How do you trim back your zoa population?

[itsamyheff]

I have a lot of pink colored zoas I need to cut back on. They are on a large rock that would take a good bit of reaquascaping to get it out and back in. They a suffocating a sps colony and growing up the back glass. I can razor blade the glass. How do you remove them from a rock in the tank?

 

[crewdawg1981]

If its just a few... ya could reef napalm em too. Just throwin it out there.

 

[joshainga]

if you just need to get rid of some i'll take some off your hands i work in hiram

 

[codsack]

Larry I'll swing by and steal the rock while your working. Problem solved brother.

 

[hud3339]

itsamyheff;653660 wrote: I have a lot of pink colored zoas I need to cut back on. They are on a large rock that would take a good bit of reaquascaping to get it out and back in. They a suffocating a sps colony and growing up the back glass. I can razor blade the glass. How do you remove them from a rock in the tank?

I can come and cut a few off ur hands

 

[grouper]

itsamyheff;653660 wrote: I have a lot of pink colored zoas I need to cut back on. They are on a large rock that would take a good bit of reaquascaping to get it out and back in. They a suffocating a sps colony and growing up the back glass. I can razor blade the glass. How do you remove them from a rock in the tank?

I'll take some off your hands.

 

[itsamyheff]

guys, these will be freebies once cut. I am trying to clean house a little bit. I will have nuke greens, and candy cane for sale for sure. Still deciding what I want to keep and what to get rid of. I don't want to butcher the pinks in the process. They are cool looking, just anuciance right now. I would say they cover a patch about 13"x8" in on spot and a 8"x8" in another. Thanks for the response.

 

[mapleredta]

Please remember zoas are very toxic when cut. Yall please make sure you're using proper safety methods while trimming them.

 

[itsamyheff]

mapleredta;653802 wrote: Please remember zoas are very toxic when cut. Yall please make sure you're using proper safety methods while trimming them.

That is why I am asking. How would you go about it?

 

[mapleredta]

itsamyheff;653843 wrote: That is why I am asking. How would you go about it?

Best course of protection would be a dust mask, eye protection and some rubber gloves.

 

[itsamyheff]

I got that with no problem. I was wanting to know a course of action as far as getting them off the rock as it is still in the tank. I have a water change ready to go just as soon as I am done. I don't want to take out things around them in the process (slim, toxins, and such). Safety is 1st and foremost. Forgot to mention thanks for the info.

 

[jef4y]

If you can do them out of the tank, use a bone-cutter and nip the rock away under the mat. You can try this IN the tank, but clearance for bone cutters is sometimes an issue.

 

[itsamyheff]

I tried that and clearance is definitely a problem. If I have to remove, I will. I just have a big job to do that. It is about 30lbs and long in shape. It is tucked under probable 15 smaller pieces with the corals anchored down all through out.