Scott-CapeCoral
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You could have red coraline and at the same time, getting cyano. They are almost exactlly the same color. Coraline won't kill zoanthids.
Reddish Maroon Algae Killing Zoanthids??
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SIR PATRICK
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Looks like some cyno and the start of red bubble algae. red buble algea will crowd out your polyps and iritate them, and cyno will cover/choke them out.
I use maracyn (erethromyacin) for cyno and manual removal/tank husbandry for the bubble algea. In worst case cenario w/ the bubble algea- you might want to think about fragging the polyps off the plug/rock they are on, and relocating them. I have had a bit of sucess with this.
If you arer running a bac driven system- you might want to into maracyn befor using this product. I am testing it as a dip, outside the main system at this time w/ bacteria driven systems.
I use maracyn (erethromyacin) for cyno and manual removal/tank husbandry for the bubble algea. In worst case cenario w/ the bubble algea- you might want to think about fragging the polyps off the plug/rock they are on, and relocating them. I have had a bit of sucess with this.
If you arer running a bac driven system- you might want to into maracyn befor using this product. I am testing it as a dip, outside the main system at this time w/ bacteria driven systems.
125galbiznotch
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ya def looks like red coraline algae, i have plenty in my tank and never had a problem with my zoas. Its weird that it would cause your frags to die out.
Looks like cyano to me. I did battle with the red menace and it would cover rocks where you couldn't scrape it off, but I bet you can blast it off of the polyps with a turkey baster. I did a week of lights out and did a dance of joy when there was no red carpet on my sand. The stuff on the rocks took longer to go away. I now do a period of no light for at least two days every month
I am having the same issue.
Previously healthy, vigoruosly growing zoe is now closing up.
Hard, bright red node of unidentifiable stuff growing through the middle of colony.
I agree it looks like coraline, but I dont see why it would affect the zoe.
Polyps next to hard red node closed up for last 3 days.
If anyone has a clue what this is and how to treat it would be appreciated.
I attempted to remove it but it is hard like coraline and not possible to mechanically remove without destroying zoe.
Previously healthy, vigoruosly growing zoe is now closing up.
Hard, bright red node of unidentifiable stuff growing through the middle of colony.
I agree it looks like coraline, but I dont see why it would affect the zoe.
Polyps next to hard red node closed up for last 3 days.
If anyone has a clue what this is and how to treat it would be appreciated.
I attempted to remove it but it is hard like coraline and not possible to mechanically remove without destroying zoe.
I have that type. It is encrusted on the frag disk. Mine did not attack the zoas directly, but if the algea has a foot hold on the disk surface, zoa can not grow on it.
I tried to scrape it off with a razor blade, but they just come back with a vengeance. I like to know a good way to deal with it. I know that crabs and snails do not eat this algea.
I tried to scrape it off with a razor blade, but they just come back with a vengeance. I like to know a good way to deal with it. I know that crabs and snails do not eat this algea.
