Had a zoa frag melt.. Dang

[daniella3d]

wow, you are very brave to mention that...I would be ahamed to say it

At least you take it with humor

For those who have problem with zoanthids melting more than usual, you could try dosing vitamin C with Sodium Ascorbate (buffered vitamin C) not the regular acid ascorbic as this is too acidic.

I am doing it for nearly 2 months now and it help the overall health of the zoanthids.

Another very important thing is to avoid alkalinity swings at all cost. Since I have started dosing 16 times per day with a dosing pump, my alkalinity as been super stable and that show in my zoanthids colonies. This and the vitamin C dosing has made my zoanthids much more resistant to melting. As soon as I see some closing a bit more than normal I do a dip with peroxyde and the week after they are like new.

Sometimes I can count up to 40 bristleworms in one frag, especially the frags on a small rock. Some are very large bristleworms. They are not eating the zoanthids but I have seen their bristles get stuck into the zoanthid flesh and make them close. That can become en entry point for bacterias and other diseases. When I do the peroxyde dip, I discard into the garbage can all those tons of bristle worms that come out...and they do come out after just a few second in peroxyde.

Originally Posted by nanomano

I wa topping off with salt... (duhhh) lol I sure felt dumb on that one, also I started with a hydrometer,
have many more problems Cause I'm tired of being the village idiot on here lol