic angel
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How many nuisance palys are we talking about here??
I removed some with ease, do this out of the tank.... I used tweezers and ripped them off... Depending on the paly some are easier than others. I had a zoa frag that had 8 green/brown palys mixed in. Ripped them off easily because they have a tough outer skin... Be sure to wear eye protection. If that doesn't work throw the paly rock in your sump or refuge and replace with new rock in the display... |
Probably close to 200 I want to get rid of.
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Ya take out your rocks. It will have babies everywhere else and will pop up again if you dont address it now.
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Lots of nonsense talk about palytoxin poisoning on here. I thought it was just a bunch of crap. Well I knocked a bunch of palys down over a month ago by scraping off with a paring knife. No gloves or any protection at all. Long story short, 10 mins after I was done I was extremely sick for 3 weeks. All my symptoms lead to palytoxin poisoning. So please be careful.
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It's always the ugliest ones that spread like the plague. Also more likely to cause issues with regards to toxins. Mine were a nasty brown green and I went nuts with a knife and tooth brush for an hour. The submerged arm was on fire for a week and I had sores that bled too. I think scrubbing and scraping with long gloves and eyewear might just work. I would do small patches each day and siphon out the junk if you can.
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