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sid45
03/05/2015, 07:06 PM
I have growing all types in my tank except zoas .I have palys doing find . I had one zoa that started with one polyp and went to four in three weeks . It stop growing . all my zoas fade away . I have a 76 gallon half round tank . I have about five watts per gallon . LEDS and T5s . Water quality all test zero . Can anyone Tell me what I to do so I can grow zoas ?

cloak
03/06/2015, 12:16 PM
Are you checking your zoanthids for pests? Some of these will cause the zoanthids to disappear so to say.

What exactly are your parameters?

http://www.coralpedia.com/index.php?module=Gallery2&g2_itemId=384

sid45
03/06/2015, 01:40 PM
I have found no pest and I have dip them in coral RX . my ph 8.4 ammonia 0 nitrite 0 nitrate 0 no phosphate . The last one are doing something new they turned dark on the stem I dip them . I am not sure if it a bacteria or what .

tidus10
03/06/2015, 02:12 PM
Some zoas die man.. check out the zoa section here... Zoas randomly melt all the time..

http://www.reefcentral.com/forums/forumdisplay.php?f=184

degibson84
03/06/2015, 02:23 PM
Some people will tell you Zoas like "dirty" water. If everything is testing zero your water may actually be too clean.

sid45
03/06/2015, 05:18 PM
I heard that to. so i have been spot feeding them about four times a week . the one that went from one to four polyps in three weeks I was spot feeding .