Whitening of Polyps?

RobinsonReef

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Hey guys! I have noticed an interesting issue this afternoon in my tank. I first noticed it on my newer frag of Eagle Eye zoas. One of the polyps on the top of the frag began to have white spots on the polyps eye when open. A few others developed it and began to close. I was in process of upgrading powerheads in my tank so I waited to worry about it until I corrected my lack of flow issue. After adding the new powerbeads the eagle eyes all opened and began to look happy again. Altho the one on top has kept its little white spots. Now this afternoon my colony of button polyps have begun to turn white as well. I have ruled out zoa pox as it is not on the stems only on the meat when open. I have blown them off with a baster with no luck. They are all open but not sure why the whiteness has begun to develop. Pictures attached, I realize hard to see on my zoas but its the smallest polyp on the top that has some white spots. Any ideas?? Everything else in my tank is happy. Royal Gramma swimming as usual, my two Acan colonys are wide open full color and happy.
 

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Just tested water

Salinity 1.026
PH 8.2
KH 8
Calcium 400
Nitrite 0
Nitrate 0
Ammonia .5

Just did my weekly water change yesterday and did a little siphoning on sand so I wonder if that is what kicked the ammonia up.
 
just noticed this. I took a baster again to them and upon closing they have white spots alllll over the stalks that I did not notice before. Its only on the button polyps tho not on my eagle eyes. Aren't button polyps palys and immune to zoa pox??? Heres a pic...they are all wide open and open up immediately after blowing on them with a baster...still somethings not right. I don't want to rush to dip them in anything until I know for sure whats going on.
 

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Upon feeding my acans tonight I happened to notice some scurrying underneath the button polyp rock...at first I was like wth...took my flashlight shined up under and boom tan hairy legs trying to hide..stuck a little piece of shrimp near it and WOOSH a claw with a black tip snatched it up...looks like I'm going gorilla crab hunting. That must be the culprit for the polyps being agitated. Could he cause them to loose color like that tho? Just from stress?
 
I am thinking zoo pox, not sure though. Maybe the experts or someone who has experience with this will chime in soon. I do not know the treatment for it. Might have to google treatment for zoo pox.
 
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