Trimming back zoas

[Ziggy17]

Hi all,

I have a zoa garden that’s growing out of control, so I’d like to prune it back. Is there a best practice to do so? I don’t want to frag anything and sell polyps, just make more space. My concern is toxins being released when I cut them as the rock they’re on is attached, therefore the pruning will occur inside the full tank.

Cheers.

 

[exnisstech]

I don't think you need worry about toxins in the water. I've ripped the bright green palys out by the dozens with no ill effects. Maybe run some carbon as a precaution.

 

[mjszos]

I’ve snipped zoas straight off of a rock with no ill effect. If you can take it out of the tank to do it, great. Just make sure you’re cutting AWAY from yourself and angle it down into a bucket or something. They can spit some liquid that you don’t want in your eyes, mouth, or on your skin.

 

[Ziggy17]

Perfect, thanks for those responses. I feel at ease doing it now

 

[Hemmbone20]

How did it go? I may need to do this soon

 

[Ziggy17]

How did it go? I may need to do this soon

Easy peasy. No ill effects to me or any livestock. Albeit, they are the easiest thing to cut and they retract and are kinda a flimsy rubber texture. I ended up just scooping them out with a fish net afterwards.

 

[Hemmbone20]

Easy peasy. No ill effects to me or any livestock. Albeit, they are the easiest thing to cut and they retract and are kinda a flimsy rubber texture. I ended up just scooping them out with a fish net afterwards.

So did you frag them? Or just throw away the excess

 

[Ziggy17]

So did you frag them? Or just throw away the excess

I just tossed them. The ones I trimmed weren’t the higher priced ones. I have a ton of silver dollar sized spellbinder that need a cutback soon. Once I do those I’ll glue a few on a plug and trade for something or sell them.

 

[bayoukid89]

got any pictures of these spellbinders? super interested in them

 

[Reef.TRD]

Sending you a pm

I just tossed them. The ones I trimmed weren’t the higher priced ones. I have a ton of silver dollar sized spellbinder that need a cutback soon. Once I do those I’ll glue a few on a plug and trade for something or sell them.

 

[littlebigreef]

Let’s see some pics of the spellbinders! Lol

Awesome if you have a patch growing. They tend to do when when they’re not continually fragged.