White spots on my Zoanthids?
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Hey guys....
its been a long, long time since I posted here but google search brought me right to this thread.
FYI, I have been an active member of my club down here so when I have questions I usually post there. Nonetheless, I am still a card holding, and proud member of the ARC!
I do miss this club as the club down here is nowhere near as active but it is a good group of ppl. I hope you are all doing well.
Anyway, now to my question....over the last 1-2 mos ive been losing zoas all over the place....something that has never happened to me before. Prior to this the tank has been stable for way over 1 yr with no losses (at least no coral losses).
Recently, the zoas have simply been withering away and disappearing. I have done dip after dip (in Coral Rx, Tropic Marin, Lugols) with no luck. And after each dip, I see no predators (ie - sundials, pyramid, spiders, etc) that come off the coral. I do have an insane amount of asterinas and they are all over the rocks of the dying zoa's but I really dont think they are the guilty party because I have never seen one on an actual polyp. They just seem to clean up any dead tissue thats left (either way, I bought a harlequin just in case).
Today, I noticed some white spots on the zoas and that is how I ended up on this thread. I have to take a closer look tomorrow to see if it is in fact zoa pox but I have a few questions:
1) Can zoa pox wipe out half a small colony overnight (10-20 polyps)?
2) In some cases the polyp looks healthy but begins to lose its "grip" on the rock and then detaches itself. Could that be a symptom of zoa pox?
Either way, since nothing else I have tries has worked...Ill probably give this Furan-2 thing a try.
Oh, and yes.....my tank params have been very stable minus a 2-3 day PH spike due to an overflow issue. But the zoas were fine for a quite a while after that. Also, since then my alk has been at about 7 and Ive slowly been raising it but I dont think thats the issue either????
Thanks for helping out!
its been a long, long time since I posted here but google search brought me right to this thread.
FYI, I have been an active member of my club down here so when I have questions I usually post there. Nonetheless, I am still a card holding, and proud member of the ARC!
I do miss this club as the club down here is nowhere near as active but it is a good group of ppl. I hope you are all doing well.
Anyway, now to my question....over the last 1-2 mos ive been losing zoas all over the place....something that has never happened to me before. Prior to this the tank has been stable for way over 1 yr with no losses (at least no coral losses).
Recently, the zoas have simply been withering away and disappearing. I have done dip after dip (in Coral Rx, Tropic Marin, Lugols) with no luck. And after each dip, I see no predators (ie - sundials, pyramid, spiders, etc) that come off the coral. I do have an insane amount of asterinas and they are all over the rocks of the dying zoa's but I really dont think they are the guilty party because I have never seen one on an actual polyp. They just seem to clean up any dead tissue thats left (either way, I bought a harlequin just in case).
Today, I noticed some white spots on the zoas and that is how I ended up on this thread. I have to take a closer look tomorrow to see if it is in fact zoa pox but I have a few questions:
1) Can zoa pox wipe out half a small colony overnight (10-20 polyps)?
2) In some cases the polyp looks healthy but begins to lose its "grip" on the rock and then detaches itself. Could that be a symptom of zoa pox?
Either way, since nothing else I have tries has worked...Ill probably give this Furan-2 thing a try.
Oh, and yes.....my tank params have been very stable minus a 2-3 day PH spike due to an overflow issue. But the zoas were fine for a quite a while after that. Also, since then my alk has been at about 7 and Ive slowly been raising it but I dont think thats the issue either????
Thanks for helping out!
Good to hear from you! Go to this link I posted earlier in this thread:http://www.zoaid.com/articles004.php"><span style="color: #22229c">http://www.zoaid.com/articles004.php</span></a>
It has an excellent description of zoa pox with pictures and treatment. Unless you see the pox, which are whitish pimple looking things, then from your description I don't think that is what is ailing you. The melting away of zoas has happened to others including myself but unfortunately I've never seen a good cause or cure.
[QUOTE=][B]Jgoal55;662645 wrote:[/B] Hey guys....
its been a long, long time since I posted here but google search brought me right to this thread.
FYI, I have been an active member of my club down here so when I have questions I usually post there. Nonetheless, I am still a card holding, and proud member of the ARC!
I do miss this club as the club down here is nowhere near as active but it is a good group of ppl. I hope you are all doing well.
Anyway, now to my question....over the last 1-2 mos ive been losing zoas all over the place....something that has never happened to me before. Prior to this the tank has been stable for way over 1 yr with no losses (at least no coral losses).
Recently, the zoas have simply been withering away and disappearing. I have done dip after dip (in Coral Rx, Tropic Marin, Lugols) with no luck. And after each dip, I see no predators (ie - sundials, pyramid, spiders, etc) that come off the coral. I do have an insane amount of asterinas and they are all over the rocks of the dying zoa's but I really dont think they are the guilty party because I have never seen one on an actual polyp. They just seem to clean up any dead tissue thats left (either way, I bought a harlequin just in case).
Today, I noticed some white spots on the zoas and that is how I ended up on this thread. I have to take a closer look tomorrow to see if it is in fact zoa pox but I have a few questions:
1) Can zoa pox wipe out half a small colony overnight (10-20 polyps)?
2) In some cases the polyp looks healthy but begins to lose its "grip" on the rock and then detaches itself. Could that be a symptom of zoa pox?
Either way, since nothing else I have tries has worked...Ill probably give this Furan-2 thing a try.
Oh, and yes.....my tank params have been very stable minus a 2-3 day PH spike due to an overflow issue. But the zoas were fine for a quite a while after that. Also, since then my alk has been at about 7 and Ive slowly been raising it but I dont think thats the issue either????
Thanks for helping out![/QUOTE]
It has an excellent description of zoa pox with pictures and treatment. Unless you see the pox, which are whitish pimple looking things, then from your description I don't think that is what is ailing you. The melting away of zoas has happened to others including myself but unfortunately I've never seen a good cause or cure.
[QUOTE=][B]Jgoal55;662645 wrote:[/B] Hey guys....
its been a long, long time since I posted here but google search brought me right to this thread.
FYI, I have been an active member of my club down here so when I have questions I usually post there. Nonetheless, I am still a card holding, and proud member of the ARC!
I do miss this club as the club down here is nowhere near as active but it is a good group of ppl. I hope you are all doing well.
Anyway, now to my question....over the last 1-2 mos ive been losing zoas all over the place....something that has never happened to me before. Prior to this the tank has been stable for way over 1 yr with no losses (at least no coral losses).
Recently, the zoas have simply been withering away and disappearing. I have done dip after dip (in Coral Rx, Tropic Marin, Lugols) with no luck. And after each dip, I see no predators (ie - sundials, pyramid, spiders, etc) that come off the coral. I do have an insane amount of asterinas and they are all over the rocks of the dying zoa's but I really dont think they are the guilty party because I have never seen one on an actual polyp. They just seem to clean up any dead tissue thats left (either way, I bought a harlequin just in case).
Today, I noticed some white spots on the zoas and that is how I ended up on this thread. I have to take a closer look tomorrow to see if it is in fact zoa pox but I have a few questions:
1) Can zoa pox wipe out half a small colony overnight (10-20 polyps)?
2) In some cases the polyp looks healthy but begins to lose its "grip" on the rock and then detaches itself. Could that be a symptom of zoa pox?
Either way, since nothing else I have tries has worked...Ill probably give this Furan-2 thing a try.
Oh, and yes.....my tank params have been very stable minus a 2-3 day PH spike due to an overflow issue. But the zoas were fine for a quite a while after that. Also, since then my alk has been at about 7 and Ive slowly been raising it but I dont think thats the issue either????
Thanks for helping out![/QUOTE]
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