trying to remove or kill some sps corals

[fungia]

i have a pocilopora and a montipora coral that are growing too fast and causing problems. the pocilopora makes a lot of baby colonies all of the place so I am going to remove it, but i need to remove or kill the babies before they sprout all over the place. a montipora is also encrusting over another montipora that i like.

all the corals are on big rocks so i cant remove them and frag them off. is there a good way to kill them safely? i dont like killing stuff but they are getting to be problems. or maybe if i can break off rocks underwater without causing a avalanche, but i dont know how i would do this.

 

[Anonymous]

I have no advice, only an observation- most people would love to have those problems!

 

[brandonberry]

I usually just take an old knife with a sharp point and chisel them off. This works pretty good. You could probably at least get a few bucks or some trades for them at a frag swap.

 

[camaroracer214]

try a pair of fine point bone cutters...cut away the coral and maybe a little piece or rock.

 

[bleedingthought]

I guess you missed Louey's problems last year.

I learned my lesson through him and I'm not having any poccis in the new tank.

 

[mr_X]

i would cut away what i can and kalk paste the base of the colony.

btw- i have the same problem with a green tipped pocilapora. colonies are sprouting everywhere...even on the glass!
i have left them for now, but i wouldn't have believed it unless i saw it with my own eyes 8O

 

[reefrash]

I've used epoxy putty, in certain cases I've been able to peel it off later and rescape.

 

[fungia]

thanks guys. i will try the cutter first and use epoxy if i have to, the stuff that makes my skimmer go crazy 8)

 

[blackcloudmedia]

You could try cutting a piece of black garbage bag and rubberbanding it around the coral, the absence of water and light should kill it.