FatChevy Posted June 11, 2012 Share Posted June 11, 2012 2 weeks ago my star polyps decided not to come out in the morning. its been like that. then a few days ago my eagle eyes and dragons started to shrivel up. the only thing different that has been done to my tank was the new zoas I had won from noob. but everything was doing great up until the star polyps. I did a water change yesterday thinking that might help. nope. I ordered KM Coral-vite in hopes that might help. I dont want to lose all my coral. what could it possibly be? btw I have AI Sols so its not the lighting I think Sorry I'm rambling but I'm freaking out here Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NoobtoSalt Posted June 11, 2012 Share Posted June 11, 2012 Try moving the frags into lower lighting. I too am running leds but it might be tip much for them currently. All of the polyps were open and happy until the past few days right? Sent from my DROID RAZR using Tapatalk 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FatChevy Posted June 11, 2012 Author Share Posted June 11, 2012 Yeah but I've had the leds for a long time now. Are they not getting enough nutrition since I put the corals I got from you? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rgrcrain Posted June 11, 2012 Share Posted June 11, 2012 What else do you have in there? Check your heater and make sure it didn't break, mine did and killed everything in my nano once. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FatChevy Posted June 11, 2012 Author Share Posted June 11, 2012 nope nothing is broke. i'm at a loss. i've done nothing different. havnt changed my light cycle or anything. i'm pretty [language filter] nervous i'm going to loss them Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
reefnjunkie Posted June 11, 2012 Share Posted June 11, 2012 Are you seeing and signs of "something/anything" on the zoas themselves or they just shrivling up. I use "Fish Flex" for bacterial issues, and I have also done it when they are doing what you describe. This stuff; http://www.google.com/products/catalog?hl=en&qe=ZmlzaCBmbGU&qesig=C8llMITxIK3Nx_xcGSdprQ&pkc=AFgZ2tk4tMBekDCK51t4mHgIEw8b6vowWmRO59hNmYAnG00LaR2p2_OudVzXHLD_nvi3AbvTSLuwn7KZy8DUoCKeqTv1vuEqlA&cp=8&gs_id=9&xhr=t&q=fish+flex&qscrl=1&nord=1&rlz=1T4GGLL_enUS407US407&bav=on.2,or.r_gc.r_pw.r_qf.,cf.osb&biw=1280&bih=897&ion=1&wrapid=tljp1339378581316013&um=1&ie=UTF-8&tbm=shop&cid=8975244713200999911&sa=X&ei=lUvVT4zkHsij6gHyzIj9Ag&sqi=2&ved=0CLUBEPMCMAE One capsule per 1-2 cups tank water let them sit for 15-20 mins Have you also dipped them to see if there is any nudis on them-I doubt it if they are shrivling-Sounds bacterial to me, but you may want to search on Reef2Reef, they have a subforum for zoas and have a much larger group there. Good luck Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FatChevy Posted June 11, 2012 Author Share Posted June 11, 2012 I cant do a dip as they are attached to my rock work. do zoas sometimes just close up for no reason? the bacterial part, where would it come from if so? my sump is in the garage but we dont do anything in there and when I did a water change I checked in the sump to make sure there was nothing in it that wasnt supposed to be. How can I tell if its bacterial? will they shrivel up for lack of food? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FatChevy Posted June 11, 2012 Author Share Posted June 11, 2012 Could my phosphate reactor be causin this issue??? now that I think of it, they started doing wierd things a little after adding it Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jeramy Posted June 11, 2012 Share Posted June 11, 2012 If you drastically lowered you phosphates in a short period of time that could be what is pissing off the zoas I know I have had my gsp close up before when I first added phosban to my nano they stayed closed for almost 2 weeks. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jeramy Posted June 11, 2012 Share Posted June 11, 2012 Alos can you get any pictures of the closed up zoas that might be helpfull =) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FatChevy Posted June 11, 2012 Author Share Posted June 11, 2012 ok so maybe I should just give them a few weeks? i'll have to take pictures tomorrow. my lights are out so all of them are closed now Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
g81 Posted June 11, 2012 Share Posted June 11, 2012 i had the same issue, my corals were fine then all the sudden they wouldnt open. half mine bleached them selfs out or something being closed up for so long. i dipped all mine i had to cut allot off of the rocks, most my rocks are huge and i couldnt move them. but after dipping they are great you would be amazed how much stuff is living on you corals you dont see that hurt them. sucks having to take them off rocks but amazed how fast the opened up. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FatChevy Posted June 11, 2012 Author Share Posted June 11, 2012 heres one pic [ATTACH=CONFIG]12821[/ATTACH] Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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FatChevy Posted June 12, 2012 Author Share Posted June 12, 2012 Any clue what's going on? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Islandoftiki Posted June 12, 2012 Share Posted June 12, 2012 I find zoas a bit frustrating in that regard. At any given time, I probably have one colony of zoas that's all closed up. I've tried dipping them, moving them, etc. They're finicky. I have some palys that have been closed for 6 months and are just starting to reluctantly open. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Islandoftiki Posted June 12, 2012 Share Posted June 12, 2012 Double post. Wheee! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FatChevy Posted June 12, 2012 Author Share Posted June 12, 2012 So as long as there is atleast a bump of a polyp then I shouldn't be concerned? The ones that worry me are the bleeding hearts. I have 6 of them and all but one is closed. The one that's open is kind of flushed looking. Not its bright colors like before Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PeteRock Posted June 12, 2012 Share Posted June 12, 2012 Sometimes my zoos do this. For no reason I can ever explain. All the SPS/LPS/Fish are fine, but the [language filter] zoos just shrivel up and melt. I've pretty much given up on them at this point. I have four plugs of zoos left and I'm watching my gobstoppers melt a little bit more each day. It sux man, wish I could be more help other than to empathise with you. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Islandoftiki Posted June 12, 2012 Share Posted June 12, 2012 Yeah, I have a whole colony of bleached out purple hornets. The good news is that after having them for about a year, they're starting to grow again and the new ones are dark purple. Yay? I'm just about done with zoas. I'm having better luck with palys. I think I even have a new color morph of Green Implosion palys that have a bright yellow spot in the center. When I first got them they were green only but some of the offspring have nice yellow centers. You never know what's going to do well and what isn't. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hewey McLovit Posted June 12, 2012 Share Posted June 12, 2012 I lost my fruit loop zoa, they just started to melt. I was having issue with some others and i believe it was a chemical warfare issue that seems to be under control now. I ran my skimmer wet and used charcoal religiously over 2 weeks. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FatChevy Posted June 12, 2012 Author Share Posted June 12, 2012 Chemical warfare? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hewey McLovit Posted June 13, 2012 Share Posted June 13, 2012 Leathers can be very toxic. Some large mushrooms can release chemicals when under stress or next to another coral that they are fighting for space. It happens all the time in a tank, but mainly just local stinging. In the ocean no biggie, someone wins, in a closed environment no way to get rid of toxin other then a water changes, a great skimmer running wet and/or activated charcoal! Chemical warfare? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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