how to get rid of trash palys???

[mph84]

Hey guys/gals,

I have a ton of brown palys in a otherwise sps tank and a lot of them are right beside acro colonies. What, if any, is the safe way of killing these off before the swap to my new 210??? I've tried pulling them off with tweezers and that worked for about a week and then they seemed to reappear... SO like I said is there any "safe" way to rid myself of these???

Thanks in advance,

Mike

 

[porpoiseaquatics]

same way as killing aptasia.

 

[mph84]

filefish?? j/k people i know have used kalk paste but I'm scared doing that might whack the acros nearby. Has anyone used aptasia x on them?

 

[ripped tide]

Be careful regardless what method you use. There seems to be quite a few reefers that have been getting sick from palytoxin.

 

[mph84]

without a doubt!

 

[chris s]

mph84;805886 wrote: filefish?? j/k people i know have used kalk paste but I'm scared doing that might whack the acros nearby. Has anyone used aptasia x on them?

I've used aptasia x on teal palys near sps. It worked pretty well. Then I found Archolic's post about Reef Napalm. That stuff is effective. You do need to be a lot more careful with it. It turns into a thick glob when it hits water. If it lands on something you want to keep you have to blow it off. I keep a turkey baster handy for that. I use the aptasia x needle to place a drop in each paly and they melt in a day or two. They usually close up on the napalm and keep most of it inside. Just make a shield for the acros with a piece of thin plastic and nuke away. :firedevil:

 

[acroholic]

Reef Napalm. I used it to kill an entire colony of trash creme de menthe palys. The thing is to keep on it. You do a broad general kill, then every week or so after look and see if you can find any. Takes a while, and it is not that the Napalm doesn't kill what it lands on, but paly tissue can be in holes, on the underside of rocks, etc. If you have more than a couple, expect to have to get the ones that got away the first time.

Same stuff as in Aquavitro Balance (Sodium hydroxide, aka Lye), but a lot more concentrated.

 

[kf2008]

Acroholic;805942 wrote: Reef Napalm. I used it to kill an entire colony of trash creme de menthe palys. The thing is to keep on it. You do a broad general kill, then every week or so after look and see if you can find any. Takes a while, and it is not that the Napalm doesn't kill what it lands on, but paly tissue can be in holes, on the underside of rocks, etc. If you have more than a couple, expect to have to get the ones that got away the first time.

Same stuff as in Aquavitro Balance (Sodium hydroxide, aka Lye), but a lot more concentrated.

I need to try it. I have tons of green paly bought from lfs some time ago and it's growing like weeds. Tried aptasia x and it didn't work.

 

[acroholic]

kf2008;805962 wrote: I need to try it. I have tons of green paly bought from lfs some time ago and it's growing like weeds. Tried aptasia x and it didn't work.

Here's the link for the thread in which I talk about the use of Reef Napalm:

 

[jef4y]

Having sodium hydroxide on hand, I have used it several times on aiptasia. And Acroholic is right, whatever you kill MAY come back and need another round. I have a piece of aiptasia that is basically The Terminator. I've nuked it 3x and it still keeps coming back. And this lye is strong enough to peel your skin off, so I don't know that I can do any better than it (without going to a laser of course LOL)

 

[acroholic]

JeF4y;806074 wrote: Having sodium hydroxide on hand, I have used it several times on aiptasia. And Acroholic is right, whatever you kill MAY come back and need another round. I have a piece of aiptasia that is basically The Terminator. I've nuked it 3x and it still keeps coming back. And this lye is strong enough to peel your skin off, so I don't know that I can do any better than it (without going to a laser of course LOL)

Aiptasia rooted deep in rocks is hard to kill, even for the Napalm. Basically, if you don't get it all, including the foot, it will grow back. Not sure if a laser would get a foot deep in rock, as I've never used one.

When I use Napalm on an Aiptasia in rock, I usually try to inject a bunch in the hole they are in, but you never know if you got it all or not if they are in rock. That is why you need to monitor the tank for 2-3 weeks after you use it.

 

[mph84]

Thanks for the help guys. I'll try and gather some supplies and get to it!!