Any way to get rid of these without throwing rocm away?

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F aptasia? Or just cut them off the rock?

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F aptasia? Or just cut them off the rock?

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Those are not aiptasia. They are either a palythia or a zoanthid.

If a paly, you want to be extra careful if you remove them as some contain a toxin that can make you sick. Wear kitchen gloves or get full length glove, wear a dust mask and safety glasses.

Otherwise let them grow. Not harmful to the tank or it’s inhabitants.

If you want you could either move the other coral (not sure what it is, zoa or mushrooms?), or you could pull the rock and break it with a hammer and chisel so they won’t grow against each other.
 

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yeah, those are palythoas..,
and they will encroach and overtake those blastos.

i’d cut them off the rock,
but those things are persistent weeds!
might be best to actually cut off the rock they’re on and simply toss it out
 

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F Aiptasia will work, but I've actually been able to peel palys like that off the rock and chip away the rest if you can take the rock out.

Where protection as previously noted.
 

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