sounds good guys. thanks. going to do a ten gallon water change now. take the pads out buy some carbon and phos tomorrow ( not to worried the pods have cheato too ) .( can i throw it in a stocking and over my overflow outlet thats in my sump?

Yes that's the best place to put it

^^^ agreed

my little red zoes opened up after i removed my leather from the tank:idea:

When I got them they were in the same tank with leathers. My leather is only a frag and not by it

How old is this tank?
Give us more info on your setup.
You keep doing things the way you are and your always going to have problems. There's lots of people and ifo on here that'll help you get on the right track to a successful tank.
Stop feeding plankton.

what do you have for flow in the tank?

i have tank pictures up. i have one powerhead and my return pump on the other side

Up your flow And I bet they open right up , avoid moving them around and low light :)

Some zoas actually prefer medium to high light. These don't tho.