My zoo's are dead???

sebastian · 11-24-2008, 12:26 PM

About week ago i saw that one of my zoo's colony wasn't opening -and than few days later 1/3 of the colony disep./// and the rest of the polyps were open but day by daymore polyps closed and now hole colony is gone

. Other corals in the tank are perfect . i didn't change anything in the tank in last year. All parameters are OK.. any sugestions?

lcstorc · 11-24-2008, 02:00 PM

Did you add anything?
I mean anything? Rock, another coral, anything at all. Do you have leather corals? Do you run carbon?
Just a few questions to get started.

Dentoid · 11-24-2008, 02:08 PM

Eric Borneman describes Zoanthid condition I & II in his book, Aquarium Corals in which for no known reason whole zoanthid colonies will close-up, fail to open and waste away.

BLAKEJOHN · 11-24-2008, 02:30 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by lcstorc

Do you have leather corals? Do you run carbon?

Just wondering what these two have to do with the zoas. I have a growing colony of zoo's that started with 1 polyp, Two leathers and run carbon 24/7. Is there a potential problem with the leathers and carbon?

lcstorc · 11-24-2008, 02:37 PM

Not with zoos in particular.
Leathers are famous for their chemical warfare. Running carbon removes the toxins from the water. So if you have leathers and are not running carbon the toxins from the leather could be having a negative effect on other corals.
I have a lot of leathers so a water change followed by new carbon is always the first thing I do when any issue arises with my corals.

BLAKEJOHN · 11-24-2008, 02:50 PM

Gottchya, I thought I may have had a problem I was not aware of.

blue_eyes53813 · 11-24-2008, 03:23 PM

I have had big zoanthid colonies dissapear over night. I had Hitchhiker crabs that were eating them... Watch for predators. Could include snails, crabs, nudibranches, worms...

Just noticed you have an angel fish??? Could this fish be picking at the Zoanthids?

sebastian · 11-26-2008, 01:10 AM

thx ...... i didn't add anything in last 4-5 mnts /// i have some leathers and i naver had any problem before..... but it's always time for the first time

//// i run 2 phosban reactors with "seachem - renew" in them..... it works ..... i think that i might have the problem fron thet book about magical

disap. of colonies

11-24-2008, 12:26 PM	#1 (permalink)
sebastian Scopas Tang Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: lake zurich, il Posts: 423 View Gallery Karma Komment	My zoo's are dead??? About week ago i saw that one of my zoo's colony wasn't opening -and than few days later 1/3 of the colony disep./// and the rest of the polyps were open but day by daymore polyps closed and now hole colony is gone . Other corals in the tank are perfect . i didn't change anything in the tank in last year. All parameters are OK.. any sugestions? __________________ Sebastian member of CMAS 125G AGA + 30G sump (home made) 750W MH + 390W PC light =1140W Wave 2K (4,000 g/h), mag-drive 12 (1,000 g/h) Euro reef skimmer RS 135 Hammer corals, zoo's, green star polyps, neon green button polyps, frogspan, leathers, xenias, 100's mashrooms, ricordias, fungias, green oxypora, snake polyps, brown Caribbean zoanthid (palythoa carribaeorum) regal tang, yellow tang, six line wrasse, cleaner wrasse, (2) lyretail anthias, eibli angel, ocellaris clowns

11-24-2008, 02:00 PM	#2 (permalink)
lcstorc Sunshine Reefer Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Cocoa Fl Posts: 26,433 View Gallery Karma Komment Add yours!	Re: My zoo's are dead??? Did you add anything? I mean anything? Rock, another coral, anything at all. Do you have leather corals? Do you run carbon? Just a few questions to get started. __________________ Peace LYNN Lynn and Franks saltwater adventure Lynn's 20g clown tank Lynn's 90g of sunshine Lynn's frag tank experiment A reef tank is like a race car. The faster you go the harder you crash.

11-24-2008, 02:37 PM	#5 (permalink)
lcstorc Sunshine Reefer Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Cocoa Fl Posts: 26,433 View Gallery Karma Komment Add yours!	Re: My zoo's are dead??? Not with zoos in particular. Leathers are famous for their chemical warfare. Running carbon removes the toxins from the water. So if you have leathers and are not running carbon the toxins from the leather could be having a negative effect on other corals. I have a lot of leathers so a water change followed by new carbon is always the first thing I do when any issue arises with my corals. __________________ Peace LYNN Lynn and Franks saltwater adventure Lynn's 20g clown tank Lynn's 90g of sunshine Lynn's frag tank experiment A reef tank is like a race car. The faster you go the harder you crash.

11-24-2008, 02:50 PM	#6 (permalink)
BLAKEJOHN Elegance coral Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: KINGSTON, I.L. Posts: 1,073 View Gallery Karma Komment	Re: My zoo's are dead??? Gottchya, I thought I may have had a problem I was not aware of. __________________ 110 gallon acrylic 1 Yellow Tang, 1 Blue Tang, 2 Eng Gobies, 1 Six Line Wrasse, 1 Tomato Clown, 1 Lion fish RBTA, Longspine Urchin, Approx. 200 snails Red Monti, Purple Rim Monti, Leathers, Elegence, Yellow Polyps, various Zoa's, FrogSpawn, Ricordias, Greenbirdsnest, Pink Milli, Blue Milli, Bonzai, unknown Acropora's, Purple Digi, GSP, Bubble Coral, Staghorn, Slimer

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blue_eyes53813 Hey!Its not my fault Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: Lancaster, Wisconsin Posts: 8,024 View Gallery Karma Komment Add yours!	Re: My zoo's are dead??? I have had big zoanthid colonies dissapear over night. I had Hitchhiker crabs that were eating them... Watch for predators. Could include snails, crabs, nudibranches, worms... Just noticed you have an angel fish??? Could this fish be picking at the Zoanthids? __________________ 265 Gallon Reef built into basement wall. Lighting = 6x250 watts MH, 2x96 watt PC ,and 2x140 watt VHO for a total watt of 1,972 watts . New addition on 4-14-07 of 100 gallon sump and 100 gallon refugium. I think I have lost my mind. Gotta love this hobby Vicki Life is like a pathway of untrodden snow. Be careful how you step in it for every mark will show Definition of FRIENDSHIP: All lives touch other lives to create something new and alive My tank chronicles. http://www.reefsanctuary.com/forums/...wall-reef.html

11-26-2008, 01:10 AM	#8 (permalink)
sebastian Scopas Tang Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: lake zurich, il Posts: 423 View Gallery Karma Komment	Re: My zoo's are dead??? thx ...... i didn't add anything in last 4-5 mnts /// i have some leathers and i naver had any problem before..... but it's always time for the first time //// i run 2 phosban reactors with "seachem - renew" in them..... it works ..... i think that i might have the problem fron thet book about magical disap. of colonies __________________ Sebastian member of CMAS 125G AGA + 30G sump (home made) 750W MH + 390W PC light =1140W Wave 2K (4,000 g/h), mag-drive 12 (1,000 g/h) Euro reef skimmer RS 135 Hammer corals, zoo's, green star polyps, neon green button polyps, frogspan, leathers, xenias, 100's mashrooms, ricordias, fungias, green oxypora, snake polyps, brown Caribbean zoanthid (palythoa carribaeorum) regal tang, yellow tang, six line wrasse, cleaner wrasse, (2) lyretail anthias, eibli angel, ocellaris clowns

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