Reefbeef interesting talk...

[VanDalsenReef]

I believe it was the last episode (if you haven't watched these two reefers, it's fantastic. ). Anyway, they talked about how palythoa toxin can greatly affect the growth of sps.
So my question is. I have this stupid wall of green palys. Should I slowly rid of them or just leave it and see how it goes. Doesn't seem to affect growth but maybe it is and I'd have better growth if they were gone.

 

[lapin]

Question is ; Do you need more/ faster growth?

 

[VanDalsenReef]

Question is ; Do you need more/ faster growth?

That is honestly the question. Also I don't want to start losing my acros to some stupid palys

 

[VanDalsenReef]

Question is ; Do you need more/ faster growth?

I guess I wouldn't mind faster growth. Could color also be affected?

 

[VanDalsenReef]

So some things are just as colored as I'd hope. I have a small wd and orange passion. They are just very green and have been in the system almost a year now. After hearing the podcast im wondering if color is also being affected. Possibly? Icp tests take so long so its hard for me to want to do one and then have to wait 2 or more weeks. Or would an icp make more sense to rid of possibilities.

 

[lapin]

If you run carbon that should help with any warfare.
Pulling the palys out might cause a problem.
Im sure some toxins can cause coloration changes. How much? You would have to find studies.
Low nutrients can cause greater color intensity. We also use lights that make our colors pop. In a natural reef you dont see the vivid colors we do in our tanks.
Im happy with slow steady growth. I reef for my pleasure and not to sell frags.

 

[VanDalsenReef]

If you run carbon that should help with any warfare.
Pulling the palys out might cause a problem.
Im sure some toxins can cause coloration changes. How much? You would have to find studies.
Low nutrients can cause greater color intensity. We also use lights that make our colors pop. In a natural reef you dont see the vivid colors we do in our tanks.
Im happy with slow steady growth. I reef for my pleasure and not to sell frags.

I do run carbon so maybe that's why it hasn't seemed to be a problem. Sorry about the pictures. I usually run my system very white. I love growth and not trying to frag. Thank you for the help

 

[VanDalsenReef]

Maybe I'll try to take 10% out every waterchange

 

[lemonade]

Highly doubtful, imo. The rock in my previous system was completely covered in Palys/Xenia. It was to the point I was pulling them out with tweezers weekly and the slime went all over and never had any negative affects on the corals.

 

[jmichaelh7]

Thanks for sharing

I got rid of a toadstool after learning about their warfare impacting sps growth

 

[Arego]

A little carbon can go a long way in situations like these, at least it does for me and my mixed system. When I got serious swapping it out monthly everything changed, picked up and literally took off.

Any softy can cause chemical problems but you don't need to remove them.

 

[ScottB]

While HIGHLY unlikely, you should still take precautions when removing the paly. Especially if they have a rough, gritty texture to them. Your typical PPE stuff is fine.

 

[VanDalsenReef]

While HIGHLY unlikely, you should still take precautions when removing the paly. Especially if they have a rough, gritty texture to them. Your typical PPE stuff is fine.

I've been to the ER before for paly toxin poisoning so I'm very cautious. It's the palys on the overflow in the picture I sent earlier in the thread.

 

[monkeyCmonkeyDo]

On an acrylic overflow box? Kent marine plastic scraper or equivalent. Hths you
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