My zoas don’t seem to be doing as well as they were in the past. It currently has a sponge issue and tunicates but I am wondering if these white specs on it are zoapox or hopefully nothing. Any help would be appreciated! Thanks
Zoapox or am I overthinking?
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biophilia
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To me those look more like spirorbid worms. If you aren't already doing so, consider running some activated carbon (or swapping out your existing carbon). Some zoas can become a little temperamental if dissolved organic carbon levels start getting elevated. Elevated DOC (or, specifically, acetate if you're carbon dosing) may also be what's fueling nuisance sponge growth. Both the spirorbids and sponge getting out of control suggests to me that you may need to either cut back a little on feeding or increase water change frequency.
I definitely have a spirorbid worm issue lol but it’s actually starting to slowly die down. I saw there are a few on the zoas but particularly I was looking at the tiny white specks on the one all the way to the left in the top pic. They could just be tiny ones I suppose (and hope) though. I’ll definitely look into running some carbon, would you recommend a reactor or can I throw a bag somewhere in the sump? As for feeding and water changes, I have actually started feeding more and decreasing changes due to a lack of phosphates and nitrates, but they are finally starting to appear. Thanks for the suggestions!
littlebigreef
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@biophilia looks to be correct. Def not pox at any rate. Zoas will sometimes absorb substrate into their tissue as well.
