They may melt then, I've had so many melt for "no reason". I've given trying to figure it out. Some are great for years, then over night they take a crap.
Though I've recently starting peroxide dipping my zoas in a 4:1(1cup peroxide, 1/4 cup tank water) peroxide to salt water ratio(let sit 5min), and have had great luck bringing any on the verge of melting back to full glory. Also works great for hair algae growing on the zoas.
We were just having a conversation about this on another forum. I was wondering if this peroxide method had any results?
Also saw someone used a vitamin c method? Dunno what that is but would like to know. As we have had some stuff happen to our zoas lately.
Thanks in advance.
Steven
A little update: They are now officially GONE, not a one left. They were my favorites and a gift to boot. Should never have moved them.
I'll be acquiring NO more zoas.
sorry to hear that you lost your zoas. and granted i may be a day late and a dollar short but have you checked for stray voltage in your tank? all corals will respond differently to negative triggers even between colonies of zoas. you said this all started when you started using your skimmer.
Awwww, I'm sorry about your loss. I lost all my Zoas and Palys except for a few of the green button polyps that you can't seem to get rid of when I had to have shoulder repair surgery. Then during recovery and PT for that I was diagnosed with Breast Cancer and have been undergoing treatment for that. During that time, I went 2 full months without being able to touch the tank. My daugther came from NC to help out and tried to help me. She knows absolutely nothing about tanks. My sump is in the basement in my fishroom where all my water changes and mixing is done. I couldn't walk down stairs at that point. Evidently she got the salinity way too low and I lost all my snails and corals. There was a beautiful neon candy cane hanging on the edge of death and a baby blue one almost dead as well. The Neon is coming back around slowly. I don't believe the blue will make it but I am still trying.
Even my mushrooms and yellow polyps disappeared!
All I can say is don't give up. Start over and enjoy what you have. It is sad though and I understand.
I had some gorgeous orange bam bams and pink palys that just glowed under the lights. Lost my nuclear greens and one called dragon eyes? There was a purple colony I can't remember the name of now.
Good luck! Live and learn. Hang in there.
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Awh I am sorry to hear all of that.
As for me I've had no stray voltage either. That came up in the discussion.
Then someone said the vermith snails. I couldn't find any. Then someone said spagetti worms. I do have those but we didn't think they would disturb zoas too much. Enough to kill them
Once again sorry about all your losses. I mysel have been leaning towards sps lately so I think I'll be getting rid of my dirtier water needers.
Best of luck
Originally Posted by jstan
Should never have moved them.
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