Safely Removing Palys

[acraddock]

Does anyone have any tips on how to safely remove palys from a rock? I am wanting to get rid of them to make room for other things but I am worried about palytoxin.

 

[Adam]

https://ornamentalfish.org/wp-content/uploads/OATA-palytoxin-guidance-to-marine-reef-aquarists_April-2018.pdf

 

[hzheng33]

if that's the only coral on that rock, i would go ahead and take it out/bleach it under the sun in an open area. soak it for a day or so and then scrub it down.

 

[sharis100]

If you want to remove them manually, do it outside in well ventilated area, where eye protection and fax protection and gloves. Use dental picks to remove a scrape. Watch Inappropriate Reefer do this ok multiple videos on line. If you don’t want to save rock, remove and carefully wrap and dispose of so as not to injure anyone else with the toxins.