How can I kill my Zoa?

Stevenliu9 · 10/08/2014, 06:55 PM

I know this may be a question opposite to what most people are asking in this forum: My Zoas have gone rogue and overgrown everything else in the tank ever since I switched to LED light. They have taken over my montipora and are closing in onto my acro. Does anyone know what eats them (without damaging my spa) or an effective way to kill them, once again, without poisoning others in the tank?

jda · 10/09/2014, 08:41 AM

Pull them off of the rocks with some bone cutters. Cover what is left in Kalk. Rinse, repeat. If you get really deperate, you can cover them with 2 part putty.

Whatever you do is going to take a lot of work.

heckeng · 10/15/2014, 06:42 PM

Just change your attitude and want them to thrive and they will likely die on their own. ;-)

neuro · 10/16/2014, 01:04 PM

you can always use a screwdriver or a flat-edged exacto blade to scrape from underneath. I use both methods. I also my fingernails to scratch them off sometimes.

cloak · 10/16/2014, 01:20 PM

I usually use tweezers when I need to remove some zoanthids

650-IS350 · 10/16/2014, 01:23 PM

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I also my fingernails to scratch them off sometimes.

I would avoid that as you might have nicks and cuts that you may not be aware off, as your removing the polyps you may release some palytoxin or some of that zoa slime.

neuro · 10/16/2014, 07:58 PM

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Originally Posted by 650-IS350

I would avoid that as you might have nicks and cuts that you may not be aware off, as your removing the polyps you may release some palytoxin or some of that zoa slime.

good advice

azdiver · 10/17/2014, 01:59 AM

Make frags out of them and sell them

dbenyo · 10/24/2014, 09:22 AM

^ sell or trade for more SPS!

650-IS350 · 10/25/2014, 12:41 AM

or make the frags and trade them into your LFS to get store credit to buy corals from them.

10/08/2014, 06:55 PM	#1
Stevenliu9 Registered Member Join Date: Aug 2014 Location: Madison WI Posts: 795	How can I kill my Zoa? I know this may be a question opposite to what most people are asking in this forum: My Zoas have gone rogue and overgrown everything else in the tank ever since I switched to LED light. They have taken over my montipora and are closing in onto my acro. Does anyone know what eats them (without damaging my spa) or an effective way to kill them, once again, without poisoning others in the tank?

10/15/2014, 06:42 PM	#3
heckeng Registered Member Join Date: May 2011 Location: Columbia, MO Posts: 260	Just change your attitude and want them to thrive and they will likely die on their own. ;-) __________________ 90 gallon Zoa/Ricordia tank, 6x54w ATI dimmable Sunpower, SRO 1000int

10/25/2014, 12:41 AM	#10
650-IS350 Registered Member Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Bay Area Posts: 14,555	or make the frags and trade them into your LFS to get store credit to buy corals from them. __________________ * RETIRED FROM REEFING * Just enjoying the box of water from afar

10/09/2014, 08:41 AM	#2
jda Dogmatic Dinosaur Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Boulder, CO Posts: 6,256	Pull them off of the rocks with some bone cutters. Cover what is left in Kalk. Rinse, repeat. If you get really deperate, you can cover them with 2 part putty. Whatever you do is going to take a lot of work.

10/16/2014, 01:04 PM	#4
neuro the cat did it Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: bay area Posts: 976	you can always use a screwdriver or a flat-edged exacto blade to scrape from underneath. I use both methods. I also my fingernails to scratch them off sometimes.

10/16/2014, 01:20 PM	#5
cloak Moved On Join Date: Jul 2000 Location: Stockton, CA Posts: 14,854	I usually use tweezers when I need to remove some zoanthids

10/17/2014, 01:59 AM	#8
azdiver Registered Member Join Date: Aug 2014 Posts: 149	Make frags out of them and sell them

10/24/2014, 09:22 AM	#9
dbenyo Registered Member Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Pompano Beach, FL Posts: 175	^ sell or trade for more SPS!