Problems with zoas/palys

shredr50 · 12/13/2007, 08:58 PM

About a month ago I had a heater crack in half in my sump and heat my tank up to 95 degrees for a few hours. I lost most of my sps in the incident, but most of my soft stuff survived. Unfortunately, all of the corals in the tank haven't looked good since. I've added and replaced carbon and polyfilters, and things seem to be coming around. However, some of my zoas and palys wont open up. They are being covered in some kind of growth. I'm not sure what it is but I'd really like to know. Also, if anyone knows what to do about it, the help would be greatly appreciated. I love the colors in some of these creatures and would love to see them thrive again. Thanks.

Here are some pics

o.c.d. · 12/13/2007, 09:45 PM

I'm not sure what's in a heater but a metal coil that may have corroided you said only a few hours though ,so roasting everything would have had some dieoff of bacteria causing some parameter swinging.After a month you'd think it would stablelize.Kent made a Regenerative toxic metal remover,I haven't seen any for a long time I don't know if they still make it.
I hope after this you buy a titanium heater. As for saving zoos once they react like the pics show I move them to different light and flow locations as a last ditch effort,I has worked.Coral dip might be something to look into.Good luck

shredr50 · 12/14/2007, 01:40 AM

I moved all the affected creatures to a different spot with different lighting/flow. Hopefully it helps. Thanks for the advice.

cardgenius · 12/14/2007, 01:49 AM

Its most likely the stress of such high temps. You can do a Furan-2 dip to try and stop the slime from spreading. What I would do is frag off any polyps that look like there gonna make it and dip those ones. That way you rid the dying polyps from the colony and hopefully save the healthy ones before its too late.

I would also put them in an area that gets some good flow. Not too much that they close, but enough that you see the skirts blowing around.

shredr50 · 12/14/2007, 02:08 AM

If they don't get any better I'll resort to chopping them up. The joker paly's look like they're lost, but I still have hope. I have them closer to the lights now so I'm hoping with the change in flow and the increased lighting I can kill whatever is on them

. I've got my fingers crossed for now...

Again, thanks a ton for the advice.

12/13/2007, 08:58 PM	#1
shredr50 Registered Member Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: SW Wisconsin Posts: 10	Problems with zoas/palys About a month ago I had a heater crack in half in my sump and heat my tank up to 95 degrees for a few hours. I lost most of my sps in the incident, but most of my soft stuff survived. Unfortunately, all of the corals in the tank haven't looked good since. I've added and replaced carbon and polyfilters, and things seem to be coming around. However, some of my zoas and palys wont open up. They are being covered in some kind of growth. I'm not sure what it is but I'd really like to know. Also, if anyone knows what to do about it, the help would be greatly appreciated. I love the colors in some of these creatures and would love to see them thrive again. Thanks. Here are some pics

12/14/2007, 01:40 AM	#3
shredr50 Registered Member Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: SW Wisconsin Posts: 10	Thanks I moved all the affected creatures to a different spot with different lighting/flow. Hopefully it helps. Thanks for the advice.

12/14/2007, 01:49 AM	#4
cardgenius Registered Member Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Denver, Colorado Posts: 527	Its most likely the stress of such high temps. You can do a Furan-2 dip to try and stop the slime from spreading. What I would do is frag off any polyps that look like there gonna make it and dip those ones. That way you rid the dying polyps from the colony and hopefully save the healthy ones before its too late. I would also put them in an area that gets some good flow. Not too much that they close, but enough that you see the skirts blowing around. __________________ I'm no hero...never was. I'm just an old killer hired to do some wet work.

12/14/2007, 02:08 AM	#5
shredr50 Registered Member Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: SW Wisconsin Posts: 10	If they don't get any better I'll resort to chopping them up. The joker paly's look like they're lost, but I still have hope. I have them closer to the lights now so I'm hoping with the change in flow and the increased lighting I can kill whatever is on them. I've got my fingers crossed for now... Again, thanks a ton for the advice.

12/13/2007, 09:45 PM	#2
o.c.d. Registered Member Join Date: May 2007 Location: Sacramento CA Posts: 739	I'm not sure what's in a heater but a metal coil that may have corroided you said only a few hours though ,so roasting everything would have had some dieoff of bacteria causing some parameter swinging.After a month you'd think it would stablelize.Kent made a Regenerative toxic metal remover,I haven't seen any for a long time I don't know if they still make it. I hope after this you buy a titanium heater. As for saving zoos once they react like the pics show I move them to different light and flow locations as a last ditch effort,I has worked.Coral dip might be something to look into.Good luck