My question is, for those of you with zoa/paly islands, what happens when the island is fully grown-over? Is fragging then necessary, or will they stop growing due to lack of substrate? Will they start growing on the sand?
My island is a bit overgrown now, and I've neglected the mere idea of taking the rock out and cutting off polyps. This post is an extension of a previous post (https://www.reef2reef.com/threads/help-managing-palys-zoas-and-fragging-first-time.923774/), except that here I want to know what happens if I do nothing.
I've given up on my pretty blue, red and yellow zoas and accepted that I have an island of brown, green and some pinkish zoas. Just don't know what to do next.
Note: the cloves have spread from the island up the side of the main rock. At first I thought this was bad, but I kind of like it now. I imagine I'll just have to start cutting if they spread too far.
My island is a bit overgrown now, and I've neglected the mere idea of taking the rock out and cutting off polyps. This post is an extension of a previous post (https://www.reef2reef.com/threads/help-managing-palys-zoas-and-fragging-first-time.923774/), except that here I want to know what happens if I do nothing.
I've given up on my pretty blue, red and yellow zoas and accepted that I have an island of brown, green and some pinkish zoas. Just don't know what to do next.
Note: the cloves have spread from the island up the side of the main rock. At first I thought this was bad, but I kind of like it now. I imagine I'll just have to start cutting if they spread too far.