BamBam Zoa melting, not sure why.

[evrydayzawrkday]

Tank & Stats: Fluval Evo 13.5, ~5 months old. Dosing 3ml every 24 hours of All for Reef.
- Ca: 410 ppm (ranges between 400-425ppm)
- Alk: 12.2 dkh (ranges between 12-12.5 dkh)
- Nitrate: 6.6 ppm (normally ~6 ppm)
- Phos: 0.17 ppm (normally ~.15 ppm)
- Salinity: 1.024
- Temp: 79.5F
- Light: AI Prime 16 HD. Profile below.

Hey all!

So, for whatever reason I have noticed that my bambam (correct?) zoas are melting. Unsure what it could be as my green hornet zoa colony right next to it is literally fine. Do they look alright, and is there anything else I should look into to correct this? I see positive growth within the frag (in about a 2 months' time it went from 5 heads to roughly 9. I spotted a new one this AM), so maybe they aren't melting? *shrugs*

 

[blaxsun]

I was going to say they actually look ok. Zoas will fluctuate 'just because' or sometimes something has recently crawled over them.

Often if you wait a few days they'll perk up again. Do you supplement your corals with anything like ReefEnergy AB+, Reef Roids, etc.?

 

[evrydayzawrkday]

I was going to say they actually look ok. Zoas will fluctuate 'just because' or sometimes something has recently crawled over them.

Often if you wait a few days they'll perk up again. Do you supplement your corals with anything like ReefEnergy AB+, Reef Roids, etc.?

They have a ton of white dots on the bases and stems… zoa pox?

I am also using AB+ every other day.

 

[blaxsun]

They have a ton of white dots on the bases and stems… zoa pox? I am also using AB+ every other day.

I can't see that in the image, sorry.

 

[evrydayzawrkday]

 

[evrydayzawrkday]

I can't see that in the image, sorry.

Just added it

 

[evrydayzawrkday]

To add to this mystery, there is still positive growth and no "ill effects" that I would normally expect to see (after reading into) Zoa Pox, but these look like eggs? More pics below, and this is after forcing them to retract since I tried blowing out the base with my feeding baster thingy.

 

[evrydayzawrkday]

They are Spirorbis I see a dozen or so of them at the base, and now some on the walls of the tank. I’ll try some bumble bee snails and hope for the best.