palythoas that are unwanted...

djroxy · 12/27/2012, 12:46 PM

ive been around reefkeeping for 20 years, and always learning new things.. but i have a few experiences myself that might be helpful to others. i would like to become active with reef central....for openers, i was reading several blogs regarding Palythoas taking over rocks and becoming bothersome...they are toxic and could cause problems for the tank and yourself....BUT, there is a very easy way to keep them under control and not have the results affect your tank at all....Palys cant handle mag and calc salt, hence, aiptasiaX !!! yes, thats what AiptasiaX consists of.....Just load up the vile and when the palys are open squirt their face and they will injest the X, shrivel up and disappear within 2 hours! 100% guaranteed....no harm whatsoever to your water etc.

bnumair · 12/27/2012, 03:05 PM

welcome to RC and thanks for sharing.
AiptasiaX or kalk paste or in some cases super glue or epoxy can all do the job.

garydan · 12/27/2012, 05:09 PM

I tried using Joe's Juice and had moderate success, ~75% of the ones I treated disappeared. I only treated ~10 though. As you stated they are toxic, so I assumed that if I were to kill too many at one time, their deaths could negativly impact other inhabitants. Any experience with killing large amounts at once? I'm thinking it's safest to kill a few every few days, let the toxins dispurse (hopefully get skimmed out), and then kill a few more.

blue98ls1 · 12/27/2012, 07:12 PM

Very cool to know! I have a few palys that have made their way onto other rocks that I did not want them on. I'll have to give this a try.

a.browning · 12/27/2012, 07:42 PM

I have always been very successful using kalk paste on the problem polyps.

chris s · 12/27/2012, 09:27 PM

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Originally Posted by garydan

I tried using Joe's Juice and had moderate success, ~75% of the ones I treated disappeared. I only treated ~10 though. As you stated they are toxic, so I assumed that if I were to kill too many at one time, their deaths could negativly impact other inhabitants. Any experience with killing large amounts at once? I'm thinking it's safest to kill a few every few days, let the toxins dispurse (hopefully get skimmed out), and then kill a few more.

I usually use a sodium hydroxide solution. My kill rate is 95% + after one application. In my 120 I went a little overboard once and nuked close to 50 teal palys. Woke up to a bleached monti plate.

It never recovered but there were no other losses. From that day on I limit my kill to about 20-25 palys at a time. I then wait several days to let the skimmer and carbon remove anything that was released. I haven't had a problem since. I tested my water when I found the bleached monti and all parameters were normal so I guess it was toxin from the palys that caused the bleaching.

SantaMonica · 12/27/2012, 10:01 PM

Yes you have to watch the kalk... the high pH can float downstream and hit other corals. Might be a good idea to turn off pumps first.

12/27/2012, 12:46 PM	#1
djroxy Registered Member Join Date: Mar 2012 Location: so calif... Posts: 7	palythoas that are unwanted... ive been around reefkeeping for 20 years, and always learning new things.. but i have a few experiences myself that might be helpful to others. i would like to become active with reef central....for openers, i was reading several blogs regarding Palythoas taking over rocks and becoming bothersome...they are toxic and could cause problems for the tank and yourself....BUT, there is a very easy way to keep them under control and not have the results affect your tank at all....Palys cant handle mag and calc salt, hence, aiptasiaX !!! yes, thats what AiptasiaX consists of.....Just load up the vile and when the palys are open squirt their face and they will injest the X, shrivel up and disappear within 2 hours! 100% guaranteed....no harm whatsoever to your water etc.

12/27/2012, 03:05 PM	#2
bnumair Dr. Reef at ur service Join Date: May 2009 Location: Tulsa, Ok, USA Posts: 7,751 Blog Entries: 15	welcome to RC and thanks for sharing. AiptasiaX or kalk paste or in some cases super glue or epoxy can all do the job. __________________ Water Quality: NO3 0,Phos 0,Cal 440,Alk 7.5,Mag 1300 "Reef Fast, You Crash, Reef Slow, You Pass" Mike's Reef 3:16 Current Tank Info: 350g DT,95g sump, 50g Frag tank, 4800gph return 4x Sea swirls. 6x AI Vega Color. 200# Pukani rock, dual recirculating skimmer, Biopellet, GFO Carbon rx's, Cal rx. Closed loop. 1.5hp chiller, genesis renew. Apex & RKE

12/27/2012, 07:42 PM	#5
a.browning Registered Member Join Date: Jun 2010 Location: Columbus, Ohio Posts: 975	I have always been very successful using kalk paste on the problem polyps. __________________ 75 SPS, 80 & 45 Frag Tank, 40B Leather Tank

12/27/2012, 10:01 PM	#7
SantaMonica Registered Member Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Santa Monica, California, USA Posts: 2,511	Yes you have to watch the kalk... the high pH can float downstream and hit other corals. Might be a good idea to turn off pumps first. __________________ Inventor of the easy-to-DIY upflow scrubber, and also the waterfall scrubber that everyone loves to build: http://www.reefcentral.com/forums/showthread.php?t=1424843

12/27/2012, 05:09 PM	#3
garydan Registered Member Join Date: Dec 2009 Posts: 180	I tried using Joe's Juice and had moderate success, ~75% of the ones I treated disappeared. I only treated ~10 though. As you stated they are toxic, so I assumed that if I were to kill too many at one time, their deaths could negativly impact other inhabitants. Any experience with killing large amounts at once? I'm thinking it's safest to kill a few every few days, let the toxins dispurse (hopefully get skimmed out), and then kill a few more.

12/27/2012, 07:12 PM	#4
blue98ls1 Registered Member Join Date: Oct 2011 Location: Central Ohio Posts: 101	Very cool to know! I have a few palys that have made their way onto other rocks that I did not want them on. I'll have to give this a try.