Suggestions on removing BTA from rock
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ohio reefer
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Is it deep in the rock? If not you may just have to rub the part of the foot where it is attached, very delicately and smoothly for about 10-15 mins. I had a stubborn bubble tip that I had to do this for.
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Yeah Im unable to do that its too deep
JHuneke
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I have the best luck with just getting a fingernail under the edge of the foot ( GENTLY!) and then just working it off little by little.. running around the edges first, then rubbing the foot off gently with fingertip. If the foot is not accessible then I employ the "hang that sucker upside down" method.. do it out of water , over a bowl or bucket..it takes a while, but they then stretch and will release eventually. I like to squirt water over the rock once in a while to let it run down off the nem to keep it moist. Good luck! .. Worst case scenario.. take a chisel and hammer to it's rock and break it off if possible. ..only had to do that once out of 25 removals though, since I was in a hurry! 
Adam10045
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I had one that was deep in a piece of liverock and I could not get him out. I finally ended up taking a hammer to the rock and then scrapped him out with a knife. A week later I have baby bubble tips popping up everywhere from my messy job.
ohio reefer
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You could attempt to do what mr. saltwater tank did and hang the rock upside down over the tank or a bucket. Or break the rock, away from the Anemone so it does not split the foot, or move the rock entirely if possible.
