Pink Diamond Zoa helps

bogy15 · Dec 9, 2021

Hello all,
Brand new here but wanted to ask if anyone has seen this issue with pink diamond zoas. I have had great luck with zoas in the past with a ton of growth but these just seem faded and small. I am unsure if they are permanently bleached or what to do. The colony was only 3 heads when I got it so it’s growing, just doesn’t have the same pop. Thanks for your help all!

R0L0 · Dec 9, 2021

bogy15 said:
Hello all,
Brand new here but wanted to ask if anyone has seen this issue with pink diamond zoas. I have had great luck with zoas in the past with a ton of growth but these just seem faded and small. I am unsure if they are permanently bleached or what to do. The colony was only 3 heads when I got it so it’s growing, just doesn’t have the same pop. Thanks for your help all!

What are your water parameters and how much flow is going to them

bogy15 · Dec 9, 2021

R0L0 said:
What are your water parameters and how much flow is going to them

Nitrate and Ammonia 0. Ph 7.1 nitrite 0

MaxTremors · Dec 9, 2021

bogy15 said:
Nitrate and Ammonia 0. Ph 7.1 nitrite 0

Your nitrates being 0 and PH being 7.1 is concerning. What test kits are you using? What is you alkalinity and is it stable? Phosphates? Zoas like some nutrients in the water. Also, what kind of lighting do you have? The zoas look like they’re probably getting enough light, but they’re likely not as colorful as they could be with more intense/better spectrum lighting.

bogy15 · Dec 9, 2021

MaxTremors said:
Your nitrates being 0 and PH being 7.1 is concerning. What test kits are you using? What is you alkalinity and is it stable? Phosphates? Zoas like some nutrients in the water. Also, what kind of lighting do you have? The zoas look like they’re probably getting enough light, but they’re likely not as colorful as they could be with more intense/better spectrum lighting.

It’s a biocube LED stock lighting. And I use the API test kit