Blue Cespitularia Help

Spdjnky · Nov 13, 2018

Can someone give me idea's and or help on what to do with this coral that's starting to get out of hand.
I should done more research first on placement but it's to late now. Is there a good way to get it off the rocks. I thought the Anemone would bother it but that dosen't seem to be happening and it's going to get out of hand.
thx Phil

DSC reef · Nov 13, 2018

I've never grown that coral but it looks like it has a mat like structure on the rock, maybe you can peel it off like green star polyps? That's a nice tank BTW

Johniejumbo · Nov 13, 2018

Send some to me!

That stuff does tend to be a bit tough to pull off in my experience. Any pieces left can grow back. It’s a lot like Xenia.

NS Mike D · Nov 13, 2018

can you pull the rock? Remove the rock, cut off what you want to trim off (or the whole thing) and put a kalk paste over the remnants on the rock. I would frag it and sell the extra pieces of trade with my LFS.

It's a nice looking coral and the horizontal growth is really cool. Remove the lower stuff and stay on top of trimming that cool part on top

Spdjnky · Nov 13, 2018

If I could keep it in one place and control it would be good I think but how do you do that as it is going go everywhere I think I might be better just taking it out. Don't Know

ReeferNtraining · Nov 13, 2018

Johniejumbo said:
Send some to me! That stuff does tend to be a bit tough to pull off in my experience. Any pieces left can grow back. It’s a lot like Xenia.

I believe it is Xenia. That stuff would be around after a nuclear explosion. You have to isolate that coral to it’s own rock or your whole tank will be covered with it in no time.

Spdjnky · Nov 14, 2018

Yea that's what I'm seeing. Just need to know the best way to go about removing it

Johniejumbo · Nov 14, 2018

I have pulled a rock out and scrubbed Xenia off with stiff bristle brush with good success. I had also put the rock in a 50/50 peroxide/tank water solution for a couple of minutes after I scrubbed it. I’m not sure if that had any effect on my success removing the Xenia but man that rock was clean lol.