Zoas covered in algae?

[toddmau5]

so in the biocube the zoas are getting covered in green algae. I'm not home right now, but the gf is testing the water and doing a big water change. the only thing that has changed, is that the blue channel on the lights went out and I'm still waiting for the replacement power supply to get here. Is there a safe way to remove the algae? The zoas wont open due to the algae growing on them. Everything else in the tank is fine.

 

[Milfordguy]

I take either a turkey baster and blow them off, or literally just take my fingers and wipe in between the zoas. They never seem to have an issue and open up within a few hours.

 

[rogergolf66]

I don't think it'll blow off with a turkey baster. You can use a hydrogen peroxide and dip to kill off the algae will be fine. 25 percent hydrogen peroxide for one minute 75% tank water

 

[IrishTang]

I don't think it'll blow off with a turkey baster. You can use a hydrogen peroxide and dip to kill off the algae will be fine. 25 percent hydrogen peroxide for one minute 75% tank water

Interesting, do you think this will work with corals that have a bit of cyano on them? I had a small outbreak and it got on some clove polyps I have on a piece of rock. I was able to manually remove most of visible and haven't seen any since but I was afraid to disturb these guys as they seem so fragile.

 

[rogergolf66]

the cyno algae should blow off I would definitely blow it off if you can

 

[toddmau5]

Best thing I've found for cyano algae is a black out. But yeah, the green algae does not blow off

 

[slag009]

1+ with the hydrogen peroxide. I've used it many times works great.

 

[toddmau5]

I'm try it. Just going to have to pull the whole rock is going to suck

 

[rogergolf66]

I'm try it. Just going to have to pull the whole rock is going to suck

try and make the polyps mad make sure they are all closed up before you put them in the hydrogen peroxide

 

[jahel318]

Peroxide works very well with cyano. I've used this method several times but you gotta cure the actual source of the problem.

 

[asbauto]

Peroxide dip

Peroxide dip

Interesting, do you think this will work with corals that have a bit of cyano on them? I had a small outbreak and it got on some clove polyps I have on a piece of rock. I was able to manually remove most of visible and haven't seen any since but I was afraid to disturb these guys as they seem so fragile.

Be careful with peroxide on some species like clove and xenia it will melt them I found out the hard way with it. It doesn't happen instantly but I had to do 2 dips for gha a couple years ago and within a week the cloves and xenia were melted away and I did 10%peroxide

 

[snake1]

What do you guys think about hydrogen peroxide injections to melt or kill nuisance palys/polyps