Given the crazy amount of information out there, along with endless accounts of experienced reefers who out of nowhere begin to struggle keeping zoanthids long term. I wanted to make a dedicated post where I document all of my attempts at solving my miserable and dying zoanthid collection issues. Additionally, I wanted to make a post where others can share their remedies or suggestions for me to test that isn't buried by 5 years of newer posts. Seeing as I cant enjoy my tank at the moment, I might as well turn its struggles into a mini project and share it with all of you. Please give me a few days to compile and post all the information and data I have collected up till this point. I will try and put together some pictures of my tank, and zoa's documenting my progress; so hold on, cause here we go.
ABOUT MY TANK AND ITS HISTORY AND CHECMISTRY. (pending- updates to follow).
ATTEMPTED TREATMENTS THAT DID NOT WORK FOR ME. (KEY WORDS ARE FOR ME).
Hydrogen Peroxide scrubs.
Hydrogen Peroxide 50/50 dips at 5 and 10 mn intervals.
Hydrogen Peroxide 100% (3% fluid) concentration dips at 2 mn intervals (Actually ended up burning the mat on some frags and creating blisters on the polyps).
Coral RX dip 10 and 15 mn intervals.
Coral RX highly concentrated dip 10 and 15 mn intervals (Double the recommend dose).
Dipx dip 10 and 15 mn intervals.
Dipx highly concentrated dip 10 and 15 mn intervals (Double the recommend dose).
Iodine dip 5, 10 and 15 mn intervals using 1ml per gallon.
Iodine highly concentrated dip 5, 10 and 15 mn intervals using 4ml per gallon.
ChemiClean full tank treatments X2
Flux Rx treatment x1 14 days
Flux Rx treatment X1 double the recommended dose. 14days
Flux Rx treatment x1 four times the recommended dose (I'm an idiot and this hurt the tank). Did big water change after a week.
FUTURE TESTS.
Sechem Metroplex, Kanaplex, and NeoPlex baths.
API General Cure and Erythromycin baths.
Kordons Malachite Green, Methylene Blue, Rid ICH plus baths.
IN PROGRESS TESTS.
-48 Hour Methylene Blue treatment (24 hour dip is completed)
-Vitamin C and Multivitamin dosing (These frags will be my control for this remedy as I will not dip them for awhile in any of the other remedies).
COMPLETED TESTS.
-24 hour Methylene blue treatment. (Minor changes for the good, but perhaps too early to tell.)
Before treatment. A once beautiful and FULL colony of Nirvana, now sad and pathetic.
After 24 hour MB treatment and one full day of recovery in tank.
One week update (Coming soon).
How they looked long ago before I even tried
ABOUT MY TANK AND ITS HISTORY AND CHECMISTRY. (pending- updates to follow).
ATTEMPTED TREATMENTS THAT DID NOT WORK FOR ME. (KEY WORDS ARE FOR ME).
Hydrogen Peroxide scrubs.
Hydrogen Peroxide 50/50 dips at 5 and 10 mn intervals.
Hydrogen Peroxide 100% (3% fluid) concentration dips at 2 mn intervals (Actually ended up burning the mat on some frags and creating blisters on the polyps).
Coral RX dip 10 and 15 mn intervals.
Coral RX highly concentrated dip 10 and 15 mn intervals (Double the recommend dose).
Dipx dip 10 and 15 mn intervals.
Dipx highly concentrated dip 10 and 15 mn intervals (Double the recommend dose).
Iodine dip 5, 10 and 15 mn intervals using 1ml per gallon.
Iodine highly concentrated dip 5, 10 and 15 mn intervals using 4ml per gallon.
ChemiClean full tank treatments X2
Flux Rx treatment x1 14 days
Flux Rx treatment X1 double the recommended dose. 14days
Flux Rx treatment x1 four times the recommended dose (I'm an idiot and this hurt the tank). Did big water change after a week.
FUTURE TESTS.
Sechem Metroplex, Kanaplex, and NeoPlex baths.
API General Cure and Erythromycin baths.
Kordons Malachite Green, Methylene Blue, Rid ICH plus baths.
IN PROGRESS TESTS.
-48 Hour Methylene Blue treatment (24 hour dip is completed)
-Vitamin C and Multivitamin dosing (These frags will be my control for this remedy as I will not dip them for awhile in any of the other remedies).
COMPLETED TESTS.
-24 hour Methylene blue treatment. (Minor changes for the good, but perhaps too early to tell.)
Before treatment. A once beautiful and FULL colony of Nirvana, now sad and pathetic.
After 24 hour MB treatment and one full day of recovery in tank.
One week update (Coming soon).
How they looked long ago before I even tried
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