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02/06/2008, 01:38 PM | #1 |
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Zoanthid fungus
Has anyone had any success stopping this fungus?Its wiping out a large colony in my tank.Any info would be greatly appreciated.
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02/06/2008, 01:53 PM | #2 |
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have you looked at the Vitamin C thread
http://www.reefcentral.com/forums/sh...readid=1252294 also do you have any picture? |
02/06/2008, 02:36 PM | #3 |
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ill take a few.Its a cotton like film over affected areas,and the zoas are dieing and melting away.
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Here is a photo from last week.It is upper half ,left of center.
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almost looks like a sponge taking over the rock. might try a FS dip and tooth brushing it off.
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02/06/2008, 06:20 PM | #8 |
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if its a sponge you will need to remove the rock dip in fresh RO water for 5 to 10 min and brush it off by hand. repeat in a couple days and as needed. i woulnt do it or blast it in the tank. you will only spade it around more.
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02/06/2008, 06:36 PM | #9 |
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Ill give it a try...couldnt hurt . Should i warm water to same as tank,or will room temp be good enough?
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02/06/2008, 06:49 PM | #10 |
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tank temp and ph helps
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02/06/2008, 10:33 PM | #11 |
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I have a friend that swears by dipping in peroxide.
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02/12/2008, 02:17 AM | #12 |
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Just add a small amount of peroxide to a dip with water from your tank in a separate container. Add peroxide slowly until you just see it starting to "bubble" around the rock and polyps. Soak for 10 minutes, use a turkey baster to squirt water at the polyps. Rinse in another container of tank water and return to the tank in an area of good flow. This can be done up to 3 days in a row and placed in an area of high flow and see how it does. I lost a few polyps that were beyond saving, but I also saved some RPE's that were goners for sure. They are growing great now. All in all I've done this about 4 times and haven't lost a colony or frag I have done this to. If you are worried about peroxide, you can do a dip with Furan 2 and tank water. Search this thread for zoa fungus and Furan-2 dip. The person who did this took a lot of pictures and gave step by step instructions. I have also used this method with great results. IMO zoas shipped in colder months are more prone to getting fungus. Good luck!
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Yup, that's the friend! It would also be helpful to add Vitamin C to boost them.
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02/14/2017, 05:55 PM | #14 |
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So i tried peroxide dip on a zoa i got last week and the brown is gone today. Should i at least do a second dip to be sure? I can add pics if that helps?
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So i tried peroxide dip on a zoa i got last week and the brown is gone today. Should i at least do a second dip to be sure? I can add pics if that helps?
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peroxide and furan dips with Vit C
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02/18/2017, 06:03 PM | #17 |
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You don't usually see threads from 2008...
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