Reef Central Online Community

Home Forum Here you can view your subscribed threads, work with private messages and edit your profile and preferences View New Posts View Today's Posts

Find other members Frequently Asked Questions Search Reefkeeping ...an online magazine for marine aquarists Support our sponsors and mention Reef Central

Go Back   Reef Central Online Community Archives > Coral Forums > Zoanthids

 
 
Thread Tools Search this Thread Display Modes
  #1  
Old 01/11/2008, 01:20 AM
Txcowboy22 Txcowboy22 is offline
Registered Member
 
Join Date: Jan 2007
Location: long beach
Posts: 238
Please Help! My blue zoos are not opening!

I have this pretty good sized piece of blue zoos that hasn't fully opend in a month. All my readings are good except my nitrates my be a little high at 20 ppm. Salt is 26 and everyting else seems to be doing ok. I had this problem when I first bought these and after a week they opened up. The thing is I moved a month later and ever since they haven't opend up. It was a very quick move less than 5 minutes down the road, but a move non the less. What should I do? the guy at LFS said feed them, I don't feed at all now....
  #2  
Old 01/11/2008, 03:05 AM
Pufferpunk Pufferpunk is offline
Pufferkrazy!
 
Join Date: Feb 2004
Location: Franklin Park, IL
Posts: 7,835
I feel like a broken record--See the "Treating With Vitamin C" thread.
  #3  
Old 01/11/2008, 11:19 AM
otiso777 otiso777 is offline
Registered Member
 
Join Date: May 2007
Location: Pendleton, NY
Posts: 234
Maybe increasing the flow to this area will help. This seemed to help some of my zoos that wouldn't open up.
__________________
Kirk
  #4  
Old 01/11/2008, 12:41 PM
Txcowboy22 Txcowboy22 is offline
Registered Member
 
Join Date: Jan 2007
Location: long beach
Posts: 238
ok guys, I tried moving them to more flow, didn't work
  #5  
Old 01/11/2008, 01:19 PM
TKByrnes TKByrnes is offline
Registered Member
 
Join Date: Jul 2006
Location: Frederick MD
Posts: 973
Quote:
Originally posted by Pufferpunk
I feel like a broken record--See the "Treating With Vitamin C" thread.
This has helped my tank SSOOOOOO MUCH!! definately try it!!
__________________
baby it was on sale half price I PROMISE!!!!
  #6  
Old 01/11/2008, 01:53 PM
otiso777 otiso777 is offline
Registered Member
 
Join Date: May 2007
Location: Pendleton, NY
Posts: 234
If the flow is the problem, it will take a few days for the zoas to show improvement
__________________
Kirk
  #7  
Old 01/11/2008, 06:58 PM
geoxman geoxman is offline
Unregistered Member
 
Join Date: Aug 2004
Location: in my office
Posts: 2,386
they are not what I consider blue-they fall into the realm of white/light blue and that is how the appeared when you bought them-they also probably had green skirts. The hotter the color the higher the light, for the most part.

The guy at the LFS has about as much experience in zoanthid care as I do in 18 wheeler engine repair-those polyps will feed off of nutrients, light and nothing else. What is your lighting and have you dipped them for critters? good luck
__________________
"without deviation from the norm, progress is not possible"
F-Zappa
  #8  
Old 01/11/2008, 07:49 PM
Engine 7 Engine 7 is offline
Wet Hand Club of Chicago
 
Join Date: Jul 2005
Location: Chicago
Posts: 3,304
Your nitrates at 20 could use some improvement and may indicate an overall problem with your tank. "Salt at 26" is kind of low. Salinity at 35 ppm is better for a reef and closer to normal seawater.
The vitamin C dosing does work. It has improved my tank a lot. Did you dip these zoas before adding them to your tank?
I think that the last thing that your zoas need is food but you definatly can feed them and they will grow and spread faster with food such as oyster eggs, cyclpseez, and other foods that are small in size. I feed and have had great luck. http://www.wetwebmedia.com/zoanthid.htm http://saltaquarium.about.com/cs/cor...a/aa022803.htm
__________________
Jeff

------------------------------------------------
If you work on a lobster boat, sneaking up behind someone and pinching him is probably a joke that gets old real fast

Last edited by Engine 7; 01/11/2008 at 08:08 PM.
  #9  
Old 01/11/2008, 08:01 PM
Pufferpunk Pufferpunk is offline
Pufferkrazy!
 
Join Date: Feb 2004
Location: Franklin Park, IL
Posts: 7,835
I thought "Salt at 26" meant SG of 1.026?
  #10  
Old 01/11/2008, 08:07 PM
Engine 7 Engine 7 is offline
Wet Hand Club of Chicago
 
Join Date: Jul 2005
Location: Chicago
Posts: 3,304
Quote:
Originally posted by Pufferpunk
I thought "Salt at 26" meant SG of 1.026?
Ahh, good point Jeni. Did you frag that monti yet? I cant wait...
I work tomarrow but off Sunday.
__________________
Jeff

------------------------------------------------
If you work on a lobster boat, sneaking up behind someone and pinching him is probably a joke that gets old real fast
 

Thread Tools Search this Thread
Search this Thread:

Advanced Search
Display Modes

Posting Rules
You may not post new threads
You may not post replies
You may not post attachments
You may not edit your posts

BB code is On
Smilies are On
[IMG] code is On
HTML code is On

Forum Jump


All times are GMT -5. The time now is 01:29 PM.


Powered by vBulletin® Version 3.8.4
Copyright ©2000 - 2024, Jelsoft Enterprises Ltd.
Use of this web site is subject to the terms and conditions described in the user agreement.
Reef Central™ Reef Central, LLC. Copyright ©1999-2009