Why did i do this?

[Zoabowlboy]

Ive been dunking and dipping my zoa colony in all sorts for days now.
Trying to get rid of... zoa pox.....

Turns out theyre people eaters and the white markings when the polyps are closed are actually meant to be there. Poor little people eaters, im sorryyy!!!!!

 

[JumboShrimp]

Live and learn, right?

 

[Zoabowlboy]

Live and learn, right?

Yeah true that.
It lives to fight another day so no harm done I think.
Will just have to keep an eye on the little scamp.

 

[Reefing_addiction]

Ive been dunking and dipping my zoa colony in all sorts for days now.
Trying to get rid of... zoa pox.....

Turns out theyre people eaters and the white markings when the polyps are closed are actually meant to be there. Poor little people eaters, im sorryyy!!!!!

Where were the dots?

 

[ChiCity]

Where were the dots?

he’s talking about the grains of sand and grit that palys incorporate into their mats,
he confused that for pox

 

[footgal]

Aww man poor guy! Well at least you had good intentions I’m sure they’ll come out okay!

 

[Zoabowlboy]

Where were the dots?

Around the end of the closed polyp. No protrusion, white striations

 

[Zoabowlboy]

Aww man poor guy! Well at least you had good intentions I’m sure they’ll come out okay!

Yeah hope so lol

 

[Zoabowlboy]

he’s talking about the grains of sand and grit that palys incorporate into their mats,
he confused that for pox

Yeah sort of . People eaters dont do the grains of sand things though because they're not palys .
They have like a white watermelon effect some have referred to it as on here.

 

[ChiCity]

hmmm, i’ve known them as palythoas for a long time...
any hawaiian really.

but i have no idea what the newer classifications of things are
so something might of missed me

 

[Zoabowlboy]

hmmm, i’ve known them as palythoas for a long time...
any hawaiian really.

but i have no idea what the newer classifications of things are
so something might of missed me

Haha yeah I think they used to be called palys bow they're their own thing.
So you still have palythoas and then palythoa grandis is the giant paly.
Now it's like you still have zoanthids but now the people eaters are zoanthus gigantus, basically the giant zoa type.

 

[footgal]

It’s like they have white dots/lines around where the polyp opens when it’s closed. My Hawaiian ding Dangs have em they actually look pretty cool

 

[ChiCity]

makes sense,
since their growth is tightly spaced and colonial like zoas.
literally end up with half golfballs if you let a frag sit for too long

 

[ChiCity]

It’s like they have white dots/lines around where the polyp opens when it’s closed. My Hawaiian ding Dangs have em they actually look pretty cool

oh, i know what you’re saying.
those white striations, duh

 

[Zoabowlboy]

It’s like they have white dots/lines around where the polyp opens when it’s closed. My Hawaiian ding Dangs have em they actually look pretty cool

I really want those ding dang ones. They look too cool.
I want the paly grandis aswell.

 

[Zoabowlboy]

makes sense,
since their growth is tightly spaced and colonial like zoas.
literally end up with half golfballs if you let a frag sit for too long

Yeah I think it's a good look.
I'm new to reefing but the people eaters are my fave

 

[vetteguy53081]

Repeated dipping can be stressful. Do you have pics to confirm POX ?
One thing truly works although peroxide, iodine, etc have worked for some. . . . . Furan-2.
Simple process:
1. Mix a fresh batch of saltwater. It is preferable to use freshly mixed saltwater as apposed to water from your tank to ensure anything that may be causing the ailment in the first place isn't included in treatment. Take special care to match the temperature, salinity and PH of the aquarium that the colony is kept in during treatment.
2. Take one cup of fresh saltwater and mix one packet of Furan 2. Use a container small enough to insure that the colony is completely submerged. Larger colonies will require more water for the treatment so keep the ration of water : Furan 2 the same. Keep an additional container of untreated saltmix on hand for rinsing.
3. Place your colony in the mix and let soak for 15-20 minutes. Do not exceed 30 minutes.
4. After the dip, rinse the colony in the second container of untreated saltwater and place back into the aquarium (again a separate quarantine tank is suggested).
5. Let the colony rest for 24 hours and repeat steps 1-4 for two more days.

After the third treatment it is advised to let the colony rest for 1 week and monitor its condition. If you feel that the condition hasn't improved, another round of treatments should continue

 

[Zoabowlboy]

Repeated dipping can be stressful. Do you have pics to confirm POX ?
One thing truly works although peroxide, iodine, etc have worked for some. . . . . Furan-2.
Simple process:
1. Mix a fresh batch of saltwater. It is preferable to use freshly mixed saltwater as apposed to water from your tank to ensure anything that may be causing the ailment in the first place isn't included in treatment. Take special care to match the temperature, salinity and PH of the aquarium that the colony is kept in during treatment.
2. Take one cup of fresh saltwater and mix one packet of Furan 2. Use a container small enough to insure that the colony is completely submerged. Larger colonies will require more water for the treatment so keep the ration of water : Furan 2 the same. Keep an additional container of untreated saltmix on hand for rinsing.
3. Place your colony in the mix and let soak for 15-20 minutes. Do not exceed 30 minutes.
4. After the dip, rinse the colony in the second container of untreated saltwater and place back into the aquarium (again a separate quarantine tank is suggested).
5. Let the colony rest for 24 hours and repeat steps 1-4 for two more days.

After the third treatment it is advised to let the colony rest for 1 week and monitor its condition. If you feel that the condition hasn't improved, another round of treatments should continue

Haha I appreciate the help bud ..
I think you misread the post though.

 

[JumboShrimp]

The crowd is demanding one or more photos! Lol.

 

[Zoabowlboy]

The crowd is demanding one or more photos! Lol.

Well far be it for me to deprive the crowd.
Heres a before my treatment photo.

And here it is after four strong dettol dips and two freshwater dips..

The polyps look like they're kinda melting almost now