Stupid button polys!

[lanespd200]

I am so sick of them overtaking and smothering my corals. I was reading about kalk paste and other ways to kill them. What seems to be the best way for you guys? I cannot take the rock out, I wish I could. I injected them with Joe's Juice but they came back. I couldn't find anything else that has seemed to have the best way or you guys? Thanks for your imput.

 

[bimmerzs]

You may never get rid of them all, they will eventually come back if you miss one. You may have to bite the bullet and replace the rock, thats what I had to resort to as I couldn't kill them all faster than they started growing back. I bought more rock and cured it first then removed corals from the rocks then made the transition.

Cheers,

 

[lanespd200]

Thanks Ron, I just hate the idea of doing that. I may have to resort to it though to save what I can.

 

[glenns30]

I'm doing the same thing right now because of TX Trash Palys. But a few have survived, but I can kill a few using Joes Juice or something like it.

 

[J.Davis]

Wound up with a Piccaso Trigger in a tank purchase and gave to a friends predator tank. He used to have TX trash and a few other palys, just a fat Trigger nowdays. I wouldn't recomend one for your Reef, but maybe theres something else predatory in nature towards Palys that wouldn't eat everything?

 

[melev]

You really have to scrape them off the rock entirely to remove them.

 

[greatwit]

I tried kalk paste a few weeks ago, and all my texas trash pallys I treated are coming back. I'm going to try again while they seem a little weak.

 

[glenns30]

@greatwit wrote:

These things are worse than aiptasia. I'm hoping months out of the water and maybe some bleach will nuke em.

 

[lanespd200]

I threw some Joes Juice on mine, they are still closed up but they will be back. At least it gives the others time to breathe!