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25 Reasons why your zoos polyps won't expand

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with courtsey from reef central...

thought of posting since zoos thrend seems bit hot lately..

mayb some of u all already had these probs but duno where to look for help...

:rolleyes::rolleyes::rolleyes::rolleyes:

http://www.reefcentral.com/forums/showthre...mp;pagenumber=1

and some remedies...

http://www.reefkeeping.com/issues/2004-10/...ature/index.php

UR Comments r welcome... :rolleyes::rolleyes::rolleyes::rolleyes:

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25 Reasons why your polyps won't expand.

1. You have a zoanthid eating worm.

2. Sundial snails. ( I've experienced this )

3. A fish that is nipping at them, there are several well documented cases of this. ( I've experienced this )

4. An invert doing the same. ( I've experienced this )

5. Unstable or fluctuating parameters.

6. Large Emerald Crabs or a Sally Lightfoot. Both can and will

consume, kill and cause polyp retraction. ( I've experienced this )

7. Sea Spiders. ( I've experienced this )

8. If shipped, the water was much too cold and you placed it directly into your tank without slowly drip acclimating them. Or, the inverse, the water was too warm.

9. Nudibranchs ( I've experienced this )

10. Stray Voltage. ( I've experienced this )

11. Excessively high Iodine which would prove fatal.

12. Light shock

13. Polyps that were kept in PC or VHOs and then placed mid to high level under MH's without light acclimating them. Possible burning could also occur.

or

Polyps that were in maybe dual 175 SE Mh and then placed mid to high under 400 watt DE MH, will cause possible burning or a delayed expansion.

14. Other stinging corals.

15. Chemical warfare.

16. Overpowering current. ( I've experienced this )

17. Excessive collection of sediment. See post 1, 6 and 7 in the link below.

http://www.michiganreefers.com/foru...highlight=Mucho

18. Nuisance algae around the polyps which will irritate them and prevent them from expanding. ( I've experienced this )

19. Temperamental, yes, they are, there may be nothing at all wrong, that simply don’t want to expand for that day.

20. Fungus

21. Bacterial infection. ( I've experienced this )

22. White lesions also referred to as Zoa Pox. ( I've experienced this )

23. Amphipods, which I have only witnessed eating sick, dead, dying, decaying polyps. Doesn’t mean they won’t eat perfectly healthy ones, I just haven’t witnessed it, some have.

24. Extreme hypo or hyper salinity

25. And the final reason may not be any of the reasons above. Why? Periodically, polyps will retract from days to 10 to 14 days, during which they will clean themselves externally. Then without any advanced notice, they will unfold like a flower or a summer’s morning.

I'm sure there are many more. If you have witnessed anything that you know for sure is a contributor to this list, please add it. Hopefully this thread can become a springboard for some discussion on this topic.

Mucho Reef

PS. There are proactive measures that one can take to prevent or greatly reduce your chances of experiencing the above. Most notably...

1. Dipping

2. Close inspection

3. Quarantine your new purchases

4. Educating yourself on what to look for and recognize. I think a lack of knowledge is the one major contributors to most unfortunate experiences in reefing.

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with courtsey from reef central...

thought of posting since zoos thrend seems bit hot lately..

mayb some of u all already had these probs but duno where to look for help...

:rolleyes::rolleyes::rolleyes::rolleyes:

http://www.reefcentral.com/forums/showthre...mp;pagenumber=1

and some remedies...

http://www.reefkeeping.com/issues/2004-10/...ature/index.php

UR Comments r welcome... :rolleyes::rolleyes::rolleyes::rolleyes:

More like 25 reasons not to buy zoos for me...haha...they just cannot make it in my tank.

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I had tried clove, starpolyps, moon coral and hammer before... somehow these easy corals didn't last long in my care. I have other corals like rics, prata, cup, zoas, mushies which are doing ok. Mushrooms spreading like weeds :eyeblur:

Previously I used tapwater to mix salt and zoas all melted in my tank. Now using NSW and its ok :pinch:

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if ur water parameters are rite , u can just acclimate and then drop ur zoas in, should open by the next day, i prefer to drop after lights off thou

so far all my zoas no problem

Mix Reef Tank: 5ft x 2.5ft x 2ft mixed reef

Chiller: daikin 1hp compressor

Return: Red Dragon 6.5m3

Lighting: Aqua Lumen Ocean 4ft

Skimmer: Reef Octopus RO-RPS-5000-EXT w/ Bubble Blaster

CR: RM 824 /milwakee PH controller

Tunze TS24 with 7096

Tunze Osmolator

American Pinpoint PH monitor

American Pinpoint ORP Monitor with Resun Ozone

RM sulphur denitrator

RM FR 424

RM FR 624

TLF Phosban Reactor

My old tank thread

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yikai Newbie

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some inspiration for u all..

wa cheese pie! the one on the left so nice sia. like flower!!!!!!!!! Bro u never go CF before? wa... miss out alot :( there the livestock, alot sia. huge variety

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