Relentless brown algae on zoas

[classklown90]

Hey everyone, I have a zoa dominant frag tank and all has been well until about a month ago.

I started to notice brown algae on the tops of my zoas and it causes them to shut. Some of it I can wipe off with a paintbrush but some of it stays. I started dosing vitamin c which didn't help. I wipe it off daily but it comes back and I have my mp10 on full blast (biocube 14) which helps but the flow is too much for some of the zoas.
I have also dipped in hydrogen peroxide several times which helps for a day or two until the algae comes back.

what the heck do I do? Someone help me. What's causing this?

 

[jedimasterben]

pics.

 

[classklown90]

I'll try and get one in 2 hours when lights are on but it's just brown and forms on the top of the closed zoa. Some of it can be wiped of and some of it cannot be.

 

[3Dsam]

is it actually algae? it could be a brown dust type of bacteria. in my experience, coral revive is best for that.

 

[classklown90]

is it actually algae? it could be a brown dust type of bacteria. in my experience, coral revive is best for that.

Yeah it might be that. It's getting better but still on some. I'm also getting long stringy brown algae that wraps around my sps and egg crate.

 

[that Reef Guy]

I once had White Slime / Algae / Fungus on a Frag.

I brushed it off a few times but it eventually died.

Luckily it did not spread.

Maybe Dipping it in Peroxide or Bayer wiould help?

 

[classklown90]

I once had White Slime / Algae / Fungus on a Frag.

I brushed it off a few times but it eventually died.

Luckily it did not spread.

Maybe Dipping it in Peroxide or Bayer wiould help?

Been doing peroxide and I think it's helping. I have like 30 frags of zoas and some are pricey like my strats and hallucinations so I cringe everytime they go in lol

 

[Robink]

Were you able to correct the problem or is it still going on? Having similar problem...:sad:

 

[MrBret]

Try doing a Furan 2 dip. 70% of the time for me it will recover the zoas. soak them for 10 to 15 min.....rinse in tank water in a separate container, and return to the tank. Mine will usually start to turn around in 3 days or so.

 

[cginter]

I know what your talking about. I've lost many Zoas to this brown looking algae covering the tip of the zoas. I found it to be a bacteria infection of some sort. Melaflix, pimafix actually worked for me, and bayers dip also helped