|
|
|
11/28/2009, 10:48 AM
|
#1 |
|
Registered Member
Join Date: Jan 2008
Location: greeley colorado
Posts: 55
|
Colony polyps taking over
I introduced colony polyps to my tank about 1.5 years ago and they have since been thriving. They have spread to about 8x their original coverage. I'm beginning to be concerned that they are going to take over my entire reef.
So my question is how can I control them spreading? And can I "prune" the existing by just pulling them off the rock?
__________________
"Do or do not.... There is no try" Current Tank Info: 75g up for 5 years. 100lbs of LR. 48" nova extreme pro t-5, 1 blue tang, 1 OC clown, 1 foxface, 1 coral beauty angel, 1 bi-color blenny, 1 red dragonet, 1 green mandarin |
|
|
|
11/28/2009, 12:38 PM
|
#2 |
|
Registered Member
Join Date: Mar 2008
Location: Green Bay
Posts: 782
|
They will eventually cover all your rock if they're happy. You can keep them away from other stuff by separating your rock so they can't spread further. If this isn't possible, you can certainly prune them. Use a sharp blade and remove at the base without damaging the polyps, then mount the cuttings and trade or sell them...
__________________
1000 gallons of liability Current Tank Info: 1000 gallon total system volume - 260g mixed reef - Fish room: 270g fiberglass grow out tank, 150g LPS cube, 150g sump, 150g 'fuge, remote DSB frag tub + 14g nano |
|
|
|
 |
|
|
