Calcium and corals

[kevin318]

I have a Max E-170 and my water is good, a Hydra26 HD LED lights, and I can’t get my zoanthids to open up. I tried different light settings and different locations in the tank, no change. I’m using carbon as one of my media, good....bad....any thoughts?

 

[SPR1968]

We maybe need a full set of your water parameters to help you out here if you can post them

 

[Hemmdog]

Water parameters would be helpful. But it does look like zoa pox.

 

[kevin318]

Here are my Parameters
Calcium - 400
Alkalinity - 9.4
Salinity - 1.026
Temp - 78.5
PH - 8.2
Nitrate - 0
Phosphate - 0
Magnesium 1200

Lighting - Hydra 26 HD LED - 12 inches off the water and i have the Red Sea Max E-170
Lights start at 8:00am ramping up to 12:00 (to the settings below), 4:00 things start ramping down to 8:00pm. Royal blue at 3% all night
UV - 50%
Violet - 80%
Royal - 100%
Blue - 90%
Green 15% - 2 hours
Red - 0%
White - 30%

Zoathids are at the bottom of the tank and in a low to med flow area

I dose nothing at this point, just getting started with coral and still doing my research. Water changes faithfully, 5 gallons a week, two fish in the tank, hermit crabs and turbo snails.

 

[kevin318]

Water parameters would be helpful. But it does look like zoa pox.

I think that you may be right. Is there a way to get rid of them without dipping? They are on a foundation piece of rock in the bottom of my tank.