Watermelon zoas

[Ree]

mine seem to be thinning out/diminishing.
Tell me everything I need to know… please I want to succeed!

 

[Triggreef]

Check at night with a flash light. Google zoa pests and familiarize yourself with things like zoa spiders and nudibranchs.

If that isn't your problem, list other tank inhabitants and fish, as well as parameters. Help us help you.

 

[joshporksandwich]

We need more info than they're just diminishing! pics are always a good way for us to try to help you. Parameters, lights, any changes, how long you've had them?

 

[Ree]

Thank you!!
50 gal
Dual Carbon filter
Protein skimmer 800 (power head?)
Actinic lights are on 8 hrs
Temp 78
Na 1.021
Phos 0.25
Ca 500
Kh 161.1
Nitrate 10 ( I know these need to come down but Zoas were healthier in the past when nitrates were 10-20

Inhabitants 1 yellow tang, 1 blue hippo, 1 Kole tang, 1 blue chromis, 2 clowns, 1 urchin, 1 long tip anemone, 1 snail (I need more), 14 crabs, small colony of red mushroom corals (looking good)

 

[Ree]

Have had them 6 months

 

[Ree]

 

[Ree]

They used to be thick and lush

 

[Mike in CT]

My watermelons melted when I had a spike in nitrates, they melted away little by little. I'm not a member of the tang police, but that's a lot of tangs in a 50 gallon, sooner or later your probably going to have to re home 1 or 2 of those.

 

[Ree]

This maybe a mute point, As hind sight is 20/20. I am researching pests and realize I can take the corals out to dip but once in the TANK is it a lost cause?

 

[jasonandsarah]

Thank you!!
50 gal
Dual Carbon filter
Protein skimmer 800 (power head?)
Actinic lights are on 8 hrs
Temp 78
Na 1.021
Phos 0.25
Ca 500
Kh 161.1
Nitrate 10 ( I know these need to come down but Zoas were healthier in the past when nitrates were 10-20

Inhabitants 1 yellow tang, 1 blue hippo, 1 Kole tang, 1 blue chromis, 2 clowns, 1 urchin, 1 long tip anemone, 1 snail (I need more), 14 crabs, small colony of red mushroom corals (looking good)

?Na- 1.021 I'm guessing this is your salinity? SG.. (this is really low especially since your cal is really high)
Cal-500 (This is pretty high for any tank and especially zoas imo)

What are you using to test eveything? Including salinity....
Definitely to many tangs, it's kinda hard to believe you don't have higher nutrients with that many high bio fish in a 50g. I'd say sell the yellow and blue hippo, Replace with some smaller fish.

 

[joshporksandwich]

Also they look like they're stretched. Move them higher. If you can take out rock dip them in iodine.

 

[Garia666]

there so long telling me they aint getting enough light. these should be easy to keep tbh.. speciay in an nano tank..

 

[jstec]

+1 on not enough light

 

[Squid]

+100000 they need more light and your salinity and cal are out of wack

 

[Ree]

Ok moved to more light did a dip and these guys came off what are they

Here's the kicker I live in the middle of kansas in a town of 1200 people.....my R2R is my only hope for help. I love my tank and am determined to succeed. Thanks guys!

 

[Ree]

What would you prefer my ca and na to be

 

[jstec]

To me that looks like it Could be an amphipod which wouldn't cause any problems they are beneficial to have.

 

[jstec]

I can if u want me too I need gass

 

[Ree]

[emoji6]

 

[jstec]

Sorry not sure how that last message got there it was suppose to be a text !