Polytoxin from Xenia?

[zieg9479]

I keep copy/pasting the same information on all these threads. Below is what you need to know (I may be leaving some out). The important thing is to use good judgement. Don't put anhydrous salt on a rock, boil a rock or do anything otherwise that would create steam or rapid evaporation of organic matter on live rock. Follow that and you should be safe. Further:
To be clear palytoxin is present in palythoa, zoanthus, a genus of Dinos, and some cyano (maybe more the research is still a burgeoning field, ike all marine toxicology). It can bioaccumulate in fish so dont eat your fish and it may be spread within a tank and absorbed into other coral (though unlikely; corals and algae immediately adjacent to palythoa in the wild have been found to contain palytoxin)).
Sturdy gloves, goggles and a cover over the mouth are recommended. Palytoxin is also spread into cuts so make don't have open cuts when reaching in the tank.
GAC will remove palytoxin from the water in the instance that zoanthids or palythoa are damaged, releasingpalytoxin.

People have died or developed ocular tumors from palytoxin. It is not something to take lightly. Nor is something to be so worrying that it affects your ability to be a confident reefer. Common sense is worth it's weight in gold.

 

[Bacon505]

Deffinitely not from xenia, my tank is covered about 18” of the corners of the 3 walls and i vacuum them out every week by a whole chunk when i do water change. And last week my entire xenia completely melted and disappear from my tank with no i’ll affect. I think the couple not telling the whole story or they probaby try to cook the rock with zoa/paly or left them out to dry in the house.

 

[ACF930]

Maybe some congressmen are now scratching their heads on this Fox article - and there will be regulations soon that require coral vendors to disclose explicitly that Zoas and Palys could be dangerous to your life and health when purchasing, but I think this would a good thing. Some vendors now will hide to get a sale, and people don’t research before buying.