Zoa Troubles

[beehive124]

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Hey all!

My zoa garden has recently started having issues. Started about 3 weeks ago, my gatorade colony closed up, followed by my pandora’s box colony, then my favorite zoas (don’t know the name), then my peanut butter cup zoas turned greyish black. Most recently my eagle eyes are turning black as well. My radioactive greens are fine and my pandora’s box are coming back. I tried an iodine dip a week ago, but didn’t seem to help. What could this be??

Also worth noting, everything else in tank is fine besides a could frogspawn, but that’s a different issue I’m fixing.

Params:
Ph: 8.15
Alk: 9.8
Calc: 400
Mag: 1410
Nitrate: 2.5
Phosphate: .3 (Ik it’s high but my corals have never minded it)
Salinity: 1.025-1.026

Eagle Eyes:

Peanut

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[majesticbigmac]

It could be a variety of things. Anything from light intensity to flow. It could also be a pest.

 

[beehive124]

It could be a variety of things. Anything from light intensity to flow. It could also be a pest.

I’ve had them for almost a year, but added more varieties as time passed. I’m guessing there’s some pest but not sure what pest or how to remedy the situation

 

[majesticbigmac]

when is the last time you added one?

 

[beehive124]

Back in january

 

[beehive124]

bump

 

[wattson]

I know how you feel , Im having the same issues and trying figure it out.

 

[Dom]

Repost:

Hey all!

My zoa garden has recently started having issues. Started about 3 weeks ago, my gatorade colony closed up, followed by my pandora’s box colony, then my favorite zoas (don’t know the name), then my peanut butter cup zoas turned greyish black. Most recently my eagle eyes are turning black as well. My radioactive greens are fine and my pandora’s box are coming back. I tried an iodine dip a week ago, but didn’t seem to help. What could this be??

Also worth noting, everything else in tank is fine besides a could frogspawn, but that’s a different issue I’m fixing.

Params:
Ph: 8.15
Alk: 9.8
Calc: 400
Mag: 1410
Nitrate: 2.5
Phosphate: .3 (Ik it’s high but my corals have never minded it)
Salinity: 1.025-1.026

Well... I think you can rule out your parameters. Those numbers are very good in my view.

That brings us to light and flow.

What lights do you run? Are you relying on your return to provide flow to your tank or do you run power heads?