Eagle Eye opened.. now closed..

[Philly Reefer]

Hello peeps. I am stumped with this zoas. I bought 2 zoas on 9/5. It opened the next day.

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Let's update what I got so far: Clown fish x2 Bicolor Bleeny Cleaner Shrimps Yellow Watchman Goby (9/22) 2 Zoas (Dragon Eye and Eagle Eye} GSP Here are the fishes that will complete my tank: Royale Gramma Bangai Cardinals x2 Green/Blue Mandarin (next year or if I can get the pods population...

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Since then it was open until yesterday afternoon. 9/6 to 9/15(9days). It was open in the morning but I noticed 1 polyp closed up. I though maybe the snail touched it cause I saw 1 nearby. but by the evening all polyps closed up(before lights out)

Build Thread - Starting with a 40 Breeder Build

Let's update what I got so far: Clown fish x2 Bicolor Bleeny Cleaner Shrimps Yellow Watchman Goby (9/22) 2 Zoas (Dragon Eye and Eagle Eye} GSP Here are the fishes that will complete my tank: Royale Gramma Bangai Cardinals x2 Green/Blue Mandarin (next year or if I can get the pods population...

www.reef2reef.com

I have not made any changes on the tank except for fish food medication(metroplex and focus) but that was starting last night. so even before the medication. the zoas closed.

1 other thing I noticed this morning is my skimmer is running lean now.. its not producing those big bubbles. not sure why. I just give them food now and seeing that skimping a bit.

Water test:
ph: 8.09 (apex)
temp 78.2 (apex)
ammonia: 0 (api)
Nitrate: 7.5 (api inbetween 5 and 10; nyos in between 5 and 12)
phosphate: 0 (hanna not ULR) need to get ulr
Alk: 6.94dKh(hanna)

What should I do? Should I just leave it and keep an eye on it for the next couple days?
should I stop the skimmer?

PS: I think I lost the other zoa (dragon eye) cause I accidentally placed a frickin super glue on it

 

[Philly Reefer]

Forgot to add
Salinity is 1.025 with refractometer. just calibrated it with brightwell calibration solution

 

[Reefing_addiction]

Have you tried dipping it in coral revive or something similar? Is there algae on the plug(I’m assuming)?

 

[Reefing_addiction]

Do you run carbon at all?

 

[Philly Reefer]

When I got them, I dipped them in bayer and coral rx. Have not done it recently
Carbon: yes. Not in reactor. Just mesh bag in the sump

 

[eggplantparrot]

Don't worry so much, corals are so much hardier than you would give them credit for.

I left a zoa frag in the garbage for 2+ hours on a paper towel, drying the thing out, and it opened up the day after i put it back in.

Super glue will not kill them either. try to break off the worst bits and they will grow over the glue.

give them time.

 

[Reefing_addiction]

When I got them, I dipped them in bayer and coral rx. Have not done it recently
Carbon: yes. Not in reactor. Just mesh bag in the sump

I would try a dip if ya can? It may help till someone here can help ya figure it out?

one of my zoas started doing this. I moved it down to lower light and it’s finally starting to open up again.

maybe try that after ya dip it.

 

[Philly Reefer]

Don't worry so much, corals are so much hardier than you would give them credit for.

I left a zoa frag in the garbage for 2+ hours on a paper towel, drying the thing out, and it opened up the day after i put it back in.

Super glue will not kill them either. try to break off the worst bits and they will grow over the glue.

give them time.

I still have that dragon eye in there and been trying to clean the glue everytime I see something coming off it.
But yeah hopefully it will survive

 

[Philly Reefer]

I would try a dip if ya can? It may help till someone here can help ya figure it out?

one of my zoas started doing this. I moved it down to lower light and it’s finally starting to open up again.

maybe try that after ya dip it.

Ok ty. I'll try that after work...

 

[Philly Reefer]

I would try a dip if ya can? It may help till someone here can help ya figure it out?

one of my zoas started doing this. I moved it down to lower light and it’s finally starting to open up again.

maybe try that after ya dip it.

Well... I didn't dip last night.. but I think its starting to open up again. My light just turned on 30mins ago.

So.. lesson learned.. nothing fast in reefing.. the only I did do, was change carbon. So I guess there was something in the water that bothered the zoa

 

[ScottR]

If your lights just kicked on and they look like that, they’re good to go. No need to dip dip dip now.