Zoa Coral

[adam2000]

 

[Mr. Mojo Rising]

use your words please , is there a question here?

 

[adam2000]

use your words please , is there a question here?

Apologies, what is happening here? Given the red colouration is it dying?

 

[Mr. Mojo Rising]

The red looks like algae to me, but I can't tell which kind, and also see some bubble algae. I would dip that frag before adding to your tank, and I would also give it a peroxide bath to kill most of the algae.

 

[Gumbies R Us]

We also need more information about your tank
How long have you had the zoas
How old is your tank
light
Flow
Parameters
Any recent changes

 

[adam2000]

We also need more information about your tank
How long have you had the zoas
How old is your tank
light
Flow
Parameters
Any recent changes

It’s a month old, it’s the fluvo 13.5 gallon one so just the stock lighting and then a flow thing which just has on and off , so recently had a blenny , hammerhead coral and clown all die, clown had brooklynella so I’m treating that with polyp lab medic otherwise that’s it, I purchased cycled rock and was told after a wee I could add fish so I have had the clown since the beginning but just recently died

 

[adam2000]

It’s a month old, it’s the fluvo 13.5 gallon one so just the stock lighting and then a flow thing which just has on and off , so recently had a blenny , hammerhead coral and clown all die, clown had brooklynella so I’m treating that with polyp lab medic otherwise that’s it, I purchased cycled rock and was told after a wee I could add fish so I have had the clown since the beginning but just recently died

The coral and blenny died within a week of adding

 

[purpfish]

I would qt any fish if possible or buy qt fish

 

[ColorMeGone]

Do you have some test kits for your water? Zoes like nutrients in the water.

 

[adam2000]

Do you have some test kits for your water? Zoes like nutrients in the water.

Only ph and nitriate I have bought ammonia but hasn’t arrived yet

 

[Mr. Mojo Rising]

If corals and fish are dying, then I would suggest to slow way down. One month old tank is usually not a good environment for corals, you need test kits and you need to understand your system better. Hammer coral is not a beginner coral. This is a research heavy hobby, and if you do not research and just buy livestock, then you just wasting your money and killing animals.

 

[I never finish anythi]

Definitely would have peroxide dipped that Zoa frag before placing in the tank .

 

[ColorMeGone]

Only ph and nitriate I have bought ammonia but hasn’t arrived yet

If it was me, I would have on hand a Nitrate, Phosphate, KH, PH, Cal. and Mag. test kit so you can check all your perimeters. Use Ammonia, Nitrite, and a Nitrate test kits to cycle your tank before adding anything else.