My snails are ripping the purple paint off of the rock

[GHOSTLY]

So my snails are starting to rip all the paint off of my real live rock. How can I get the rock purple again and how can I prevent this

 

[jft]

Dry the rock ,use liquitex acrylic paint let dry and seal w liquitex sealant let dry 72 hours, Done this for years w GREAT results.

 

[GHOSTLY]

Dry the rock ,use liquitex acrylic paint let dry and seal w liquitex sealant let dry 72 hours, Done this for years w GREAT results.

I have live rock and I don’t want to throw my stablizing tank off balance. When could I see coralline on rock

 

[moz71]

Urchin rips my coraline rock clean white. Takes my tank about a week to get encrusted again but every tank is different. Getting be such a pain I moved him to sump. Never had a snail do that though

 

[John08007]

Why are you painting rocks, can this really be safe for the inhabitants?

 

[mindme]

So my snails are starting to rip all the paint off of my real live rock. How can I get the rock purple again and how can I prevent this

I've had urchins do it, but not snails.

 

[mindme]

Why are you painting rocks, can this really be safe for the inhabitants?

It's something you can buy, it's safe.

 

[Zoa_Fanatic]

So my snails are starting to rip all the paint off of my real live rock. How can I get the rock purple again and how can I prevent this

Is it paint or coralline aglea? My algea encrusts back faster than anything I have can eat it off. Snails shouldn’t be eating it anyway. What kind of snail do you have?

if you just like the colors there’s a red variety of coralline (or some people tell me it’s a sponge) that grows super fast and that urchins or snails either one ive had won’t touch. You can see it and normal pink corallline in my photos.

 

[dvgyfresh]

urchins usually take away the paint , or asterina starfish can also never heard of snails tho!

 

[elorablue]

What the heck are we talking about?!? Who is painting live rock?!?

 

[NeonRabbit221B]

What is the world are people talking about... I understand buying the purple painted rocks but are people really pulling out live rock, killing everything beneficial on the surface and repainting it? WHY?

 

[GHOSTLY]

Is it paint or coralline aglea? My algea encrusts back faster than anything I have can eat it off. Snails shouldn’t be eating it anyway. What kind of snail do you have?

if you just like the colors there’s a red variety of coralline (or some people tell me it’s a sponge) that grows super fast and that urchins or snails either one ive had won’t touch. You can see it and normal pink corallline in my photos.

paint

 

[GHOSTLY]

rrr rock uses a purple paint

 

[GHOSTLY]

when will I start to see coralline on the rock to fill in the white spots. anyone know?

 

[GHOSTLY]

Is it paint or coralline aglea? My algea encrusts back faster than anything I have can eat it off. Snails shouldn’t be eating it anyway. What kind of snail do you have?

if you just like the colors there’s a red variety of coralline (or some people tell me it’s a sponge) that grows super fast and that urchins or snails either one ive had won’t touch. You can see it and normal pink corallline in my photos.

2 turbos and about 14 of the white and red one trocus snails. got them for free and 1 3 inch top hat snail

 

[LiveFreeAndReef]

coralline takes time and a stable tank, you can help it along by putting something that already has coralline algae growing on it (actual live rock, snails, frag plugs)

 

[elorablue]

Ok so it’s LIFE rock not LIVE rock. Big difference. Life rock is a Carib sea product name and it’s not paint it’s more accurately described as a coating designed to mimic coralline.
The white spots will disappear very quickly. As stated, coralline takes time and certain conditions to thrive. It’ll happen.
please do not consider painting your rocks ;Facepalm

 

[kagisexton]

This is one of the most insane threads I have even read.

 

[LiveFreeAndReef]

This is one of the most insane threads I have even read.

You're not painting your rocks??

 

[elorablue]

This is one of the most insane threads I have even read.

Lol ! Of all the nonsensical things I’ve read on this forum this is definitely in the top 3. It may even be the entire top 3