can i dip base of candy cane coral in boiling water?

DMK · 01/16/2006, 06:10 PM

i found a few colonial hydroids the other day. i removed LR that they were on and boiled for a bit. only ones i see left are on base of candy cane which was next to those rocks. i tried injecting them w/ syringe filled w/ boiling water and kalk. i killed some but cannot get others deep in base of coral. can i dip just the base , NOT polyps in boing water to kill the remainder?

minimalist · 01/16/2006, 06:17 PM

You could use a chisel to remove them.

DMK · 01/16/2006, 06:34 PM

why use a chisel when i van just use a razer???
- anyone know if i can dip it???

iaJim · 01/16/2006, 06:36 PM

I wouldn't. Heat transfers pretty quickly, and steam rises.

01/16/2006, 06:10 PM	#1
DMK Registered Member Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: central NJ Posts: 2,494	can i dip base of candy cane coral in boiling water? i found a few colonial hydroids the other day. i removed LR that they were on and boiled for a bit. only ones i see left are on base of candy cane which was next to those rocks. i tried injecting them w/ syringe filled w/ boiling water and kalk. i killed some but cannot get others deep in base of coral. can i dip just the base , NOT polyps in boing water to kill the remainder?

01/16/2006, 06:17 PM	#2
minimalist Registered Member Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Herndon, VA Posts: 506	You could use a chisel to remove them.

01/16/2006, 06:34 PM	#3
DMK Registered Member Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: central NJ Posts: 2,494	why use a chisel when i van just use a razer??? - anyone know if i can dip it???

01/16/2006, 06:36 PM	#4
iaJim Registered Member Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: south central Iowa Posts: 590	I wouldn't. Heat transfers pretty quickly, and steam rises.