this is a pic of my zoas i had a diatom problem not serious...in the pic i think you can see some on them they seem to like to cover them.... about a month now they have been looking like this....i tried moving them a couple times over the month any idea's??? like i said before i had a diatom problem my alk and ph were low i got them both fixed...i have CF lighting is that not good enough for them? this my first zoa so i'm not use to keeping them any help i'd be thankful for
zoas not doing well
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debincalif
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CFs should be fine for zoas (depending on how much lighting for the size of your tank). Have you noticed any pests on them? You might want to try a peroxide dip on them, but then leave them alone in the tank. If you're moving them around a lot, they might not be getting enough time to acclimate to the location.
i have the jbj 28gal cf quad i noticed bristleworms last night and one of my snails gliding over them and sucking on them lol....other then that nothing...i did switch salt from instant ocean reef crystals to red sea coral pro because my LFS told me it buffers the water better ...don't know if that's true but we shall see...what should i feed the colony and how often as well?
+1 maybe move up in tank.
neuro
the cat did it
I also advocate this.
Out of all the zoa problems I've had so far, position in the tank, relative to lighting and flow has been the cause of a few of my zoas doing poorly.
neuro
the cat did it
I don't have any recommendations for flow since I don't have any experience with any all-in-one cubes. If you have access to a nano pump (ex: hydor), it may help.
Did you try *just* a peroxide dip? I wonder if you should try other dips.
neuro
the cat did it
just FYI, i have revive, lugol's, coral RX, and bayer. i have only used bayer so far. i always dip it in the medicated solution (8-10minutes), then into fresh ro/di to flush the rest off.
i would also wait and see right now. my usual observation is two weeks before i notice any die off.
i would also wait and see right now. my usual observation is two weeks before i notice any die off.
neuro
the cat did it
I'm only mentioning what I've used, and it isn't much; just only experience with bayer.
Don't take my word for it. I still needed to brush off algae and other things prior to redipping it in rodi water to rinse it off. But the amount of gunk and little crawly things that came off was pretty amazing.
But for what it's worth. My research here on reefcentral has led me to believe Lugol's, CoralRX, and bayer are worthy of trying.
Don't take my word for it. I still needed to brush off algae and other things prior to redipping it in rodi water to rinse it off. But the amount of gunk and little crawly things that came off was pretty amazing.
But for what it's worth. My research here on reefcentral has led me to believe Lugol's, CoralRX, and bayer are worthy of trying.
sorry for not upadting recently but family got hit up with the flu laid everyone up the zoas seem to be doing a lot better i turned the lights off for a couple days seems to have killed the diatoms...hopefully it stays that way been doing weekly water changes..i should be getting a pic up in a couple days everything is still crazy...thanks for all the advice it all has helped me so much and hopefully the zoas will show their love to ;]
