Zoa won’t reopen after Diatoms

[mistuhm]

I had some bad diatoms about 3 weeks ago which left everything covered for weeks. I was able to clear it back up and my GSP and cabbage leather is bouncing back in full swing but my zoas still haven’t opened back up.

Is there anything I can do before they melt off and die?

 

[Jekyl]

Probably less to do with diatoms and more with age of tank or environment. Also, is that an enormous aiptasia?

 

[RedFrog211]

guess we found the problem lol

 

[mistuhm]

guess we found the problem lol

Interesting, it’s always been there even before the the diatoms and the zoas were always opened up pretty big.

 

[mistuhm]

Probably less to do with diatoms and more with age of tank or environment. Also, is that an enormous aiptasia?

Tanks about 3 years old. Has a diatom spike because cause my rodi filter was old and didn’t realized it.

 

[RedFrog211]

Understood! Yeah, I would highly recommend removing the aiptasia and seeing if that helps the Zoas!