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WatDatThing
03/12/2017, 11:31 AM
This colony has triple in size in the last 3 months. It's about 2.5" x 1.5" in dimension. TIA
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JUNBUG361
03/12/2017, 12:07 PM
Looks like the gsp in different colors
anthonys51
03/12/2017, 12:14 PM
Some sort of clove polyp
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WatDatThing
03/12/2017, 12:16 PM
Somehow I forgot the most important question, should I kill it and how?
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anthonys51
03/12/2017, 12:49 PM
It's really up to you. I would say leave it. It might spread all over the rock. I have one rock in ny tank with something simliar on it. Hadn't spread on new rock and it loses the battle with any coral I put next to it so I am not worried about it. To kill it. Just let rock dry for a day or soak in rodi water. But this will kill your whole rock and the dye off might pollute your tank if added right back in
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jam.jo
03/12/2017, 12:54 PM
You could remove it and frag it to give out. Just a type of polyp coral and the fact that it is growing is a good sign. No need to kill it as it is going to create more work for you to cure the rock again and this process does not happen in a week. It takes months once you kill live rock to cure it again.
WatDatThing
03/12/2017, 02:05 PM
Ok I will leave it alone. Thanks. It would have been nice if they were bright.
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mcgyvr
03/12/2017, 03:03 PM
kill!!!! blowtorch it..
Sugar Magnolia
03/12/2017, 03:18 PM
Some sort of clove polyp
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Yep, hate those things. They spawn regularly and the polyps will cover every available area on the rocks.
WatDatThing
03/12/2017, 04:12 PM
kill!!!! blowtorch it..
My blowtorch doesn't work underwater...ughhh
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AlSimmons
03/12/2017, 06:25 PM
You could just smother them with some epoxy. If the rock can be removed though a wire brush will make short work of those polyps, but just make sure to do this in a separate container of water. Discard this when your done.
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