Zoas deteriorating

dhd666 · 03/05/2017, 05:41 AM

Hi Guys,

Any help on how to get my zoas to open again. Below is a before and after pic. Had them for 3 months and recently they are closing up and only the middle section is opening. I have done an iodine dip and there are no nudis on them.

Salinity : 1.025
Nitrate : 50
Ph : 8
Alk : 9
Calcium : 450

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NanoReefWanabe · 03/05/2017, 02:56 PM

Those nitrates are wicked high...it looks like those zoas have pox I see what looks like white blisters on the sides of them...have a clearer closer pic?

garygonzales · 03/05/2017, 08:14 PM

it looks like you have stars all over the place as well..i think they can eat zoas as well or at least irritate them

NanoReefWanabe · 03/05/2017, 09:43 PM

♤Those look like feather dusters to me♤

dhd666 · 03/07/2017, 06:43 AM

Those are sporatoid snails on the glass. No spots on the frag

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dhd666 · 03/07/2017, 06:44 AM

I have dipped them as well

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dhd666 · 03/07/2017, 02:20 PM

3 or 4 have started to open

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manfrog · 03/09/2017, 01:27 AM

Agreed about the Nitrates. Have they been that high all three months that you have had the Zoas.
Some of mine shut down when I bought a new light and had the light intensity too high. Once I got that right they opened up.
I also had that reaction in a tank that had a breeding pair of clownfish that I was trying to feed heavily, for spawning purposes, thus raising nutrient levels in the tank.
Not sure if the high nutrients caused it, in my case, but I guess it's possible.

dhd666 · 03/09/2017, 12:24 PM

Apologies those are spirorbid worms

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Buddy55 · 03/09/2017, 10:23 PM

I experienced this slow recession of mine as well. I did a few things, raised temp. I'm at 78 now. I lowered to mid rock level. And i moved closer to power head that has a pulse motion. I think debris and amphipods were annoying it and the flow has made a difference in only a week. They have almost 100% opened. Just IME is all.

dhd666 · 03/10/2017, 12:12 PM

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Originally Posted by Buddy55

I experienced this slow recession of mine as well. I did a few things, raised temp. I'm at 78 now. I lowered to mid rock level. And i moved closer to power head that has a pulse motion. I think debris and amphipods were annoying it and the flow has made a difference in only a week. They have almost 100% opened. Just IME is all.

Thanks! I was thinking of putting more flow on him to see if it helps

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03/05/2017, 05:41 AM	#1
dhd666 Registered Member Join Date: Dec 2013 Posts: 21	Zoas deteriorating Hi Guys, Any help on how to get my zoas to open again. Below is a before and after pic. Had them for 3 months and recently they are closing up and only the middle section is opening. I have done an iodine dip and there are no nudis on them. Salinity : 1.025 Nitrate : 50 Ph : 8 Alk : 9 Calcium : 450 Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

03/09/2017, 10:23 PM	#10
Buddy55 Registered Member Join Date: Feb 2016 Posts: 171	I experienced this slow recession of mine as well. I did a few things, raised temp. I'm at 78 now. I lowered to mid rock level. And i moved closer to power head that has a pulse motion. I think debris and amphipods were annoying it and the flow has made a difference in only a week. They have almost 100% opened. Just IME is all. __________________ 90 gallon DT w/40 gallon sump

03/05/2017, 02:56 PM	#2
NanoReefWanabe Registered Member Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Barrie, Ontario, Canada Posts: 6,639	Those nitrates are wicked high...it looks like those zoas have pox I see what looks like white blisters on the sides of them...have a clearer closer pic?

03/05/2017, 08:14 PM	#3
garygonzales Registered Member Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: WEST ALLIS ,WI Posts: 922	it looks like you have stars all over the place as well..i think they can eat zoas as well or at least irritate them

03/05/2017, 09:43 PM	#4
NanoReefWanabe Registered Member Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Barrie, Ontario, Canada Posts: 6,639	♤Those look like feather dusters to me♤

03/07/2017, 06:43 AM	#5
dhd666 Registered Member Join Date: Dec 2013 Posts: 21	Those are sporatoid snails on the glass. No spots on the frag Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

03/07/2017, 06:44 AM	#6
dhd666 Registered Member Join Date: Dec 2013 Posts: 21	I have dipped them as well Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

03/07/2017, 02:20 PM	#7
dhd666 Registered Member Join Date: Dec 2013 Posts: 21	3 or 4 have started to open Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

03/09/2017, 01:27 AM	#8
manfrog Registered Member Join Date: Mar 2017 Location: Satsuma, AL Posts: 56	Agreed about the Nitrates. Have they been that high all three months that you have had the Zoas. Some of mine shut down when I bought a new light and had the light intensity too high. Once I got that right they opened up. I also had that reaction in a tank that had a breeding pair of clownfish that I was trying to feed heavily, for spawning purposes, thus raising nutrient levels in the tank. Not sure if the high nutrients caused it, in my case, but I guess it's possible.

03/09/2017, 12:24 PM	#9
dhd666 Registered Member Join Date: Dec 2013 Posts: 21	Apologies those are spirorbid worms Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk