Too much light?

[nikesb]

coral rx is a great product too

 

[shista]

i actually bought some revive lol for future corals. but should i use it on this one? even thought i can clearly see no bugs bothering it?

 

[nikesb]

i would go ahead and dip it. the bugs we're talking about are really small. do a dip and rinse it off with some clean saltwater then throw it back in the tank and leave it alone for a couple of days

 

[shista]

so i did do a dip on them yesterday, and today they are all closed. they have shrunken a lot since i got them

 

[nikesb]

ok now leave them be for the next couple of days.

 

[1guydude]

good luck shista...ive diped my coral ever since hearing about it....my zoos took a min to open up after a dip, so give it a day or so...praying dosent hurt either

lol no it should b fine!
I dont even have any revive yet. I just dip em in distilled water thats actually cold lol....

 

[shista]

thanks everyone, but i dont think they are going to make it. They have practically dissapeared, i can only see about 2 small closed polyps now

 

[shista]

I found the problem! i bought another small frag of zoos a couple days ago and placed them near to where the old ones were. Even though i did a dip on them (revive), 2 days later some of the zoos were closed and i saw 2 or 3 small like bugs on them (one species looked like a longer like amphipod, and the other looked like a small worm). What can i do to stop these bugs from irritating my zoos even though i have done dips??

 

[nikesb]

if theres both an amphipod and a small worm, that would indicate that they are only cleaning up something dying. if it was just amphipods causing it to die, then you have a species of predatory amphipods. at this point the only option would be to interceptor the whole tank, but im pretty sure you're not wanting to do that.
i treated my system for another reason and everything turned out fine. after my treatment though, i didnt see the amphipods that once use to nip at my zoas before hand. other amphipods have bounced back

 

[shista]

i don't know what interceptor the whole tank means, but i have a feeling it means taking everything out and not having a fun time. What treatment did u do nike? Did amphipods bother your zoas? do they only bother zoos? sorry for all the questions i just get frustrated when i cant get corals to open.

 

[nikesb]

interceptor is a drug that kills crustaceans. you would have to buy it from a vet because its for dogs also. it doesnt affect anything else but crustaceans. so hermit crabs, shrimps, etc will die if theyre not taken out. but i wouldnt jump to that option right away. give them 2-3 days and see what happens. if theyre not melting, then i wouldnt worry about it

 

[shista]

today they look alot worse. two polyps that were clearly open yesterday look like they are never going to open again. they are all staring to look like they are melting... the only thing i can think of is either the pods are actually eating them, or they are eating the dead polyps because i had a temperature of 84 (too high?) for a week. i slowly lowered the temperature within 2 days.

 

[1guydude]

u want ur temp between 78-80 shista....i dont know much about melting or anything well see wat the professor has to say!

 

[shista]

yup, i bought a new eheim jager heater and was having problems calibrating the right temperature. its been on 80 for the past 2 days. haha professor. i wonder if the 84 has to do with the melting