individual zoas /water quality..

WhiteTang · 05/29/2014, 03:48 AM

Hi!

I have just put some zoas in my tank and I am just wondering what happens to the water quality is some polyps get injured and die (from handling).
Will this make my water spike in ammonia /nitrites /nitrates?

Do i cut off the individual polyps and remove them?

Also one more question. I currently have a very very small clown in my 16g tank. Assuming all the zoas are just fine, has my bioload increased?

Crooked Reef · 05/29/2014, 04:10 AM

Corals do not increase your bio load. Your biological filter will take care of any die off and you will never see the spike unless something else is seriously wrong with your tank. I would be more concerned with tough handling zoas for your safety. They are toxic, some can be deadly. Look up palytoxin and handle them with care.

I also would strongly recommend against cutting them if you don't know what you are doing. Research and then take the proper precautions and you won't have any problems when you cut them, but it only takes a bit of the toxin to ruin your day.

thegrun · 05/29/2014, 06:45 AM

It is a good dea to run carbon if you are not already doing so.

WhiteTang · 05/29/2014, 07:21 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by thegrun

It is a good dea to run carbon if you are not already doing so.

You mean for the palytoxin?

WhiteTang · 05/29/2014, 07:24 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Crooked Reef

Corals do not increase your bio load. Your biological filter will take care of any die off and you will never see the spike unless something else is seriously wrong with your tank. I would be more concerned with tough handling zoas for your safety. They are toxic, some can be deadly. Look up palytoxin and handle them with care.

I also would strongly recommend against cutting them if you don't know what you are doing. Research and then take the proper precautions and you won't have any problems when you cut them, but it only takes a bit of the toxin to ruin your day.

OMG! Im really lucky then. cause I handled at least 6 colonies with bare hands, ripping off whatever I could not fit into where I wanted it (yes some polyps were harmed). Thank you for the tip? I thought it was anemones, some fish, slugs and bristle worms I should be careful of!!

Do all zoas have palytoxin?

Crooked Reef · 05/29/2014, 08:02 AM

To my knowledge it is unknown wether they all contain the toxin and also strength in each species.

05/29/2014, 03:48 AM	#1
WhiteTang Registered Member Join Date: Mar 2014 Posts: 435	individual zoas /water quality.. Hi! I have just put some zoas in my tank and I am just wondering what happens to the water quality is some polyps get injured and die (from handling). Will this make my water spike in ammonia /nitrites /nitrates? Do i cut off the individual polyps and remove them? Also one more question. I currently have a very very small clown in my 16g tank. Assuming all the zoas are just fine, has my bioload increased?

05/29/2014, 04:10 AM	#2
Crooked Reef Registered Member Join Date: Feb 2014 Posts: 1,765	Corals do not increase your bio load. Your biological filter will take care of any die off and you will never see the spike unless something else is seriously wrong with your tank. I would be more concerned with tough handling zoas for your safety. They are toxic, some can be deadly. Look up palytoxin and handle them with care. I also would strongly recommend against cutting them if you don't know what you are doing. Research and then take the proper precautions and you won't have any problems when you cut them, but it only takes a bit of the toxin to ruin your day. __________________ “In wine there is wisdom; in beer there is freedom, in water there is bacteria.” - Benjamin Franklin Current Tank Info: 90 gallon reef. Biocube 29 lionfish tank. Mantis tank.

05/29/2014, 08:02 AM	#6
Crooked Reef Registered Member Join Date: Feb 2014 Posts: 1,765	To my knowledge it is unknown wether they all contain the toxin and also strength in each species. __________________ “In wine there is wisdom; in beer there is freedom, in water there is bacteria.” - Benjamin Franklin Current Tank Info: 90 gallon reef. Biocube 29 lionfish tank. Mantis tank.

05/29/2014, 06:45 AM	#3
thegrun Registered Member Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: Garden Grove, Ca Posts: 17,023	It is a good dea to run carbon if you are not already doing so.