SICK POLYS!!!!
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Topic: SICK POLYS!!!!
Posted By: rwgoose
Subject: SICK POLYS!!!!
Date Posted: September 08 2012 at 12:00pm
so these guys have looked like this for a few days now.. not sure what is going on or how to help them.. looks like there is a ball inside them.. help ------------- getting fishy?? 8016348673 |
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Posted By: badfinger
Date Posted: September 08 2012 at 12:08pm
| I would do an iodine dip. When mine get like that, I do a iodine dip and most the time they are better the next day. Sometimes I have to do 2-3 times (over a few days) to get it to help |
Posted By: rize2
Date Posted: September 08 2012 at 1:44pm
| Not to steal the thread, I have some like that that I haven't done anything to and they have started to get what looks like A little bit of algae on them. Would an iodine dip still be the recommended thing to do? All my other zoas/palys are fine |
Posted By: sabeypets
Date Posted: September 08 2012 at 3:32pm
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I'd try an iodine dip also, if that doesn't work you can try a vitamin C dip. I don't see any spots in the pic. are there any white, or whitish yellow spots/bumps? How long have these been in the tank? ------------- Shaun American Fork "Would you leave a dead cat in your kitchen till tommorow?" Builderofdreams |
Posted By: rwgoose
Date Posted: September 08 2012 at 3:58pm
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no white bumps.. looks like a few have fallen off though... i did a dip this morning and waiting to see what happens.. i got these from Jackie when she tore down.. maybe two or three weeks... all other zoo's, zoa's, and polys look fine and are open.. ------------- getting fishy?? 8016348673 |
Posted By: badfinger
Date Posted: September 08 2012 at 4:45pm
| What kind of iodine did you use? |
Posted By: napalm77
Date Posted: September 08 2012 at 9:45pm
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rize2 wrote:Posted By: napalm77
Date Posted: September 08 2012 at 9:48pm
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Try kent lugols iodine. I use it for dipping and its never steered me wrong. ------------- |
Posted By: rwgoose
Date Posted: September 09 2012 at 12:11am
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i have the Reef Coral Disinfectant.. ------------- getting fishy?? 8016348673 |
Posted By: badfinger
Date Posted: September 09 2012 at 12:28am
| Just try the lougols (sp) iodine, it has seemed to work for me every time |
Posted By: laynframe
Date Posted: September 09 2012 at 8:34am
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My zoas and palys sometimes get slime on them, do a dip but also I will use airline and syphon off the slime. ------------- The time we enjoy wasting isn't wasted time!!!! |
Posted By: saltysleeves
Date Posted: September 23 2012 at 6:21pm
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I've had a couple colonies do the wasting zoa thing on me. Totally sucks. What has worked for me, if caught early: Discontinue any carbon if you are running it (some zoas cannot tolerate it), and get some sodium ascorbate powder (Vitamin C) going at 30ppm. Whole Foods carries it. Instructions and calculator for this can be found at: http://www.saltwatermasters.com/articles/Vitamin-C-Dosing Couple minor caveats: be aware that vitamin C is also a carbon source, so if you are already carbon dosing the system, you may need to dial back the other carbon source so you don't over do it and cause a cyano outbreak. Vitamin C is also a strong reducing agent, so it will drop your ORP. Unless you happen to run ozone, you might consider putting an extra airstone or two in the tank while you are dosing Vit. C to avoid the oxygen saturation dropping extremely low. Incidentally I have also heard of some folks having success with Furan 2 for all kinds of zoa issues, but have not personally tried it, and it is not reef safe, so you would need to set up a hospital tank. Good luck! |
Posted By: Dionysus
Date Posted: September 23 2012 at 7:13pm
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+1 to lugals iodine ------------- AquaMedic 250 Watt XM 20k 2 420s Vhos 29 DT SPS Dominant 20 G Long Frag http://utahreefs.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=56607&title=dionysus-tank-build" rel="nofollow - My Tank Progress =) |
Posted By: jaschall
Date Posted: September 23 2012 at 8:47pm
| Hey rwgoose did you post your parameters or did I just miss them. My first thought would be low alk or other levels. Check params and dip as said. |
Posted By: rwgoose
Date Posted: September 23 2012 at 9:01pm
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ok.. so that first sick group, i dipped them for three days... didn't help.. they all died.. i have a second set that is sick now.... i started to dip today.. just tested tonight.. alk 8.2 cal 420 mag 1300 ------------- getting fishy?? 8016348673 |
Posted By: sabeypets
Date Posted: September 23 2012 at 11:40pm
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I would do a Furan 2 dip. Just make sure to rinse with fresh saltwater before placing zoas back in main tank, as Furan 2 is NOT reef safe. ------------- Shaun American Fork "Would you leave a dead cat in your kitchen till tommorow?" Builderofdreams |
Posted By: Dionysus
Date Posted: September 23 2012 at 11:54pm
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Anything picking on them? New fish? New crab or shrimp? ------------- AquaMedic 250 Watt XM 20k 2 420s Vhos 29 DT SPS Dominant 20 G Long Frag http://utahreefs.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=56607&title=dionysus-tank-build" rel="nofollow - My Tank Progress =) |
Posted By: Melissa
Date Posted: September 24 2012 at 8:23am
| In the picture it kind of looks like there is a starfish on the polyp on the far right |
Posted By: laynframe
Date Posted: September 24 2012 at 8:28am
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furan 2 will work ------------- The time we enjoy wasting isn't wasted time!!!! |
Posted By: rwgoose
Date Posted: September 24 2012 at 4:24pm
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the star fish only attached after they were sick.. i will check out the furan 2.. ------------- getting fishy?? 8016348673 |
Posted By: Brandon
Date Posted: September 25 2012 at 1:44am
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I would go with Melissa on this one. The first thing I noticed in your photo was the Asterina starfish. I know it attached after they were sick but in my experience, it seems they are hard to spot and can attach when the lights are out. I have had them wipe out lots of zoas before. If your parameters are all in check as far as Salinity, Calcium, Mag, and Alk, I would definitely get a harlequin to take care of the stars. After I got my harlequin who did an excellent job on the Asterinas, my zoas opened up great. I would also recommend taking some more pics even at night to see if there is anything else that might be munching... |
Posted By: rwgoose
Date Posted: September 27 2012 at 9:02pm
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so my question is, will a harlequin eat my serpent star?? ------------- getting fishy?? 8016348673 |
Posted By: MrViper
Date Posted: October 16 2012 at 6:14pm
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what do you do if the zoa's are on a large piece of rock that you cannot dip or remove from the tank. How would you treat them then
------------- Vipers look cool at a distant, but be careful of the bite..its a killer! Still to many cool stuff not enough money |