Question on Selcon

[FragMan07]

I got some liquid Selcon today. The directions say that I should pour some baby brine shrimp into a cup with the Selcon and water and let it sit for a minimum of 12 hours before applying to the aquarium.


Is there any other easier / direct way to add the Selcon to the water. I got the little pink Medicine bottle Looking one from Dr. Foster and Smith.

 

[bertoni]

I wouldn't add it to the tank directly. I did that for a while. It's a major cyanobacteria food source. I use it in fish and coral food.

 

[Billybeau1]

I. like Jonathan used it for awhile and my cyno went crazy. I don't use it anymore.

What is you goal in dosing Selcon ?

 

[FragMan07]

Helping my Zooanthids to Open up.

My Water Levels are right, my Lighting was just replaced, I got great flow, good levels, good Salinity, I just added more sand to my bed


For some reason only half my Zooanthids are opening and I am really going crazy. I have these amazing looking Zoo's I have seen in weeks. The bulbs are nice and plump, they just arent opening.

I am willing to try anything at this point includinng Selcon and Vitamin C (see Zooanthids Vitamin C treatment for explanation)


Any ideas are extremely welcome

 

[ILoveReefer]

You said you had great flow. Zoos seem to like low flow. The get irritated easily.

 

[bertoni]

I don't think the Selcon is going to help. I think zoanthids tend to have weak feeding capabilities. You might need to try a freshwater dip or even perhaps some antibiotics. I don't know enough about the vitamin C approach to say much.

 

[FragMan07]

I've heard that they can tolerate swaying in the breeze so long as the powerheads aren't blasting them directly.


Any thoughts?

 

[FragMan07]

I will remove my Big Powerhead tomorrow morning that adds flow to the front of the tank.


Other than that I 3 other small Maxijets.........two that ripple the surface of the water on the right and left sides of the tank and another on the bottom left that brings flow through the back of the tank.

Any ideas on the ideal flow setup for Zoo's?

 

[ahullsb]

I think there might be better coral foods out there than selcon. I use it sometimes to soak fish food in. Maybe try h20 life coral food mix. My roommate seems to get good results with that.

 

[sanababit]

i had a small rock with like 30-40 polyps on it, then one day they stop opening, this went for at least 3 weeks, i took them out and dipped them into freshwater, then i put them back into my tank, i looked for predators, diseases, chemical warfare between corals, i couldn't find anything, then all of the sudden day by day, one by one started opening, its been 2 weeks now and almost all are open, checked parameters, all where ok except my nitrate, they where at 20 ppm, but that is not that bad
in conclusion, if you cant find any reason why they arent opening, then i suggest to wait it out, as long as they dont look white, or melting/shrinking then they are still alive.

sana