Zoa Pox?

[Rikerbear]

What does 'the pox' look like? How can I tell the difference between pox and a melt?
Something appears to be wrong with one of my new frags. It was doing great for several days, but now it is starting to look 'odd'.
Here is a pic, all be it not a good pic (still don't have my macro lens back)

 

[Rikerbear]

Is no one replying because the pic is so bad?
I'll try to post a better one if I can..................

 

[cbrennan4]

If you have "zoa pox" you should be able to see little white growths on the stalks of the zoas that look like grains of sand or larger. In a melt they just slowly shrivel up and die. It's hard to tell from your pic what the problem is. Have you lost polyps or had any that closed for a prolonged period of time? You prob want to include your parameters as well.

 

[Rikerbear]

Hmmm...not spots, but rather what looks to be shriveled polyps around the back edge (circled in the pic)
All the other corals and look just fine
Temp: 80
PH: 8.2
SG: 1.026
N03: 0
N04: 0
P04: 0.25
NH3: 0
Calcium:420
Alk: 11
Mag: 1350

 

[peterthegamer]

Maybe lower the sg and lower temp a tiny bit. Try to get some waste build up and see if it like dirty water.

 

[Rikerbear]

Maybe lower the sg and lower temp a tiny bit. Try to get some waste build up and see if it like dirty water.

A tiny bit? Like, temp 78 and SG 1.025?

 

[Rikerbear]

I should also add that I am still fighting with what may in fact be a bad piece of equipment, namely the new IM Aqua Gadget nano skimmer. It still seems to be in its break in period (beginning to think it will NEVER break in). I have a TON of micro bubbles in the DT. Don't know if this is contributing or not since none of the other critters seems bothered, just the one zoa frag pictured.

 

[kevin32]

You can try 78 for temp and 1.025 for salinity. Your magnesium looks fine. I keep mine at 1400 and doing well.

 

[Rikerbear]

No changes to report. Polyps in pic that are closed are still closed, and I haven't noticed it spreading.
Maybe just some die off?
Shock from being moved and glued to a rock?