moving palys

[spongebob lover]

so dood/ettes, i'm planning on reaquascape my tank (aahh here we go again :lol: ) but the rock that i wanna move has a few palys and i need that rock, anyway i can get them off the rock without having to chisel the rock?
and how can i glue them back... i used to just put them in between rocks and they'd attach but i don't wanna do that and i got glue :lol:, so can i glue them or would i be wasting my time ?


thanks doods/ettes

 

[Herefishyfishy]

IMO The more you mess with the tank, the slower the coral's growth

 

[spongebob lover]

IMO The more you mess with the tank, the slower the coral's growth

thanks dood.
i haven't done any aquascaping in quite a long time (i promise ) and well the thing is i'd like to use that rock to make my other rock go higher and have more of an "island" looking thingy than just blah :lol:...but if you think i shouldn't mess around then i'll just leave those palys there

 

[mmkeeper]

What ever you do with them be careful they are very toxic.

 

[edwing206]

You can move them all you want Gabbs. Mine are always falling over or moved around and they grow like champs. I would use a butter knife to chip them off and just reglue them when you are done with the re-scaping.

 

[MarineTeng]

u can try to peel them off, they grow in a mat kinda, but it's hard cause they don't hold together all that well and they don't glue back onto rock as well either and i have had lower survival rates that way, imo the best thing to do is use something sharp, whether it be a chisel or a razor and just scrape a bit of the rock underneath them off, how big is the colony you're thinking of moving?

 

[mfinn]

Trying to peel them off can be a real pain sometimes.
I think the easiest way is to use a hammer and chisel or screw driver. That sounds brutal, but it's not. You don't have to swing the hammer hard, just the opposite. Aim the chisel a 1/2" to 3/4" back from the base of the palys pointing the chisel down into the rock and lightly tap with the hammer.
When I do this myself, I usually set the rock on the floor with a couple towels under it and lay the rock down so that it is steady. You don't have to be in a big hurry, they will survive quite a while out of the water.
You want to get the palys off along with a small piece of the rock.

 

[ret25yo]

wear goggles....these things spit if they "pop"

 

[spongebob lover]

thanks everyone .
i have done it the way you describe it Martin but i was just wondering if there was any other way,but thanks dood

 

[edwing206]

Who's martin? finn? I thought his name was Murphy.

 

[spongebob lover]

Who's martin? finn? I thought his name was Murphy.

yes dood .

 

[mfinn]

I've been called many things.

 

[mfinn]

Here is a link to an article on fragging zoanthids, that is quite detailed.
http://www.zoaid.com/articles003.php

 

[spongebob lover]

I've been called many things.

then which one is it dood? :lol::lol:

thanks for the link dood , i'll give it a good read

 

[edwing206]

You better post pics when you're done with the re-scapin Gabby.