Burnt Zoos

[tang fever]

Late in the day, the last few days, my zoos have looked fried. The next morning they've looked ok, but this concerns me.

Any comments?

before
http://i48.photobucket.com/albums/f224/smackgibbs/0802-0804007.jpg

now:mad:
http://i48.photobucket.com/albums/f224/smackgibbs/1bef9ee7.jpg

[APFish]

Are you using that supplement that I gave you? If you are you might want to smell it. There was a couple of those bottles that had cleaning fluid in it instead of trace elements. I am sure that you got the good stuff though.

[tang fever]

I always smell things you give me before I use them.

[APFish]

Hey man just a thought. After discovering that eggcrate releases phosphates I have done some checking. Of course my tank is high in phosphates. Could be my reason for loosing another anenome. What about this theory. The water that I store in a plastic garbage can. Could be clean when I test it, as it comes out of the filter. BUT, as it sits in the can for a week could the can be leeching phosphates into the water? How about all the buckets we use for the water to sit in until we are ready for it? I am going to check my water in the can today, I hope that it is not the source.

Rob

[loyalty]

did you find out how long eggcrate leaches phophates? i just started a small frag tank and it's packed with eggcrate.

maybe you can cure it behind your toilet like frag plugs

[APFish]

the answer I got was not long. I also think that I ma getting some from the sand as well.

Rob

[tang fever]

HELLOOOOOOO!!!

Burnt zoooooooooos?????

[fishyfan2]

:( Have you tried moving them down in your tank to see if they regain their color? Just a thought:rolleyes:

[knowse]

Some of mine have been looking pretty shabby lately. Maybe it's time to do a water change.

I was looking at them yesterday and I saw this little shrimp type pink thingingy with white dots grab one and start pulling on it:eek1: It probably won't show well in the pic because my macro really stinks on the camera but here.

http://i29.photobucket.com/albums/c252/knowse/IMG_2110.jpg

http://i29.photobucket.com/albums/c252/knowse/IMG_2109.jpg

It was too small to eat and too cute to kill, so I banished it to the sump.

[knowse]

Here, let's see if these are any better.

http://i29.photobucket.com/albums/c252/knowse/shrimpdude2.jpg

http://i29.photobucket.com/albums/c252/knowse/Shrimpdude.jpg

Ok, well not better but at least you can see it!:D

[tang fever]

Tank position didn't fix it.

Knowse - I think you're right about the water change. I just did one and everything in my tank looks great.

Now I need to figure out where the onset of red slime is coming from??????????????????????????????

I just kicked it a few months ago.

I let sunlight in my tank in the morning sometimes. Maybe I need to quit it.

[Angela Short]

Red slime is due to to much nutrients in the water. Sunlight can make a bloom of algae but red slime is most likely high nutrients. Do you use RO and know what your phoshates in the tank run? I have a real hard time with it in my 5 gallon as I like to feed fishies a lot and 5 gallons is not much to play with.

[loyalty]

for what it's worth, i just started a zoo frag tank with a lot of eggcrate it in it (and eggcrate leaches phosphates) and mine look like that in the afternoon too. i only posted here because angela mentioned phosphates

[tang fever]

I always thought it was because of phosphates, but the too many nutrients could be right. I'll back off and see what happens.

[Angela Short]

Red slime feeds off phoshates as well as all alage ;) And if you have a ton of alage your test kits will not necesarily (sp?) show you have P04 because it is being sucked up by all the alage. High P04 will also retard coral growth and may even kill things with long term high exposure. Yes, I know from experiance :( Increasing flow, it thrives in low flow, and decreasing nutrient import or increasing export with a fuge is a good start and shorten the light cycle if you can for red slime control.

Glad your zoas are looking better Tang Fever!