It sounds brutal but I sliced the heads of and dropped them in the softie tank then hit the base with a torch . No algae bloom yet so I think I'm good . One rock I couldn't remove has two nems on it so I glued a frag of zoas on it . Now I'm good to go .. Hopefully get the nano set up so the nems will be out soon as well . I kick myself for wanting a mixed reef it allows for a lot to go wrong in the future . I think the sps bug has bit me !!