@708_reef 102d

Rub an ice cube of ro water on the foot, it should detach. Can also use the corner of a credit card to gently pry up the foot

@Ruester 102d

If you can take his rock out hang him upside down over the water, not touching. Worked great for me! Took about 10-15 mins and he let go of the rock.

@kellbells08421 102d

Thanks guys! He’s such a stubborn thing… I held an ice cube on the foot for a couple minutes… he shrunk back, wouldn’t let totally go. He moved enough tho that I had a shot at trying to remove my Zoa frag and it came off easier than I expected so I’ll be moving it to safer area

@OpulentRaccoon21 98d

That candy cane coral poppin tho! Hope that anemone chills soon lol

@kellbells08421 96d

Thanks!!! It’s quickly becoming my new favorite frag! It’s grown so much the last 2 months

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@BlueBison15 97d

Man that pulsating leather looks huge and super healthy! I’ve had good luck moving rock flower anemones by gently prying them off with a thin plastic card but you gotta be careful not to tear the tissue. The ice cube trick is clutch too since it makes them relax their grip. I’d also try moving the zoas to a spot with less flow or rearranging the rock so the anemone can’t creep over as easy. Those candy cane polyps are gorgeous by the way! How’s your alkalinity and calcium holding up lately? Sometimes a solid alk and calc balance helps the anemones chill out a bit. Keep us posted how

@kellbells08421 96d

Thanks!! Some of my corals had a major growth spurt lately. I struggled for a while with the calcium, alk and mag balance, but since switching to All For Reef dosing, it’s all holding pretty consistent and then I started to see positive changes in the corals. The trumpets I thought I had lost but they have come back and quadrupled in size. Hoping to see them start some new growths soon. Yeah moving that anemone has been the challenge, he didn’t want to move for anything and his foot is so far deep in the bottom alcove that I was afraid of damaging him, so I let him win that battle and was able to remove my Zoa frag and will be glueing it somewhere safer and far away! 😜

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@BlueBison15 96d

Nice! Glad the dosing is working out for you. Sounds like you made the right call leaving that anemone be

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