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some of my zoas have not been fully opening up the last week or so. so i figured i had spiders and bugs and the like. well i FW dipped al i could get out and did not find any critters other than an occasional pod. i did notice they was white spots on some. so i guess i got pox.
so my logic would be to see what is being done different now than when everything was growing like weeds two weeks ago.
first i read the entire thread about pox on RC. i physically do not have the time or energy to try every thing that was mentioned. but one thing did kind of hit home. the topic of exporting too much nutrients kept recurring. and possibly the zoas are stressing because of a lack of needed nutrients because of cheato and overskimming and not enough sufficient water changes to re-supply said nutrients.
1) okay here is what i am going to try first. within the last couple weeks or so i added a couple big clumps of cheato to my sump and it is lit 24\7. cut down the lighting to it so it is on opposite time as my main lights.
2)a couple weeks ago i adjusted my skimmer to start skimming wet. i am now emptying the cup almost every day or two. i adjusted the skimmer down some to try to start skimming alittle drier.
3) going to do about a 30-40% water change tonight and maybe another 30-40% friday night.
4)i also am going to cut my lighting back a couple hours a day,( i am running pc's).
5) i am going to add a couple small power heads for a bit more flow.( i currently have 2 seio 620's and the mag 9 return from the sump).
any other suggestions i could try along these lines? i read about some adding a little extra suppliments like iodide, strotium etc.. presently i only add a little purple up every couple days.
i also read about adding b-12. anyone else do this?
please help me out here
VERY ANGRY GARY
so my logic would be to see what is being done different now than when everything was growing like weeds two weeks ago.
first i read the entire thread about pox on RC. i physically do not have the time or energy to try every thing that was mentioned. but one thing did kind of hit home. the topic of exporting too much nutrients kept recurring. and possibly the zoas are stressing because of a lack of needed nutrients because of cheato and overskimming and not enough sufficient water changes to re-supply said nutrients.
1) okay here is what i am going to try first. within the last couple weeks or so i added a couple big clumps of cheato to my sump and it is lit 24\7. cut down the lighting to it so it is on opposite time as my main lights.
2)a couple weeks ago i adjusted my skimmer to start skimming wet. i am now emptying the cup almost every day or two. i adjusted the skimmer down some to try to start skimming alittle drier.
3) going to do about a 30-40% water change tonight and maybe another 30-40% friday night.
4)i also am going to cut my lighting back a couple hours a day,( i am running pc's).
5) i am going to add a couple small power heads for a bit more flow.( i currently have 2 seio 620's and the mag 9 return from the sump).
any other suggestions i could try along these lines? i read about some adding a little extra suppliments like iodide, strotium etc.. presently i only add a little purple up every couple days.
i also read about adding b-12. anyone else do this?
please help me out here
VERY ANGRY GARY
