Removing polyps?

[MizTanks]

What's the best way to do this-I wanna thin them out a lot.

My bad this should be under zoa corals.

[Sir Patrick]

There are many ways to go about fragging polyps. When fragging polyps, it is wise to use "safety first". Use hand, eye and mouth protection. It can be very easy to get a bacteria infection while fragging polyps. You can get cut, get squirted in the eye/mouth and inhale some nasty stuff while cutting through rock. Also, hand washing afterwards is very important.

The basics of getting polyps off a rock/plug is to cut the conecting mat from the polyps you wish to frag, then cut/chisel/pry the polyps off the rock underneath the mat, leaving a layer of rock underneath. You can also cut strait through a rock and cut a colony into peices, just cutting the mat that conects them together. You can then use superglue gel to mount your fragged peice to a rock/plug. Be carfull with the glue. You dont want to acidentaly get the glue on the head of the polyp. It will not be able to open.

[iyachtuxivm]

I have had good luck with using a razor blade to cut the mat. Then using the razor blade as a scraper prying device to remove the chunck of polyps without breaking or cutting rock. As stated above do use precaution when handling polyps in this or any matter. Polyps contain palytoxin a nasty toxin that if it get into your blood or mucus membranes you are goona be really sad.

[MizTanks]

Thanks guys-hmm kinda scared now but I gotta do something. Wish me luck!

[MizTanks]

Got it-did it-done! I took about 15/20 polyps out and barely made a dent-but it looks great-fraged the GSP also since it's crawling up the tank wall-gives the Duncan more room.

[Sir Patrick]

^ first frag always feel so good!! Now ya just gotta try not to get hooked!! I still battle the urges, and somtimes I loose!