zoas melted, shoudl I try to add more?

[diver4life1992]

I am new to reef2reef. I had a nice colony of green zoas that have slowly dissolved over a period of about 2 months this summer. The tank did get very warm (mid 80's) a few times this summer and a little overfeeding led to elevated phosphate levels. I have managed to get the phosphate levels back to below .5 and the temp is now steady at 76. My mushrooms, GSP and leather corals seem to be doing fine. Is it worth trying to add some more zoas or was the melting likely caused by some sort of parasite the will just kill any addional zoas that I try to put in? I never saw any damage like from a fish or crab the just slowly faded away.

Thanks for the advice

55g reef
6 months old
2 T5's and 18 watts of LED's
temp 76
salinity 1.025
Hardness 11
phosphate ~.5
PH ~8.2

 

[buddythelion]

Those green zoas are most likely those radioactives, which are a really hardy morph. I'd say trying another frag wouldn't hurt, but try another hardy morph again.

You don't have any pics/observations of your last zoas while they were melting?

 

[diver4life1992]

Here is a small pic of the colony before meltdown. All that is left is a rough skeleton and the small mussel that they were growing on. Are there any particularly hardy morphs you would recommend?

Thank you

 

[buddythelion]

Well... that picture doesn't really help because they all look good and happy, lol! No idea as to what might have caused their downfall?

I'd say try those morphs again, couldn't hurt. They're pretty hardy.

 

[caudill187]

I vote try some more.