Zoas help

[Smitty007j]

I got my first coral a zoa it opened up fully for about a week and now only opens a little everyday. What should I try first to see what's bothering it?

 

[Longnose Hawkfish]

Do you have any filter media in your tank that is designed for removing phosphates or nitrates? My zoas we're staying closed but when I added new media they all opened. That worked for me.

 

[Longnose Hawkfish]

Do you have any filter media in your tank that is designed for removing phosphates or nitrates? My zoas we're staying closed but when I added new media they all opened. That worked for me.

 

[Longnose Hawkfish]

Sorry, double post. Also what are your parameters?

 

[Smitty007j]

I gotta check again but zeros across the board I have a gfo and carbon reactor and also micro algae. I read that sometimes the water can be to clean is this true? I have no algae at all in the tank

 

[Longnose Hawkfish]

Try replacing your GFO and carbon with fresh GFO and carbon. That worked for me. And I'm not sure on the too clean water.

 

[newjack0000]

I gotta check again but zeros across the board I have a gfo and carbon reactor and also micro algae. I read that sometimes the water can be to clean is this true? I have no algae at all in the tank

As for too clean water on certain corals that can be a problem. If you ever look at all the care info some say prefers or thrives in less than perfect water.

Could be a pest bothering it or a snail that wants it really clean or I've seen this when there's too much flow on it.

 

[Smitty007j]

It had a turbo snail get on it one day and hasn't bothered since. I just replaced all the media. And I dipped it before I added it.

 

[ReeferBean]

I would suggest moving it into more or less light and see if that helps.

 

[Smitty007j]

Ok ill try that

 

[ReeferBean]

Ok ill try that

I would start with less to be safe.

 

[Dalmatia]

Look for little asterina starfish. They bug the hell out of my zoas?