What's wrong with my zoas?

[nivram]

My frag of Kedds Reds are closing up but in a weird way. Almost like its pinching the head off. They were fine for weeks. My other zoas are fine.

 

[Reef Bass]

The pic isn't showing up, which makes helping you difficult.

 

[nivram]

My bad. I thought thought the photo was attached.

 

[Reef Bass]

Those are definitely some unhappy polyps. If they were mine, I'd start a dipping regimen.

 

[nivram]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=15729898#post15729898 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by Reef Bass
Those are definitely some unhappy polyps. If they were mine, I'd start a dipping regimen.

What do you dip in? I usually use Lugols but wondering if I'm missing out on something.

 

[Reef Bass]

I use povidone iodine which is similar to Lugols. I also use Melafix marine. I'll do an iodine dip in a container, then soak / rinse the frag for five or ten minutes in another container, then dip in Melafix, then another soak / rinse, then back in the tank.

Others decent dips include Tropic Pro Marine Coral Cure, Revive and hydrogen peroxide.

 

[geoxman]

Too small of a frag and Solomon zoanthids are tough to begin with! Scrub the algae off with a soft tooth brush and give them some higher flow for a few weeks..blast them with wide flow, that will also keep any FW off of them. I would not worry about stressing them with a dip at present. good luck