Epoxy didn't work for me when trying to protect my Setosa from my Red Planet. After removing tissue and cleaning the area with a toothbrush I laid down a border of epoxy.
Just over a month later I noticed my Setosa turning white where it was growing closer to the epoxy border. And I saw some Red Planet tissue with polyps on the other side. Somehow it had snuck through under the epoxy, or there was some tissue left there that was not killed when I laid down the epoxy.
I removed the epoxy, and the rock was white underneath where the epoxy was tight. But the rock was not totally smooth, and where there were cracks, the Red Planet survived and grew through to the other side.
So, I guess a lot depends on how smooth your rock is where you apply the epoxy.
On another part of my tank, I have seen a Sunrise Monti do the same thing, and sneak under an epoxy border.
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