White lesions / bumps on zoanthids. Discussion on treatment

Everything in my tank was effected (all zoos). Quarantine, lower flow and lower light seemed to work since I didn't lose any specific types of zoo (but I did lose many polyps). I tried everything from FW, iodine, HP, tetracycline on some colonies and none of that seemed to work at all. Quarantine is the best method. I can say hypersalinity may also help since I barley ever topped off my Q bucket. The colonies were in Q for about 2-3 weeks before going back in the display once the spots subsided. No apparent reccurance, every now and then I see one or two spots but I just don't worry about it anymore
 
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quarantine them, setup a rubbermaid tub with some water if you have too. Check your others too I'm sure you will see them affected too. Good luck.
 
there's 7 colonies infected with this stuff, but i noticed that none of my protopaly's/palys have not been touched by this infection. only zoanthids that have a grown mat. :( seem to be suffering
 
yes I saw the same thing. Like I said - I didn't lose 1 color-type of zos. I tried everything suggested, but the bulk of my infected guys went through iodine/fw dips as often as I could do them (max 1 time a day). The drying method after the FW dip. They also sat in a highly neglected rubbermaid Q tub that surley had HYPERsalinity because I never topped it off more than once or twice in the course of 3 weeks. I used a crappy PH for flow and some low watt CF bulbs for illumination (on a timer). Everything I had I still have, minus the quantity.


Things I tried that I don't think work - Tetracycline dip, hydrgen peroxide dip, picking off the yellowed lesions (they turn yellow after a while and can be removed very easily).

Good luck superfishy - now it is your turn ;)

I'm sure you will come through this ok.
 
Tough luck Superfishy.
It's been months now and my colonies are all just about healed of this problem.
I noticed a difference when I did water changes. I also performed a highly difficult procedure that almost most made me bud daughter colonies out my butt.

I didn't touch them once.

It took all the energy in my body, but I kept my hands out of my tank and didn't move them. At one point my wife thought I had telekinesis. Well, I stared at them hard enough that the average passerby would think I was trying to move them with my mind...:wildone:

Have patience with this and don't get too aggressive, nothing good has come from any of us meddling with something we have no idea how to fix yet. bkiba has been one of the most pioneering of us with this problem, aka guinea pig. :lmao: jk;)

BTW, have a happy new year guys and gals!
Bill
 
hiya,

k .. some updates.

as mentioned previously, i had 2 frags that had this "decaying"
disease and both are recovering well.

Below is what i've done (but not confirm) was,

1) Both frags were move down to a lower light area.
2) 1 of the frag was dip in Reef Plus Coral conditioner (as per
instruction). I did 1 treatment only.
3) The other frag (more seriously affected) was dipped in FW
with Lugol's sol. Followed by 1 drop of Lugol sol on each affected
area directly. Rinsed the frag in FW below returning to tank. This
frag is also recovering with new ployps growing.

cheers
 
I'm so glad I found this thread. Here's my latest problem:
SickZoos.jpg

They were growing great--one of my 1st zoos. Then hair algae developed on the rock & now a brown film is covering them. They will not open in that section. I have been picking off the hair algae. What is my next step/s?
 
Some of them look as though they have a brown fungus on them & others loook like they have a white fungus. I was thinking of taking a stainless steel brush & scrubbing off all the sick zoos.
 
If the zoos are really fungus-ey, might be best to frag out the bad parts and a little extra with a razor knife. Scrubbing would probably spread the nasties.

Maybe it's just hair algae, cyano, diatoms, and assorted stuff on the zoos? Pluck the hair algae out with tweezers or whatever.

There's info in this forum on peroxide dip and iodine/fw dip.

Take care of those zoos... remember, we're trading :)

Good luck!
 
Not to worry, I'm trying to take the best care of your zoos! I'll get a razor & scrape off the bad ones & do a dip on the rest. I didn't think about stuff spreading w/the wire brush.
 
I took a slightly different approach. I don't know if this sound daft, but I did absolutely nothing. And all the sick zoos are coming back to full health.
 
That has been the most effective approach to keeping these afflicted colonies alive.
I imagine some good husbandry would also help; water changes and other misc. cleaning.
Cheers,
Bill
 
ugh.

that's too hard to do though! (nothing i mean, heh!)

an 8th colony in my tank has come down w/ this... sad - i was just getting ready to do mass fragging for many peeps!! :( :( :(
 
d'oh. hate answering my own questions... shoulda re-read this first!

dcoufal asked on page 2, jimsflies says yes on the UV on page 4 but posts back latter that it didn't seem to help.

anyone running ozone?
 
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