Whites Spots
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A. Grandis
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Could be different things.
Even " morph" could show " spots" .
Pic will help.
Grandis.
Even " morph" could show " spots" .
Pic will help.
Grandis.
![photo[14].jpg](https://reefcentral-data.xenforo.cloud/attachments/77/77753-76c0ffe46adfdb7c9a6b12c12d81aa79.jpg?hash=dsD_5Grf23)
A. Grandis
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Sorry, still very hard to tell by that picture.
Would you be able to take a closer/clear shot?
Grandis.
Would you be able to take a closer/clear shot?
Grandis.
I have been doing more reading and what not, is it possible this is from the water clarity/lighting in this tank being drastically different from what they were in? This is what I found.
"Carbon & Aggressive Skimming: Both of these strip yellowing compounds in the water, causing it to become clearer. This sudden clarity can cause the zoanthid or palythoa to bleach due to the increase in light penetration. Sometimes, the zoas and palys may not be able to expel their zooxanthellae (the tiny plant involved in a symbiotic relationship with the coral that provides the colors) fast enough, causing a toxic build-up of oxygen in their tissues."
I know my anenome expelled a huge amount of zooxanthellae for about 3 days, after moving to this tank. It is perfectly happy now. Is it possible this is due to this change and it needs to be put in a shadier spot? Any help welcome.
"Carbon & Aggressive Skimming: Both of these strip yellowing compounds in the water, causing it to become clearer. This sudden clarity can cause the zoanthid or palythoa to bleach due to the increase in light penetration. Sometimes, the zoas and palys may not be able to expel their zooxanthellae (the tiny plant involved in a symbiotic relationship with the coral that provides the colors) fast enough, causing a toxic build-up of oxygen in their tissues."
I know my anenome expelled a huge amount of zooxanthellae for about 3 days, after moving to this tank. It is perfectly happy now. Is it possible this is due to this change and it needs to be put in a shadier spot? Any help welcome.
A. Grandis
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Nope, doesn't look like bleaching to me...
Bleaching does happen when an abrupt temperature change is taken place and/or light is brighter somehow in a short period of time, not allowing the organism to be adapted to the new condition, but doesn't look like it is what's happening in your tank.
Bleaching is often very uniform, not only part of the polyp, nor spots.
Grandis.
Bleaching does happen when an abrupt temperature change is taken place and/or light is brighter somehow in a short period of time, not allowing the organism to be adapted to the new condition, but doesn't look like it is what's happening in your tank.
Bleaching is often very uniform, not only part of the polyp, nor spots.
Grandis.
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A. Grandis
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I could be wrong, but I really don't think it's zoa pox.
Very hard to tell by looking at that picture. Sorry.
Could be lot's of things, including bacteria, fungus, predator marks,...
Can't tell by the pic.
Grandis.
Very hard to tell by looking at that picture. Sorry.
Could be lot's of things, including bacteria, fungus, predator marks,...
Can't tell by the pic.
Grandis.
Assuming it is not Zoa Pox, would revive help most other things it could be? Thanks.
A. Grandis
Active member
I didn't try Revive yet.
I use only iodine/iodide solutions for my dips.
It works great for everything I've tried in the past.
I didn't have an algae problem yet and would use hydrogen peroxide for that, if so.
I never experienced problems with spiders, nor nudis.
The snails I just pick them off the colony and do an egg hunt at night.
Assuming that's not bleaching, and if it is any bacterial or fungal problem, yes. Lugol solution or any type of iodine/iodide solution would work well.
You can get 8 to 10 oz of fresh water and add 3 to 5 drops of Lugol solution to it.
Dip for up to a minute. The polyps will close. After the dip just return the frag back to the aquarium. Should be ok...
I hope others could say for Revive product. Hope it works too.
If it's zoo pox you can use Furan-2.
Please read this and see the pictures for proper identification and treatment:
http://www.zoaid.com/articles004.php
Grandis.
I use only iodine/iodide solutions for my dips.
It works great for everything I've tried in the past.
I didn't have an algae problem yet and would use hydrogen peroxide for that, if so.
I never experienced problems with spiders, nor nudis.
The snails I just pick them off the colony and do an egg hunt at night.
Assuming that's not bleaching, and if it is any bacterial or fungal problem, yes. Lugol solution or any type of iodine/iodide solution would work well.
You can get 8 to 10 oz of fresh water and add 3 to 5 drops of Lugol solution to it.
Dip for up to a minute. The polyps will close. After the dip just return the frag back to the aquarium. Should be ok...
I hope others could say for Revive product. Hope it works too.
If it's zoo pox you can use Furan-2.
Please read this and see the pictures for proper identification and treatment:
http://www.zoaid.com/articles004.php
Grandis.
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kalgra
New member
I had some that did this once. It looked like the color just went white in some places but otherwise they looked fairly healthy. Im my case there were not my favorite so I just let them be. It eventually went away on its own. Not saying to not do anything about it but it might not be something to be overly concerned with either.
I do not think it was/is zoo pox, I think something might have been eating on them, about half the frag got taken before I even saw it. The rock it was on also split some how, so this could have been a cause of the problems for the ones on the split which the 2 with the spots were. So now instead of a single frag of 10 or so I have 2 small frags of 3 or 4. I did use 2 dips of revive on them and everything appears to be doing ok. I will wait and see at this point, I think that is about all I can do.
A. Grandis
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Check for predators at night too.
Grandis.
Grandis.
I never saw any however I think something might have been munching on them. After the two dips they seem to be doing well I will probably do one more this weekend to make sure anything that was munching on them that may have left eggs has hatched and gets killed too. Now we wait and see how they are doing, hopefully they will start multiplying and things will be good.
