Texas Trash Paly Is the devil!

darb85 · 11/23/2009, 04:06 AM

Ive been trying to rid my system of this paly for 6 months. Its not going that well. Ive gotten most of it, but it just keeps coming back. I Kalk out small sections. A new Paly shows up across the tank.

If someone offers you this, even if its free. RUN!!!! I bought a cool rock of it for 10 bucks and well, I regret it. It torpedoed my 29 Biocube when I tried to trim it back and ****ed it off.

Trust me.

its a large brown with a blueish center paly, kinda cool redish color under some light. but it grows like a weed. I started with about 40 Polyps, and within 5 months had close to 200. It spreads like wild fire and is amazingly toxic.

dont do it. really. youll regret it. I do.

jenjen · 11/23/2009, 11:23 PM

Any pics?

darb85 · 12/01/2009, 07:58 PM

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Originally Posted by jenjen

Any pics?

Ill get some in a bit. at least try. im still trying to kill it.

leafeater · 12/01/2009, 08:08 PM

whoa coralocide.

glenns · 12/01/2009, 08:24 PM

I know the stuff. It was over taking my tank. Then I broke down the tank to replace the DT and sump. Had a bunch of rock with TX Trash and Green Ricordia. All the Ricordia is dead and tank had huge Ammonia spike. Guess what's still ticking?

darb85 · 12/01/2009, 08:27 PM

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Originally Posted by glenns

I know the stuff. It was over taking my tank. Then I broke down the tank to replace the DT and sump. Had a bunch of rock with TX Trash and Green Ricordia. All the Ricordia is dead and tank had huge Ammonia spike. Guess what's still ticking?

yup, same here. im slowly taking it out with Kalk Paste, but its slow going.

donk228 · 12/01/2009, 08:30 PM

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Originally Posted by darb85

its a large brown with a blueish center paly, kinda cool redish color under some light.

I'd love to see some pics, too. I'm battling some GSP by coating the mat with kalk paste, which kills anything it touches. Unfortunately, what isn't touched by the paste tends to fall off and float around until it re-attaches somewhere else.

Good luck!

11/23/2009, 04:06 AM	#1
darb85 Registered Member Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Somewhere not in cyberspace Posts: 428	Texas Trash Paly Is the devil! Ive been trying to rid my system of this paly for 6 months. Its not going that well. Ive gotten most of it, but it just keeps coming back. I Kalk out small sections. A new Paly shows up across the tank. If someone offers you this, even if its free. RUN!!!! I bought a cool rock of it for 10 bucks and well, I regret it. It torpedoed my 29 Biocube when I tried to trim it back and ****ed it off. Trust me. its a large brown with a blueish center paly, kinda cool redish color under some light. but it grows like a weed. I started with about 40 Polyps, and within 5 months had close to 200. It spreads like wild fire and is amazingly toxic. dont do it. really. youll regret it. I do.

11/23/2009, 11:23 PM	#2
jenjen Registered Member Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Langley BC, Canada Posts: 1,710	Any pics? __________________ "Challenges forge the greatness in you" Current Tank Info: 180gal softy reef (Apr '09)

12/01/2009, 08:24 PM	#5
glenns Registered Member Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Fort Worth, TX Posts: 623	I know the stuff. It was over taking my tank. Then I broke down the tank to replace the DT and sump. Had a bunch of rock with TX Trash and Green Ricordia. All the Ricordia is dead and tank had huge Ammonia spike. Guess what's still ticking? __________________ Glenn Current Tank Info: 90G w/20L Sump/Refugium, 6 T5 lights @54W ea., Reef Octopus EXT-PS-120, DSB/LR ,SPS, Derasa, GBTA, Zoo's, Fish, Inverts.

12/01/2009, 08:08 PM	#4
leafeater Registered Member Join Date: Nov 2009 Posts: 47	whoa coralocide.