Zoa pox

[Chinook on a hook]

Does this look like zoa pox? Ive been having issues with my zoas melting for months now and have dipped, moved, changed lighting, i dont know what else it could be. Any help would be appreciated.

55 gal
1.025 salintiy
No3 7ppm
Phos.25
Cal 480
Alk 9.1
Ph7.9
Sb reef light zoas are sitting around 100-150 par

 

[vetteguy53081]

Does this look like zoa pox? Ive been having issues with my zoas melting for months now and have dipped, moved, changed lighting, i dont know what else it could be. Any help would be appreciated.

55 gal
1.025 salintiy
No3 7ppm
Phos.25
Cal 480
Alk 9.1
Ph7.9
Sb reef light zoas are sitting around 100-150 par

While it has the appearance of pox, its not defined persay but I wonder if eggs from either zoa spider or nudibranch. A dip with nitrofurazone will alleviate chances of it being pox while if eggs , will have to be scraped off. Pox in my opinion is the suspect

 

[ReeferB28]

You can also treat zoa pox with the old Cephalexin dip. Detailed instructions can be easily found on this site.

 

[Chinook on a hook]

While it has the appearance of pox, its not defined persay but I wonder if eggs from either zoa spider or nudibranch. A dip with nitrofurazone will alleviate chances of it being pox while if eggs , will have to be scraped off. Pox in my opinion is the suspect

Ive dipped in revive and h202 would that have killed the nudibranches or spiders if that was the case? Heres a better pic

 

[vetteguy53081]

Ive dipped in revive and h202 would that have killed the nudibranches or spiders if that was the case? Heres a better pic

Dips wont work on spiders and require manual removal with tweezers. Spiders crawkl into the heads of each zoa and are extremely tiny. Im still thinking may be Pox