Larger Zoa systems and dosing

Swip · 02/26/2015, 04:01 PM

I've a rather large selection of zoas and have run into problems lately.
Some of the colonies look really bad. Dips won't really help and I've seen no signs of predators.
If I transfer a colony from my main tank to another of my smaller ones(with no other zoas in it), it recovers in just a few days.
SPS and LPS look perfectly fine in both systems.
I've read that zoas use strontium and it seems that water changes alone won't keep up with that.(I'm going to buy a Sr test tomorrow)

What do you guys with larger zoa tanks dose? Strontium, iodine?

JJ650 · 02/27/2015, 12:33 AM

A good quality salt should help. I use Red Sea Coral Pro.
What are you using for salt?

GKorals · 02/27/2015, 12:43 AM

I too have a pretty decent amount of zoas i'd say over 30-40 diff types and all i really do is biweekly water changes and a cap of iodine from brightwell aquatics. Seriously never test my water because everything does great and awesome growth. I just started dripping kalk at night for kicks, so we'll see...

awhedbee22 · 03/09/2015, 10:13 AM

I was struggling with the same situation. I did some reading and started Vitamin C dosing and in 2 weeks all my zoa colonies are starting to come back to life and looking amazing. Good Luck!

Jone · 03/09/2015, 10:18 AM

can you post a picture or link to the actual Iodine/Iodide from Brightwell aquatics your using??

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Originally Posted by GKorals

I too have a pretty decent amount of zoas i'd say over 30-40 diff types and all i really do is biweekly water changes and a cap of iodine from brightwell aquatics. Seriously never test my water because everything does great and awesome growth. I just started dripping kalk at night for kicks, so we'll see...

GKorals · 03/10/2015, 08:57 PM

literally just ran out lol I will when i get some this week. It's a black bottle with red background. Usually less than $10 bucks. I also use kent pro salt. It's not as expensive as the fancier names and comes with elevated levels of basically everything. Haven't had any cons yet.

DropTheB · 03/14/2015, 05:30 PM

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Originally Posted by awhedbee22

I was struggling with the same situation. I did some reading and started Vitamin C dosing and in 2 weeks all my zoa colonies are starting to come back to life and looking amazing. Good Luck!

do you have a link to dosing vitamin c? I'm reading the one in the zoanthid forums now. Is there another one you are using? Thanks

myownlife · 03/16/2015, 02:44 PM

Vit c helped my zoas

garygonzales · 03/16/2015, 04:19 PM

what kind of vit c and where to get it....

Swip · 03/17/2015, 04:10 PM

Fixed the problem with raising my nitrates and phosphates. Tank is a 200g bare bottom with only 2 fish. It seems there just wasn't enough "waste" for nitrate and phosphat to rise.

Underwaterparadise · 03/17/2015, 06:05 PM

I was thinking too low of nutrients as well

02/26/2015, 04:01 PM	#1
Swip Registered Member Join Date: Jul 2011 Location: Munich, Germany Posts: 139	Larger Zoa systems and dosing I've a rather large selection of zoas and have run into problems lately. Some of the colonies look really bad. Dips won't really help and I've seen no signs of predators. If I transfer a colony from my main tank to another of my smaller ones(with no other zoas in it), it recovers in just a few days. SPS and LPS look perfectly fine in both systems. I've read that zoas use strontium and it seems that water changes alone won't keep up with that.(I'm going to buy a Sr test tomorrow) What do you guys with larger zoa tanks dose? Strontium, iodine?

02/27/2015, 12:33 AM	#2
JJ650 Registered Member Join Date: Jan 2014 Location: Fort Mill, SC Posts: 242	A good quality salt should help. I use Red Sea Coral Pro. What are you using for salt? __________________ 1)Solana 34g: Tunze 9002, InTank basket, ReefKeeper, Gyre XF130, Radion G3Pro, Cobalt heater

03/17/2015, 06:05 PM	#11
Underwaterparadise Registered Member Join Date: May 2006 Location: Northern Cali Posts: 2,624	I was thinking too low of nutrients as well __________________ Who needs fish in a Fish tank when you have corals! Current Tank Info: Taking a Vacation

02/27/2015, 12:43 AM	#3
GKorals Registered Member Join Date: May 2014 Posts: 174	I too have a pretty decent amount of zoas i'd say over 30-40 diff types and all i really do is biweekly water changes and a cap of iodine from brightwell aquatics. Seriously never test my water because everything does great and awesome growth. I just started dripping kalk at night for kicks, so we'll see...

03/09/2015, 10:13 AM	#4
awhedbee22 Registered Member Join Date: Jan 2015 Posts: 10	I was struggling with the same situation. I did some reading and started Vitamin C dosing and in 2 weeks all my zoa colonies are starting to come back to life and looking amazing. Good Luck!

03/10/2015, 08:57 PM	#6
GKorals Registered Member Join Date: May 2014 Posts: 174	literally just ran out lol I will when i get some this week. It's a black bottle with red background. Usually less than $10 bucks. I also use kent pro salt. It's not as expensive as the fancier names and comes with elevated levels of basically everything. Haven't had any cons yet.

03/16/2015, 02:44 PM	#8
myownlife Registered Member Join Date: Jul 2013 Posts: 13	Vit c helped my zoas

03/16/2015, 04:19 PM	#9
garygonzales Registered Member Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: WEST ALLIS ,WI Posts: 922	what kind of vit c and where to get it....

03/17/2015, 04:10 PM	#10
Swip Registered Member Join Date: Jul 2011 Location: Munich, Germany Posts: 139	Fixed the problem with raising my nitrates and phosphates. Tank is a 200g bare bottom with only 2 fish. It seems there just wasn't enough "waste" for nitrate and phosphat to rise.