I have multiple acro colonies fighting each other due to ill planning. I'm wondering what would be the best and relatively simple way to remove the colonies without doing too much damage on them. The way I've been doing in the past is to use a bone cutter to remove a colony and then use isopropyl alcohol to kill the encrusted area. Isopropyl alcohol is safe and acts very fast. Once applied coral cells burst. However this procedure requires the rock to be taken out of water, which causes stress to other corals on the rock and rocks below the top layer are simply impossible to take out without causing massive damage.
So I searched online a little and found some suggesting using epoxy putty to cover up the encrusted area. I've never used this method but it does sound like a good one to use because it can be applied underwater.
How do you deal with this problem? What works for you to kill the encrusted area?
So I searched online a little and found some suggesting using epoxy putty to cover up the encrusted area. I've never used this method but it does sound like a good one to use because it can be applied underwater.
How do you deal with this problem? What works for you to kill the encrusted area?