What do you dose for your zoas?

[rtavila]

Chemical warfare?

Chemical warfare?

Hi all,

I had similar issues with some of my zoas and I was at my wit's end trying to figure it out. They used to be huge and just closed up and remained closed for probably 2 months. I actually assumed they were dead.

Eventually after concluding that my parameters were not to blame, I realized there could be some chemical warfare going on between corals -- particularly from my finger leather.

I got a phosban reactor and have been running activated carbon to scrub the chemicals from the water with complete success. In addition to my water now sparkling clear, my zoas opened up full within 2 days of running the carbon.

I think it's a problem that gets overlooked (I know I certainly did!) but something to consider if your lighting and parameters are perfect but still have closed zoanthids.

Hope this helps!
Ross

 

[zachfishman]

Hi all,

I had similar issues with some of my zoas and I was at my wit's end trying to figure it out. They used to be huge and just closed up and remained closed for probably 2 months. I actually assumed they were dead.

Eventually after concluding that my parameters were not to blame, I realized there could be some chemical warfare going on between corals -- particularly from my finger leather.

I got a phosban reactor and have been running activated carbon to scrub the chemicals from the water with complete success. In addition to my water now sparkling clear, my zoas opened up full within 2 days of running the carbon.

I think it's a problem that gets overlooked (I know I certainly did!) but something to consider if your lighting and parameters are perfect but still have closed zoanthids.

Hope this helps!
Ross

Thanks, I don't have closed zoas so much as shrunken zoas. I'm betting on it having something to do with whatever is afflicting the whole system (which has begun to alleviate, thankfully).

Anybody used any of the Zeovit products above? I've been considering feeding my corals something since I have a very low fish-load (one small goby and one small blenny) and thus there isn't that much extra feed for the corals to grab.