Origami October 22, 2009 Share October 22, 2009 I waited an hour before I called the ER as it felt similar to the flu - except the shaking was more extreme and blankets did not stop it. I'm with you completely... re-living it with this writing. I remember not wanting to get out from under the blankets to walk across the room because I was so cold feeling. But I did, eventually, and then I put on a heavy terry cloth robe and some down slippers before crawling back in bed and under the covers again.... If I only had a canister of O2. I'll have to remember that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bshriver October 22, 2009 Share October 22, 2009 I'm with you completely... re-living it with this writing. I remember not wanting to get out from under the blankets to walk across the room because I was so cold feeling. But I did, eventually, and then I put on a heavy terry cloth robe and some down slippers before crawling back in bed and under the covers again.... If I only had a canister of O2. I'll have to remember that. . We should all keep one around:). Plus they work for diving too. BTW, the ER tested me for the flu. It was negative. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rtsusc83 January 10, 2015 Share January 10, 2015 I am resurrecting this because I want to get rid of a large number incredible hulk palys that are growing on one of my large rocks. Curious to see what methods of injections have worked. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zygote2k January 10, 2015 Share January 10, 2015 I am resurrecting this because I want to get rid of a large number incredible hulk palys that are growing on one of my large rocks. Curious to see what methods of injections have worked. take the rock out of the tank and let the sun work its' magic on it. When the rock is white, all of the palys should flake off easily. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gmerek2 January 10, 2015 Share January 10, 2015 Take the rock out and let it sit outside for weeks. Killing them in the water will cause the poison to get in the water only to be nebulized into the air for you and your family to breath in. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Origami January 10, 2015 Share January 10, 2015 take the rock out of the tank and let the sun work its' magic on it. When the rock is white, all of the palys should flake off easily. Take the rock out and let it sit outside for weeks. Killing them in the water will cause the poison to get in the water only to be nebulized into the air for you and your family to breath in. I agree with both of these. It's probably the easiest approach. Be careful, though, with the dust or flakes that might come off at the end and don't breath it in. I don't know if there's any evidence that the palytoxin protein breaks down or survives drying out. Better to be safe and just assume that it's toxic. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rtsusc83 January 10, 2015 Share January 10, 2015 Thanks. That is what I will do Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
treesprite January 10, 2015 Share January 10, 2015 (edited) seriously though, there are many poisonous animals in this hobby that we take for granted. Here are few more species to be wary of: Puffers- tetradotoxin Triggers- ciguarotoxin Foxface- unknown toxin (I'm sure it's known, but not to me) Lionfish- venomous Stonefish- venomous Cone snails- venomous Urchins- venomous Live rock abrasions- sometimes causes "reef rash" This can be a dangerous hobby if you aren't cautious. Instead of worrying about the toxicity of your tank inhabitants, just realize that electricity kills more people and burns down more houses. Should have included euphyllia corals. Should also include things we don't purposefully put in out tanks, like hydroids.Is there anything else? Edited January 10, 2015 by treesprite Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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