clove polyps

gcsupt · 01/31/2012, 10:48 AM

I have got a nasty, bad, case of clove polyp. A visit to the local lfs picked up a small frag and now the damn things are out of control. anyone now how to get rid of the little purple monsters?

allsps40 · 01/31/2012, 10:50 AM

Cover them in kalk paste (kalk mixed with a little RODI). Be sure to turn off all pumps or the kalk paste will get blown where you dont want it. Let is sit on the polyps for about 5 min then siphon it off. That should kill them.

cloak · 01/31/2012, 12:47 PM

Smothering them with some epoxy is another option. Just flatten it out and then lay it down like a blanket over the clove polyps. Make sure the edges are pressed down.

01/31/2012, 10:48 AM	#1
gcsupt Registered Member Join Date: Jan 2011 Posts: 22	clove polyps I have got a nasty, bad, case of clove polyp. A visit to the local lfs picked up a small frag and now the damn things are out of control. anyone now how to get rid of the little purple monsters?

01/31/2012, 10:50 AM	#2
allsps40 Registered Member Join Date: Aug 2010 Location: Arizona Posts: 4,627	Cover them in kalk paste (kalk mixed with a little RODI). Be sure to turn off all pumps or the kalk paste will get blown where you dont want it. Let is sit on the polyps for about 5 min then siphon it off. That should kill them. __________________ __________ Current Tank Info: Past reef tanks: 20H softy, 29G mixed reef, 55G mixed reef, 40B sps dominant mixed reef and 75G sps dominant mixed reef. No tank currently

01/31/2012, 12:47 PM	#3
cloak Moved On Join Date: Jul 2000 Location: Stockton, CA Posts: 14,854	Smothering them with some epoxy is another option. Just flatten it out and then lay it down like a blanket over the clove polyps. Make sure the edges are pressed down.