Dying Zoas ???

[MUCHO REEF]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=11995663#post11995663 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by flyyyguy
I dont think it has anything to do with the ph....and if it did.......the vitamin C drops your ph here and there while doing it.

have you ever done anything to try and figure out why your ph is low??

Do this drill:

1. measure the tanks ph

2 take a glass of tank water and stir it violently for a minute in the same room as the tank. measure its ph when done

3. take a glass of tankwater outside and stir it violently for a minute...then measure the ph

this will identify for you if its a surface agitation/gas exchange issue or simply a issue of not enough fresh air inside your house. Assuming all of your levels are where you say they are......one of the above is most likley the culprit

in the wintertime when we all have our houses closed up this can be an issue for many. it is for me. I solve it by plumbing my skimmers air intake to my garage. (which I dont keep cars and fumes in)

This is very good advice from Flyyguy, it's a start, but what you are experiencing often happens. I don't think anyone really knows as of yet why it happens. The polyps retracts, they shrink and wrinkle, and a brown crust forms on top. When this happens, they are gone. The only thing I have done or can suggest is to do a water change, a small one, massive water changes are never gone unless you have had mass die off.

In the winter time I open 3 windows once a weeks for a full 5 minutes. An air tight home can affect PH.

You mentioned that you shifted your powerheads. How long after the shift did this begin to happen?

Are you adding any type of vitamins to your tank?

You can try any of the many dips to experiment. But when this happens, it happens quickly, as with everything else we experience, the key is to react quickly.


Mucho Reef

 

[b16drag]

Its affected my True Blues but not any other ones. I do not add Vitamin C but am thinking about. I haven't shifted the powerheads since 1-2 months ago. I'm about to drag freaken 50 ft line out the door!!! I'm going to try a FW dip or maybe try the Furan 2 dip, just not sure which one will work... Maybe I'll do a Furan 2 and then dip them ino FW... <SHRUG>

 

[MUCHO REEF]

I use Reef Plus twice a week. It works great for me.

MuchO

 

[b16drag]

I'll have to try something...

 

[MUCHO REEF]

Why are you running Phosban BTW?

 

[b16drag]

I had algae and phosphate issues before. Its gotten a lot better and SPS corals grown very well. I guess one reason why I'm having a hard time with this one is that the zoa is having the problem and not the SPS's, but its the Zoas that are known to be hardier! :/

 

[Pufferpunk]

Funny you mention the Tubb's blues:
Before VC:

After VC:

Can't beat that proof!

 

[b16drag]

Day by day Puffy. I'm just waiting to get some VC. Its the other crack!

 

[Pufferpunk]

I think you're right!

 

[650-IS350]

Replied to your PM B16.