Getting rid of corals, how to?

**Osiris** · 08-05-2006, 11:34 PM

I have a large problem, a zoa that is just butt ugly, it's a large zoa and takes up alot of space, but the rock itself is like 10lbs at least. So i want to get rid of it, but there's also two of them big mushrooms on it that i want to keep, how do i kill off the zoa's?

Scuba Kid · 08-06-2006, 09:14 AM

i wanna see how butt ugly this zoa is. post a pic! lol

**Fishfirst** · 08-06-2006, 02:05 PM

I'm sure a saringe with some very hot water or some lemon juice would do the trick just like apitasia. Otherwise just turn the rock so the zoas are facing the back of the tank! hahah... oh or maybe attach some mushrooms over the top of them... mushrooms are pretty toxic to most things.

Fishnewb1 · 08-06-2006, 03:15 PM

or give them to me ill pay if they live.

leveldrummer · 08-06-2006, 05:09 PM

try detaching the shrooms with either a powerhead blasting on them, or just cut them loose, once off the rock, you can kill the zoo's anyway you feel nessesary, just dont loose the rock in the process.

flamingo · 08-06-2006, 05:42 PM

Mala post pics, if they're cool enough i'll take them lmao. Don't kill the suckers!

**Osiris** · 08-06-2006, 06:54 PM

Now the rock is just huge, biggest one i have, if there is a way to seperate it fromt he rock without killing it, im game but this thing is just a large colony that it takes up, would even be up for trading for just a plain LR chunk with you locals

leveldrummer · 08-06-2006, 07:01 PM

those arent zoo's, they are just polyps, yellow polyps, just not yellow, should color up though. try putting them under some less light. or move the shrooms like i mentioned before.

**Osiris** · 08-06-2006, 07:13 PM

Hmm i think i will try to seperate the mushrooms fromt he rock and do a joe's juice treatment to the polyps then keep it out of tank for a few days

Gump · 08-06-2006, 08:01 PM

use a round tip butter knife. and take there feet off. pretty simple to do and you can save most of the polyps.

flamingo · 08-14-2006, 01:44 PM

awww they're cool

harif87 · 08-14-2006, 01:48 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by MalawianPro

Hmm i think i will try to seperate the mushrooms fromt he rock and do a joe's juice treatment to the polyps then keep it out of tank for a few days

Just out of curiousity, does vinegar work? Ive never tried either of the 2 (JJ or vinegar) but thought it might be helpful to know...

mr.dark-saint · 08-14-2006, 06:02 PM

If you got some "Hammers", "Torch", or other stingers in your tank move them close to them and they'll do the job for you. If you wanna just kill them and keep the coraline algea alive I'd take a wire brush (small ones made with steel or stainless) and just brush them off in a bucket of marine water.

08-05-2006, 11:34 PM	#1
Osiris Super Moderator Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Wisconsin Age: 25 Posts: 3,817	Getting rid of corals, how to? I have a large problem, a zoa that is just butt ugly, it's a large zoa and takes up alot of space, but the rock itself is like 10lbs at least. So i want to get rid of it, but there's also two of them big mushrooms on it that i want to keep, how do i kill off the zoa's? __________________ Reality is for people who can't handle Science-Fiction

08-06-2006, 09:14 AM	#2
Scuba Kid Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: RI Age: 18 Posts: 4,225	i wanna see how butt ugly this zoa is. post a pic! lol __________________ Current setups: 1800 gallon koi pond, 10 gallon planted, 150 gallon reef, other FOWLR tanks

08-06-2006, 02:05 PM	#3
Fishfirst Fish Guru Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Northern Wisconsin Age: 24 Posts: 3,650 Blog Entries: 5	I'm sure a saringe with some very hot water or some lemon juice would do the trick just like apitasia. Otherwise just turn the rock so the zoas are facing the back of the tank! hahah... oh or maybe attach some mushrooms over the top of them... mushrooms are pretty toxic to most things. __________________ 210 Gal Reef w/ 55 Gallon Sump/Fuge, 125 Gal Fish Only, 65 Gal Seahorse-29 Gallon Sump, 55 Gal FOWLR, 54 Gal Corner FW Community, 20 Gal Nano FOWLR, 55 Gal Piranha, 29 gallon QT "All the yellow tangs and clownfish in the world can't save you now! hahahah" Peter from Family Guy

08-06-2006, 03:15 PM	#4
Fishnewb1 Future Marine Biologist Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Illinois Posts: 394	or give them to me ill pay if they live. __________________ 55g Reef 16g of water.

08-06-2006, 05:09 PM	#5
leveldrummer something like a pimp Join Date: May 2005 Location: atlanta Age: 29 Posts: 1,931	try detaching the shrooms with either a powerhead blasting on them, or just cut them loose, once off the rock, you can kill the zoo's anyway you feel nessesary, just dont loose the rock in the process. __________________ The meek shall inherit the Earth. Big deal. By the time they get it the rest of us will have messed it all up.

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08-06-2006, 05:42 PM	#6
flamingo One Word: Croutons. Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: Wisconsin Age: 17 Posts: 1,878	Mala post pics, if they're cool enough i'll take them lmao. Don't kill the suckers! __________________ I'm still around from time to time. If you'd like to chat, send me a pm and i'll tell you where to contact me

08-06-2006, 06:54 PM	#7
Osiris Super Moderator Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Wisconsin Age: 25 Posts: 3,817	Now the rock is just huge, biggest one i have, if there is a way to seperate it fromt he rock without killing it, im game but this thing is just a large colony that it takes up, would even be up for trading for just a plain LR chunk with you locals __________________ Reality is for people who can't handle Science-Fiction

08-06-2006, 07:01 PM	#8
leveldrummer something like a pimp Join Date: May 2005 Location: atlanta Age: 29 Posts: 1,931	those arent zoo's, they are just polyps, yellow polyps, just not yellow, should color up though. try putting them under some less light. or move the shrooms like i mentioned before. __________________ The meek shall inherit the Earth. Big deal. By the time they get it the rest of us will have messed it all up.

08-06-2006, 07:13 PM	#9
Osiris Super Moderator Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Wisconsin Age: 25 Posts: 3,817	Hmm i think i will try to seperate the mushrooms fromt he rock and do a joe's juice treatment to the polyps then keep it out of tank for a few days __________________ Reality is for people who can't handle Science-Fiction

08-06-2006, 08:01 PM	#10
Gump Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2006 Age: 24 Posts: 498	use a round tip butter knife. and take there feet off. pretty simple to do and you can save most of the polyps.

08-14-2006, 01:44 PM	#11
flamingo One Word: Croutons. Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: Wisconsin Age: 17 Posts: 1,878	awww they're cool __________________ I'm still around from time to time. If you'd like to chat, send me a pm and i'll tell you where to contact me

08-14-2006, 06:02 PM	#13
mr.dark-saint Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2005 Age: 36 Posts: 177	If you got some "Hammers", "Torch", or other stingers in your tank move them close to them and they'll do the job for you. If you wanna just kill them and keep the coraline algea alive I'd take a wire brush (small ones made with steel or stainless) and just brush them off in a bucket of marine water.

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