Zoas

[Richard Simon]

Hi all, my zoanthids appear as if closed for quite some time. My water chemistry is pretty good and I have no clue why they appear to have acne. Any suggestions on how to remedy? Thanks, Richard

 

[ScubaFish802]

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Zoa Pox treatment

Like other coral aficionados, zoanthid lovers take special care to insure the happiness and well being of their beloved polyps. Finding the right combination of water flow and lighting, maintaining stable water parameters and allowing colonies be left alone are often enough to be rewarded by...

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[Saltyreef]

Zoa pox 100%. Needs furan treatment or risk losing them all.

 

[Richard Simon]

Zoa Pox treatment

Like other coral aficionados, zoanthid lovers take special care to insure the happiness and well being of their beloved polyps. Finding the right combination of water flow and lighting, maintaining stable water parameters and allowing colonies be left alone are often enough to be rewarded by...

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SPECIFIC GRAVITY: 1.027
HIGH RANGE PH: 8.3
AMMONIA: 0
NITRITE: 0
NITRATE: 0
PHOSPHATE: 0.5
KH HARDNESS: 4 drops = 71.6 ppm
CALCIUM: 480

 

[Saltyreef]

This is the directions i follow for furan 2 dip.
Ive tried my own method but always seem to end up losing colonies. This way eradicated them.

 

[Richard Simon]

SPECIFIC GRAVITY: 1.027
HIGH RANGE PH: 8.3
AMMONIA: 0
NITRITE: 0
NITRATE: 0
PHOSPHATE: 0.5
KH HARDNESS: 4 drops = 71.6 ppm
CALCIUM: 480

These zoas have been fine in my tank for over 2 years... I did use some algae treatment but was told that wasn't the cause.

 

[Richard Simon]

This is the directions i follow for furan 2 dip.
Ive tried my own method but always seem to end up losing colonies. This way eradicated them.

Here is the problem. This isn't a frag. It's a colony that is essentially baked onto live rock and on that rock there are several other corals... so to take that large piece out is problematic. In this case, what would y'all do? Thanks.

 

[ScubaFish802]

Is it possible to hold the rock or position it so only the zoas are dipped? While keeping the remainder of the rock wet for the duration of the treatment?

 

[Saltyreef]

Here is the problem. This isn't a frag. It's a colony that is essentially baked onto live rock and on that rock there are several other corals... so to take that large piece out is problematic. In this case, what would y'all do? Thanks.

Unfortunately theres not much else that can be done besides dipping for zoa pox.
Theyre slowly going to melt away into snot
Ive watched thousands of dollars in zoas melt, its not fun.

 

[PicassoClown04]

Here is the problem. This isn't a frag. It's a colony that is essentially baked onto live rock and on that rock there are several other corals... so to take that large piece out is problematic. In this case, what would y'all do? Thanks.

I would make as large a frag as possible and treat the frag. This way you have a large healthy back up in case your main colony succumbs to the pox. Keep some carbon on hand because when those zoas start dying they could release palytoxin into your tank which is no bueno

 

[Saltyreef]

I would make as large a frag as possible and treat the frag. This way you have a large healthy back up in case your main colony succumbs to the pox. Keep some carbon on hand because when those zoas start dying they could release palytoxin into your tank which is no bueno

Thats a great idea!
Hopefully he can remove some...
Id vote for the healthiest looking ones.

 

[ScubaFish802]

Thats a great idea!
Hopefully he can remove some...
Id vote for the healthiest looking ones.

When they do turn into “snot” does that eventually leave open rock again underneath?

 

[PicassoClown04]

Thats a great idea!
Hopefully he can remove some...
Id vote for the healthiest looking ones.

I’d just say as many as possible to have the best chance of success. Since they’re growing on OP’s rocks they’re not gonna be easy to frag. Possibly make several frags so you can place them around and have quicker coverage? Idk, maybe you shouldn’t put all your eggs in one basket with the one really large frag in case you read the instructions on the dip wrong or something

 

[PicassoClown04]

When they do turn into “snot” does that eventually leave open rock again underneath?

Yes, they melt completely. Like they were never there

 

[KellyCorals]

These zoas have been fine in my tank for over 2 years... I did use some algae treatment but was told that wasn't the cause.

What kind of algae treatment did you use? I noticed a huge reaction from my zoas and lost several when I used flux RX to get rid of hair algae even tho it claimed to be “reef safe”. Still worth it to me tho, hair algae was trying to take over the whole tank.