How do you frag zoos from a rock they are attached to???

[jaw969]

I have a massive colony of zoos that are all attached to a large rock. What is the best way to remove them for fragging - without breaking the rock?

Thanks for your help!

[vest0830]

scrape them from the rock (they will scrape up) take a razor blade and cut them to shape and glue them with some super glue to your new rock.

[nanoDude]

This site (http://zoaid.com/articles003.php) has a great article with pics on removing zoas from a rock.

[jaw969]

Thanks for all the help. I'm hoping to frag the rock in the next couple of days.

[Gundo5000]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=9010538#post9010538 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by nanoDude
This site (http://zoaid.com/articles003.php) has a great article with pics on removing zoas from a rock.

Good Find!

[jaw969]

Great site...... I never knew zoas were so toxic.

[hopo05]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=9023778#post9023778 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by jaw969
Great site...... I never knew zoas were so toxic.

They arn't, only one type of Palthoa from Indonesia has been proven to contain palytoxin in amounts that could harm anyone.These paly's arnt available in the aquarium trade.It's basically just another urban myth that all zoo's are toxic.

[drummereef]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=9023778#post9023778 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by jaw969
Great site...... I never knew zoas were so toxic.

Wear goggles! There's a thread on my local reef board where an employee of my lfs went to the emergency room from getting squirted in the eye from fragging zoas (palytoxin). Went from fainting to vomitting and back around again before going to the hospital. Nothing to mess around with. :thumbsup:

[jaw969]

I will be more careful next time ...... whether they are fully toxic or not. What's a little scary is my 6 yr old daughter LOVES to frag and was helping me (handing me the rocks and zoas to frag (I cut them of course)

Anyways it sounds like protection of the eyes is the most important thing.

Thanks for all the input!

[nanoDude]

Anthony Calfo warns about zoa toxicity and his experiences with it in one of his books so I always wear a splash shield and latex gloves when working with them.