polyp coral growth

[harryball69]

i have these little polyp corals that have taken over some of my rock. cant remember the name but they are kinda green and glow under nite lite and look like a moving carpet. how can i take back over my rock. there starting to grow where i dont want.. any ideas ? sorry no pic..

 

[fishroomlady]

you could try to isolate the rock from the rest to help keep it in check

 

[harryball69]

i have done that. but how to get it off where i dont want it.. anyone heard of using a green laser ?

 

[fishroomlady]

can you remove any of the rock and take them off manually? I've not heard of a green laser. I've heard of a laster to kill aiptasia.....I'm thinking the principle should work the same for polyps...

 

[SantaMonicaHelp]

Maybe you could use some of the methods people use to kill aiptasia - squirting with hot water or lemon juice (turn off power heads and pumps first!) directly onto the polyp mouth with a pipette, or (this might be extreme if there's a big carpet of it) burying it alive with reef putty.
These might not be good solutions though, but they might work if nothing else does.