what is wrong with this zoo
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nitschke65
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+1 on the dip.
I had a colony that wasn't looking very good for a few weeks. I'd moved them around, up and down, more and less flow, and finally put them in my QT, thinking I'd watch them die. I never did identify any parasite, or specific cause, but I decided that a dip couldn't hurt. Into a bucket of RO water they went. I left them in for 15 minutes, shaking them around every 5, and then stuck them back in my DT in their original spot. After a few days, I could tell they were getting better; and, now they look great!
I had a colony that wasn't looking very good for a few weeks. I'd moved them around, up and down, more and less flow, and finally put them in my QT, thinking I'd watch them die. I never did identify any parasite, or specific cause, but I decided that a dip couldn't hurt. Into a bucket of RO water they went. I left them in for 15 minutes, shaking them around every 5, and then stuck them back in my DT in their original spot. After a few days, I could tell they were getting better; and, now they look great!
nitschke65
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Originally Posted by new2salt3
http:///forum/post/2965058
We have dipped them 2x this week. We have 1 T-5 in the 115 g tank. How much does the temp effect zoos and corals?
Whoa! You've already dipped them twice this week? Patience, people, give 'em some time! Only bad things happen fast in this hobby. If you want good things to happen, take your time!
http:///forum/post/2965058
We have dipped them 2x this week. We have 1 T-5 in the 115 g tank. How much does the temp effect zoos and corals?
Whoa! You've already dipped them twice this week? Patience, people, give 'em some time! Only bad things happen fast in this hobby. If you want good things to happen, take your time!
nitschke65
Member
Originally Posted by new2salt3
http:///forum/post/2965081
Again, how much can temp effect things?
Sorry, I had do go outside for a while to shovel snow! (Nothing like a nice February blizzard.
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What's your temp issue? Like alix2.0 said, a bad heater can cause problems: but, I'm wondering if you're talking about your lighting heating up your water, or the temp of your dip water. T5's shouldn't cause that much of an issue, and the temp of the dip should have been as close as you could make it. Zoas are pretty hardy, and generally do fine between 76 and 82 degrees.
http:///forum/post/2965081
Again, how much can temp effect things?
Sorry, I had do go outside for a while to shovel snow! (Nothing like a nice February blizzard.
What's your temp issue? Like alix2.0 said, a bad heater can cause problems: but, I'm wondering if you're talking about your lighting heating up your water, or the temp of your dip water. T5's shouldn't cause that much of an issue, and the temp of the dip should have been as close as you could make it. Zoas are pretty hardy, and generally do fine between 76 and 82 degrees.
vishnuborg
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I had this same problem. It was caused by diatoms, most definitely. To get rid of these you should try to pry away at the dead and dying ones with a gloved hand, then giving then a rinse in tank-temperature fresh water. Then I raised my specific gravity to 1.024-1.025. This had a major effect. By the time I did this, more than half the colony was infected. Now, two months later, my RDE are all better!