Help safely removing palys

[ReeferBee]

So I have an outbreak of light green palythoa on my glass and I want them gone! I have read horror stories about palytoxin both with people and their tanks. Is there any way I can remove them and not risk crashing my tank? Any way if identifying which actually contain palytoxin? Please share any knowledge and or experience. Thanks in advance. I have attached a picture. They're now starting to over take my setosa. Please spare me the lines about not hurting them and sending them to you instead. I mean that with the up most respect.

 

[cloak]

A razor blade should do the trick IMO. Just put some gloves on and do this right before you do a water change. It should be a fairly easy task just as long as you go slow & pay attention to what your doing. GL

 

[ReeferBee]

Thank you. Maybe removing a few at a time and loading up a reactor with good carbon will help too. Tank is full of sps and I'm so scared of crashing my tank lol

 

[ReeferBee]

My BTA seems to have really ticked off many of them by its tentacles making contact. I do not run carbon regularly. Could this be a sign that they do not contain palytoxin? Just wishful thinking

 

[Donovan Joannes]

If you can remove the whole rock, put it under the sun for few weeks. Best still, put it in the municipal garbage dump and call it the day.

 

[A. grandis]

Razor blade and syphoning them out at the same time while doing water changes.
Remove what you can each time. Take it easy.
Gloves!
Grandis.

 

[ReeferBee]

Thank you

 

[A. grandis]

You're very welcome.

Grandis.

 

[Cary]

Add Caustion: Don't touch you face or anything else until after the gloves come off and you wash your hands and arms (any part that was in the water).