scubasteve020
Active Member
I have a been having an issue with new zoanthids.
Parameters 1.025 salinity , 430 calcium, ph around 7.8, magnesium 1350, alkalinity 8.5, nitrates 2ppm, phosphates between 0 and .03 been trying to get a stable .03 temp fluctuates between 77.5 to 78.2.
I have a mixed reef have mixture of lps sps and softies. All corals are doing great. Except two weeks ago I bought some sunny d Zoas. Within hours they melted. I thought it might have been because I had forget to turn back on my ato after finishing some maintenance and my salinity went to a 1.027 so then a few days later I bought a purple monster paly and it’s doing great so gave it a week and bought more sunny d zoanthids and then they melted within a day. What could be causing that ? If it was pox wouldn’t it take longer than that to kill it. A few months ago I had a huge phosphate spike that killed a lot of zoas which has been fixed with adding a sump and better filtration. Any ideas would be appreciated
Parameters 1.025 salinity , 430 calcium, ph around 7.8, magnesium 1350, alkalinity 8.5, nitrates 2ppm, phosphates between 0 and .03 been trying to get a stable .03 temp fluctuates between 77.5 to 78.2.
I have a mixed reef have mixture of lps sps and softies. All corals are doing great. Except two weeks ago I bought some sunny d Zoas. Within hours they melted. I thought it might have been because I had forget to turn back on my ato after finishing some maintenance and my salinity went to a 1.027 so then a few days later I bought a purple monster paly and it’s doing great so gave it a week and bought more sunny d zoanthids and then they melted within a day. What could be causing that ? If it was pox wouldn’t it take longer than that to kill it. A few months ago I had a huge phosphate spike that killed a lot of zoas which has been fixed with adding a sump and better filtration. Any ideas would be appreciated
