Safely removing Palythoas

[RDA]

Hello.

It's been a little while since I have been on here. I inherited a 29 gallon Biocube from a friend. He has a brain coral/trachy/welso (whatever you want to call it) that has some Palythoas growing on one part of the underside of it. I am wanting to get rid of them, but hate to get rid of the whole brain if I can help it. I also want to try to remove them safely, I don't want to do anything that would harm me, my family, or my dogs. Is there any way to safely remove them in tank? Something that would eat them but not the other corals (leathers, brain, gsp)? Aiptasia X on one or twp polyps at a time?

If one were to use the Aiptasia X or Paly eater routes, would this stress the polyps and cause them to release toxins into the water that would harm any inhabitants in the tank or in the house?

 

[The Aquatic Arsenal]

Cut them off with a scaple. You could also use aphasia x as well.

 

[C. Eymann]

scapel will work fine, Just wear gloves and eye protection, rinse rock in separate container of tank water after you are done, and if you really want to play it safe run carbon for a few days afterwards.

With common sense and mindfulness you and your family will be perfectly safe.

Your daily commute to work is much more risky than fragging or handling zoas/palys.

Post a pic of the suspect palys if you have time, they may not even be palys

 

[RDA]

This is the only picture I have right now. Pictured under white lights.

 

[JohnnyKnuckles]

Those look to be in the fold pretty good. I would use either a scalpel or x-acto. Just wear some gloves and eye protection

 

[C. Eymann]

This is the only picture I have right now. Pictured under white lights.

Indeed palythoa, so like I mentioned yes it deserves respect, but with common sense, gloves and eye protection you are perfectly safe.


You would literally have to eat the polyps or lick your fingers afterwards to cause a medically significant danger.

Again, common sense.

Palytoxin risks are blown WAY out of proportion.

 

[Thales]

I have had some success with a laser, but it takes many treatments.