Taking zoas off the plug

[reefmaster719]

I got a nice frag of zoas and I had the urge to take them off the ugly plug. So I took a razor and cut the glue around it until it fell off. Now its closed up and its not as nice as it was. Will it DIE?

 

[CRW Reef]

Give it some time, I'm sure it will be fine.

 

[reefmaster719]

Alright. I glued it to a rock and they looked pretty pi$$ed right now. I would hate to lose the nicest frag in my tank.

 

[SAZAMA]

patience young patawan, zoas are very resilient. I have seen them shipped in wet newspaper

 

[cdrewferd]

Yea, they'll stay closed for weeks at a time only to open up and look like nothing ever happened.

 

[Tabasco]

How are they doing? +1 to above, they are pretty resillient and they should be fine. Sometimes if I get glue on or too close to the polyp they don't like it and will take a couple days to get over it. So you might have gotten glue too close when you re-glued them to the rock.

 

[reefmaster719]

The polyps are great. They're enjoying the new bulbs I just put in the light. They opened fully and look gorgeous an hour after the lights came on this morning. No more worries I appreciate all the comments and help!! Thanks

 

[reefmaster719]

Ps. Tabasco has great corals and are very very healthy and vibrant!!!

 

[Tabasco]

Thanks. I am glad they opened back up for you. Enjoy!

 

[LittleCrabby101]

Now you have me curious if I should take mine off??

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[reefmaster719]

Yeah well you have a colony so you should have NO problems with it. Make sure you glue it to whatever you want. I only had 3 polyps so I was worried. Nice colony btw.

 

[LittleCrabby101]

Yeah well you have a colony so you should have NO problems with it. Make sure you glue it to whatever you want. I only had 3 polyps so I was worried. Nice colony btw.

Thank you!! They look gorgeous already I can't wait till they spread! Did you take them out of the tank completely to remove them?

 

[reefmaster719]

Yes take them out and razorblade the bottom as CLOSE to the disk as you can. Then glue the bottom (do not hit the polyps. They won't open uo for a while) and give it a twist because it will skim over and harden when it hits the water. Twist it gently onto the rock and hold it for 10-15 secs. Wah-lah. Wait for them to open up and enjoy there beauty! Hope this helped.

 

[LittleCrabby101]

Yes take them out and razorblade the bottom as CLOSE to the disk as you can. Then glue the bottom (do not hit the polyps. They won't open uo for a while) and give it a twist because it will skim over and harden when it hits the water. Twist it gently onto the rock and hold it for 10-15 secs. Wah-lah. Wait for them to open up and enjoy there beauty! Hope this helped.

Very helpful thank you! I will let you know how it goes!

 

[jahmic]

Don't forget to wear glasses and gloves when fragging those polyps!

Palytoxin sucks.

 

[mortimersnerd]

A full face shields is even better. $15 at harbor freight.

 

[reef dummy]

I helped Craigar move his tank to his new home. He had zoas on the overflow that were exposed to air for four hours I believe, they all made it through.

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[reefmaster719]

That's crazy man. Didn't think they were that hardy.