Hammer getting attacked by hairy pavona.

[Hoisted]

Hey guys, my hammer is getting stung by this Pavona, its difficult to get in there to try cut off the pavona encrusting over to the hammer. The rock is also pretty thin and would like to NOT break it. Is it OK to just cover the edge of it with epoxy to shield my hammer allowing the pavona to grow around a fragable epoxy piece? Should I not cover a part of the live pavona with the epoxy?

Thank you in advance! Let me know what you would do.

 

[BriDroid]

I've had similar issues and I just snap off the pavona. It's easily breakable and easy to mount on a frag plug and sell or give away to local reefers. I LOVE my green hairy pavona, but it is aggressive!

 

[Hoisted]

I've had similar issues and I just snap off the pavona. It's easily breakable and easy to mount on a frag plug and sell or give away to local reefers. I LOVE my green hairy pavona, but it is aggressive!

Its more so the encrusting part moving toward the base of the hammer im trying to stop. Theres not a lot of room/angle for boncutters to cleanly take it off the already thin rock supporting the hammer.

 

[BriDroid]

Its more so the encrusting part moving toward the base of the hammer im trying to stop. Theres not a lot of room/angle for boncutters to cleanly take it off the already thin rock supporting the hammer.

When I have things I need to stop, F-Aiptasia or thick kalk paste works.

 

[StartingATank]

I actually find this interesting. My pavona is currently being killed by my gsp. Is it only hairy pavonas that sting? Or do all pavonas sting?

 

[Hoisted]

I actually find this interesting. My pavona is currently being killed by my gsp. Is it only hairy pavonas that sting? Or do all pavonas sting?

Im not sure but the sweepers its sending out are extremely long/thin and clearly winning against the hammers sweepers. The hammer is becoming very light colored where the sweepers are intersecting.

 

[Hoisted]

When I have things I need to stop, F-Aiptasia or thick kalk paste works.

I think i will just mix up some epoxy to course the pavona to grow away from the hammer, that way I can break the epoxy and add more again later.

 

[BriDroid]

I actually find this interesting. My pavona is currently being killed by my gsp. Is it only hairy pavonas that sting? Or do all pavonas sting?

I have the same hairy pavona as the OP, and it sends out long, thin sweepers. I’ve seen some close to 3 inches from the colony. It’s just such a cool coral that I can’t get rid of it!