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cadamsreef
Mon, 19th Oct 2009, 10:39 PM
I have brown polyps that are out of control. Tried kalkwasser it doesn't work except for making the polyps not being very happy for a day or two. Tank is very large so getting rocks off the bottom or out of the tank really not a option. What can I use to kill those polyps?
Thanks
Chris
Europhyllia
Mon, 19th Oct 2009, 10:50 PM
You guys are so mean.

I think Sherry has a fish that that likes to eat polyps though... maybe she'll rent it out?
Ping
Tue, 20th Oct 2009, 07:50 AM
Kalk will work, it takes time and several doses per polyp.
snfkotara
Tue, 20th Oct 2009, 12:46 PM
LOL Karin I bet so also maybe 2 fish that would love to eat those polyps but they may only like really colorful ones. Can someone post a pic of these brown polyps so I know if I have them. So I can watch them and make sure they don't get out of control.
cadamsreef
Tue, 20th Oct 2009, 07:25 PM
http://www.maast.org/forums/picture.php?albumid=106&pictureid=784
cadamsreef
Tue, 20th Oct 2009, 07:26 PM
sorry for the bad pic but the polyps are behind the Naso
Gseclipse02
Tue, 20th Oct 2009, 07:53 PM
sorry for the bad pic but the polyps are behind the Naso


what polyps ??? i love the naso !!
devonian
Tue, 20th Oct 2009, 08:30 PM
maybe try a butterfly?
ErikH
Tue, 20th Oct 2009, 08:36 PM
Use a pencil torch several times. The rock will have to be out of the tank. I am going through the same process.
ErikH
Tue, 20th Oct 2009, 08:41 PM
oh yeah, I used it right next to some SPS, actually on Palys growing on the SPS and it didn't kill the frag. They will come back again and again, you just have to keep at it.
snfkotara
Tue, 20th Oct 2009, 10:42 PM
Are these just brown or do they have green on them aslo?
cadamsreef
Tue, 20th Oct 2009, 10:54 PM
They are a greenish brown color very plain looking polyp. Got them in houston about there years ago with only about 5 polyps on a rock. Now about 10 thousand in the tank. They are smothering my pretty nuclear green zoo's.
snfkotara
Tue, 20th Oct 2009, 10:59 PM
Well Im just wondering if I have any of them.
corkyGramma
Wed, 21st Oct 2009, 07:46 PM
what polyps ??? i love the naso !!
:thumbs_up:
ErikH
Sun, 1st Nov 2009, 08:55 PM
I have been using a screw with a hook on the end of it these days. Everyday, I am going over the areas twice. It's quick, fast, and destructive, without being overly invasive.
txav8r
Sun, 1st Nov 2009, 08:58 PM
Erik,
Got a pic?

Did you give up on the flame thrower? LOL
ErikH
Sun, 1st Nov 2009, 09:08 PM
Its just too hard to pull the rock every time for only satisfactory results. They came back so fast! I figure a daily scrape will do the trick.
ErikH
Sun, 1st Nov 2009, 09:08 PM
Oh, yeah, I'll post pics in a bit.