I got my first corals on Friday. I did the RX coral dip and my hairy mushroom has been looking fine, My zoa has had 2 heads that have been closed pretty much since I bought it. Today I get home and 4-5 are closed. I do see my hermit up next to it so maybe it brushed into it. Should I be worried and do another dip ? Is it normal for them to be closed for the first week ?
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I don't see any cause for concern at this point. They were just removed from their home, put in a bag, then dipping in a tangy juice and put into another strange place. I would be just as wary.
Zoas are funny sometimes. I'll get some that open up right away, nice and happy. Or, like yours, only a few polyps open up right away and the rest take forever to decide they are hungry and want food. Or even worse, close up for like, 6 weeks, lol...
Unless you see a film starting to build up on the closed polyps, there is nothing to be worried about. Especially if some polyps are opening.
Zoas are funny sometimes. I'll get some that open up right away, nice and happy. Or, like yours, only a few polyps open up right away and the rest take forever to decide they are hungry and want food. Or even worse, close up for like, 6 weeks, lol...
Unless you see a film starting to build up on the closed polyps, there is nothing to be worried about. Especially if some polyps are opening.
The middle one left side looks like a little brown spot ? I fit is a brown spot what does that mean ? I did also try and feed them a little 2 nights ago as I heard that helps them grow faster even though they don't need it.
It may not mean anything. I use a turkey baster to blow that stuff off, usually works, and it could just be a random piece of detritus which is causing it to be irritated.
If the turkey baster does not work, get a very soft (and clean) toothbrush and gently brush it.
no change today same. Tested level 0 Am, 0 Nitrite, about 10 Nitrate, 8.2 PH, Sal 1.025 and temp 76.5
I'll probably do a water change this weekend to lower the Nitrates a bit, Thought my chaeto would be absorbing a lot of it.
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I'll probably do a water change this weekend to lower the Nitrates a bit, Thought my chaeto would be absorbing a lot of it.
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kdogginz
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Sometimes my zoas just close up for no reason. Other times you can be dealing with a pest or an infection.
I personally like to dip zoas in iodine so you may want to try that out. Also, if your zoas look like they are getting white spots it could be zoa pox, which can be combated with Furan 2.
Also, the parameters you posted are fine. I wouldn’t really worry about the 10ppm of nitrate. Do you happen to know what your po4 and alk are at?
I personally like to dip zoas in iodine so you may want to try that out. Also, if your zoas look like they are getting white spots it could be zoa pox, which can be combated with Furan 2.
Also, the parameters you posted are fine. I wouldn’t really worry about the 10ppm of nitrate. Do you happen to know what your po4 and alk are at?
Yeah I was going to try and dip them again tonight. When I bought them I dipped them in Coral RX for 10 minutes. Maybe I missed some eggs or something that didn't fall off. Doing my normal water change tonight and might pick up a goby at my LFS so be perfect timing. Have to watch and see how they are today. If no change I will dip for sure. Its been a week, they were open so unless something is bothering them I don't get why all of a sudden they would be closing up. Water perimeters look good. I'm also wondering if I should get a second salinity tester just incase mine is off.
kdogginz
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I used the same one and it worked well, just make sure you are using refractometer calibration fluid to calibrate it.
You can most likely take it to your LFS and test it against theirs to see if yours is reading correct.
You can most likely take it to your LFS and test it against theirs to see if yours is reading correct.
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