zoa pox question
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jeremyreef
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pox usually looks like whitish spots. i follow the treatment listed above but i use tank water and furan 2 rather than new water and dip for 20 min 3 days in a row
I intentionally swing my temps 4 degrees daily in all of my systems. 78-82.
That frag I pictured there was the first time I had ever seen the pox firsthand, and it was shipped to me with the pox on it. you can see they were very healthy polyps(besides the pox of course). A nice thick mat that I wish I could achieve with every polyp I keep.
I did the furan thing and easily beat it. However, I did notice that in the year to follow, I saw the pox show up on other polyps I had had for some time, so it remained in the tank in some form. I easily beat those small outbreaks as well and, fwiw..........every single time I saw it pop up it was polyps that were both shaded, and in nooks or holes that werent recieving excellent flow.
That frag I pictured there was the first time I had ever seen the pox firsthand, and it was shipped to me with the pox on it. you can see they were very healthy polyps(besides the pox of course). A nice thick mat that I wish I could achieve with every polyp I keep.
I did the furan thing and easily beat it. However, I did notice that in the year to follow, I saw the pox show up on other polyps I had had for some time, so it remained in the tank in some form. I easily beat those small outbreaks as well and, fwiw..........every single time I saw it pop up it was polyps that were both shaded, and in nooks or holes that werent recieving excellent flow.
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I had zoa pox hit two of my large colonies in my 95 gallon. I did 1 week of the Furon 2 recommended dosage and they are both coming back. I believe the zoa pox came on after the weather change and a sudden drop in temp due to me turning off one of my heaters during the summer.
rachelcb80
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I hope it's okay if I hijack this thread a little, as opposed to starting a whole new one with the same topic. I've been slowly but surely losing zoas every day for a couple weeks now and I've determined today that it's zoa pox. (I didn't even know it existed until today 
). The rock that most all my zoa's are on is not one I can remove from the tank and they are full colonies attached to the rock (not just frags). What, if any, course of action can I take with keeping them in the tank? If I do nothing am I likely to lose every zoa I have?
This is extremely depressing.
). The rock that most all my zoa's are on is not one I can remove from the tank and they are full colonies attached to the rock (not just frags). What, if any, course of action can I take with keeping them in the tank? If I do nothing am I likely to lose every zoa I have?This is extremely depressing.
with mild cases, good water quality and excellent flow can make it go away IME without treatment.
If the pox is very severe, I would ask you to re-evaluate the statement as to whether or not the rock can be removed from the tank for treatment. Every rock can be removed somehow. Its about how bad you want to save the zoas, as well as prevent it from spreading ot other colonies.
If you want to tackle this little project and save those polyps, but are unsure of how, or uneasy of how the safest and easiest way to do it is.......ask away. There are definitely right and wrong ways to do it for both safety and time, depending on your system.
rachelcb80
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I have an Elos Mini with a Vortech MP20. There seems to be enough flow in the tank. My SPS are thriving so I think that's probably a good sign. I do 2 gallon water changes every week and skim pretty wet. Before this the only issue I had was two little spots of hair algae that just will not go away fully.
The rock that my zoas are on is attached to a sheet of acrylic. The sand is on top of that acrylic. I guess you're right that every rock can be removed, but I really don't even know how I'd go about removing this one, and then replacing it every time after dipping it. It has several different colonies of palys and zoas on it though and I sure hate the thought of losing them.
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