ok want to frag these polyps..little help

Tru2nr · 03-09-2008, 12:17 PM

ok ive never done this before but im sick of the yellow polyps tryn' to take everything over and i want to keep the white buttons...can i just snip the base and then superglue gel them to another rock or no?

Bwlr · 03-09-2008, 05:08 PM

Can you pick at the base and get the "foot" off?

I'd try that before snipping.

Bwlr · 03-09-2008, 05:08 PM

Can you get the rock out of the tank?

lcstorc · 03-09-2008, 05:22 PM

Sorry, I don't have enough to frag so no help there. I did want to remind you that the polyps are very toxic. Be sure to wear gloves and eye protection whenever working with them.

JWarren · 03-09-2008, 06:14 PM

Lynn's right about them being toxic, be careful!

If you have a lot of them, snip one near the base. Lay it on it's side when you glue it to the rock. It won't stick on the end you cut, too slimey. Don't be surprised, if the nub grows a new polyp.

CATALYST · 03-09-2008, 06:19 PM

Pesky yellow polyps. Kinda weird but when I added my tuxedo uchin, he ate all but two of them. He'd eat those too but they are hiding in a hole he can't get to. I never tried to remove them manually but if they are like most of the other stuff in the tank, get the whole thing of the rock or they will grow back.

Tru2nr · 03-09-2008, 06:24 PM

ok here it went i have learned i have horrible supergluing abilities especially when i don't have a matt for the polyps and they are individual

and the end result

JWarren · 03-09-2008, 06:30 PM

Yeah, but hey! You do have those really cool Olive Garden mints handy!

Go the the hobby store and get some CA gel. You will have better luck working with it than that thin stuff you got there. Nice first attempt though!

Sometimes you just gotta get in there and do it to it!

Tru2nr · 03-09-2008, 06:58 PM

hahaha yeah we went to olive garden last night CA gel does that work underwater? it wasn't to bad but yeah i figured i was sick of those yellow polyps and the only reason why i kept that rock was for the white buttons so if they died they died i wasn't gonna get more at the LFS for them

lcstorc · 03-09-2008, 07:00 PM

Super glue gel works much better underwater than the regular stuff.
It will still glue your fingers together though.

Bwlr · 03-09-2008, 07:52 PM

Heck... I buy my super glue gel at the dollar store. 2 for a buck.

The package says that it's "The Original Super Glue Corporation".

Works like a charm for me.

ReefChick · 03-09-2008, 07:54 PM

you know...i'm new here. haa i forget how to post new stuff....but i have a quick question....do you know if a black and gold chromis goes ok with a scat?
cause idk...haha i need to know! thanks!

JWarren · 03-09-2008, 09:05 PM

CA = Cyanoacrylate, superglue.

Just start a new thread Reefchick.

Bwlr · 03-09-2008, 09:54 PM

Thanks John.
I didn't know it had a abbreviation.

03-09-2008, 12:17 PM	#1 (permalink)
Tru2nr Achilles Tang Join Date: Dec 2007 Posts: 836 View Gallery Karma Komment	ok want to frag these polyps..little help ok ive never done this before but im sick of the yellow polyps tryn' to take everything over and i want to keep the white buttons...can i just snip the base and then superglue gel them to another rock or no? __________________ My Addiction Chronical...a.k.a my slowly building reef tank Mistakes Have been made in the past.....still trying to clean up from them in the present....mistakes will be made in the future.....so what do we do?...... we party until we make another mistake!!!!

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Bwlr Elegance coral Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: 45644 Posts: 1,083 View Gallery Karma Komment Add yours!	Re: ok want to frag these polyps..little help Can you pick at the base and get the "foot" off? I'd try that before snipping. __________________ ~Scott

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Bwlr Elegance coral Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: 45644 Posts: 1,083 View Gallery Karma Komment Add yours!	Re: ok want to frag these polyps..little help Can you get the rock out of the tank? __________________ ~Scott

03-09-2008, 05:22 PM	#4 (permalink)
lcstorc Sunshine Reefer Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Cocoa Fl Posts: 16,452 View Gallery Karma Komment Add yours!	Re: ok want to frag these polyps..little help Sorry, I don't have enough to frag so no help there. I did want to remind you that the polyps are very toxic. Be sure to wear gloves and eye protection whenever working with them. __________________ Peace LYNN You can't change the past but you can change how you view it. A reef tank is like a racecar. The faster you go the harder you crash. Lynn and Franks saltwater adventure Lynn's 20g clown tank Lynn's 90g Jawfish enjoyment ASM answer girl. Every 60 seconds you spend upset is a minute of happiness you'll never get back.

03-09-2008, 06:14 PM	#5 (permalink)
JWarren Achilles Tang Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Port Saint Lucie, Florida Posts: 873 View Gallery Karma Komment	Re: ok want to frag these polyps..little help Lynn's right about them being toxic, be careful! If you have a lot of them, snip one near the base. Lay it on it's side when you glue it to the rock. It won't stick on the end you cut, too slimey. Don't be surprised, if the nub grows a new polyp. __________________ John Typhoon RO/DI filter unit. The 10 gallon quarantine tank. The 55 gallon. Help build ReefPedia!

03-09-2008, 06:19 PM	#6 (permalink)
CATALYST Achilles Tang Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: SoCal Posts: 835 View Gallery Karma Komment	Re: ok want to frag these polyps..little help Pesky yellow polyps. Kinda weird but when I added my tuxedo uchin, he ate all but two of them. He'd eat those too but they are hiding in a hole he can't get to. I never tried to remove them manually but if they are like most of the other stuff in the tank, get the whole thing of the rock or they will grow back. __________________

03-09-2008, 06:24 PM	#7 (permalink)
Tru2nr Achilles Tang Join Date: Dec 2007 Posts: 836 View Gallery Karma Komment	Re: ok want to frag these polyps..little help ok here it went i have learned i have horrible supergluing abilities especially when i don't have a matt for the polyps and they are individual and the end result __________________ My Addiction Chronical...a.k.a my slowly building reef tank Mistakes Have been made in the past.....still trying to clean up from them in the present....mistakes will be made in the future.....so what do we do?...... we party until we make another mistake!!!!

03-09-2008, 06:30 PM	#8 (permalink)
JWarren Achilles Tang Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Port Saint Lucie, Florida Posts: 873 View Gallery Karma Komment	Re: ok want to frag these polyps..little help Yeah, but hey! You do have those really cool Olive Garden mints handy! Go the the hobby store and get some CA gel. You will have better luck working with it than that thin stuff you got there. Nice first attempt though! Sometimes you just gotta get in there and do it to it! __________________ John Typhoon RO/DI filter unit. The 10 gallon quarantine tank. The 55 gallon. Help build ReefPedia!

03-09-2008, 06:58 PM	#9 (permalink)
Tru2nr Achilles Tang Join Date: Dec 2007 Posts: 836 View Gallery Karma Komment	Re: ok want to frag these polyps..little help hahaha yeah we went to olive garden last night CA gel does that work underwater? it wasn't to bad but yeah i figured i was sick of those yellow polyps and the only reason why i kept that rock was for the white buttons so if they died they died i wasn't gonna get more at the LFS for them __________________ My Addiction Chronical...a.k.a my slowly building reef tank Mistakes Have been made in the past.....still trying to clean up from them in the present....mistakes will be made in the future.....so what do we do?...... we party until we make another mistake!!!!

03-09-2008, 07:00 PM	#10 (permalink)
lcstorc Sunshine Reefer Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Cocoa Fl Posts: 16,452 View Gallery Karma Komment Add yours!	Re: ok want to frag these polyps..little help Super glue gel works much better underwater than the regular stuff. It will still glue your fingers together though. __________________ Peace LYNN You can't change the past but you can change how you view it. A reef tank is like a racecar. The faster you go the harder you crash. Lynn and Franks saltwater adventure Lynn's 20g clown tank Lynn's 90g Jawfish enjoyment ASM answer girl. Every 60 seconds you spend upset is a minute of happiness you'll never get back.

03-09-2008, 07:52 PM	#11 (permalink)
Bwlr Elegance coral Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: 45644 Posts: 1,083 View Gallery Karma Komment Add yours!	Re: ok want to frag these polyps..little help Heck... I buy my super glue gel at the dollar store. 2 for a buck. The package says that it's "The Original Super Glue Corporation". Works like a charm for me. __________________ ~Scott

03-09-2008, 07:54 PM	#12 (permalink)
ReefChick Tunicate Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: dayton Posts: 22 View Gallery Karma Komment Add yours!	Re: ok want to frag these polyps..little help you know...i'm new here. haa i forget how to post new stuff....but i have a quick question....do you know if a black and gold chromis goes ok with a scat? cause idk...haha i need to know! thanks!

03-09-2008, 09:05 PM	#13 (permalink)
JWarren Achilles Tang Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Port Saint Lucie, Florida Posts: 873 View Gallery Karma Komment	Re: ok want to frag these polyps..little help CA = Cyanoacrylate, superglue. Just start a new thread Reefchick. __________________ John Typhoon RO/DI filter unit. The 10 gallon quarantine tank. The 55 gallon. Help build ReefPedia!

03-09-2008, 09:54 PM	#14 (permalink)
Bwlr Elegance coral Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: 45644 Posts: 1,083 View Gallery Karma Komment Add yours!	Re: ok want to frag these polyps..little help Thanks John. I didn't know it had a abbreviation. __________________ ~Scott

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