Chad and Belinda Posted April 21, 2009 Share Posted April 21, 2009 Can anyone give me some assistance?? I have several different zoanthids that are getting this brown type film on them. I have been told to dip them, but it doesn't seem to work and only seems to be spreading to different ones throughout my tank. My questions are: 1) what is this stuff? 2) Is it something that we are doing or not doing? 3)How can I rid my tank of this stuff? Any and all help is greatly appreciated. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
innate1 Posted April 21, 2009 Share Posted April 21, 2009 Sounds like they are melting what are your tank parameters and lighting? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+mcallahan Posted April 21, 2009 Share Posted April 21, 2009 infamous brown slime. Check your lighting...how old are the bulbs? What is your dip procedure? I've got a killer one that saved my PPE's...now they are budding like crazy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nano_Steve Posted April 21, 2009 Share Posted April 21, 2009 Use a fine toothbrush and gently wipe it off.then get some turbo snails and put them on top. Did the trick for me without using chemicals. -Steve Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+ACampbell Posted April 21, 2009 Share Posted April 21, 2009 Mike Delgado told me an interesting procedure using hydrogen peroxide. I don't remember the exact amounts. Might ask him about it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+mcallahan Posted April 21, 2009 Share Posted April 21, 2009 I put the infected colony in a tupperware of tank water, then add hydrogen peroxide till tiny bubbles form on the brown slime. Doesn't take a lot of hydrogen peroxide and they don't have to fizz, but see bubbles start to form. Then, get a soft tooth brush and GENTLY brush off the gunk. Rinse with tank water and put back in tank. Zoas will usually be PO'd for a couple of days, but they will open up again if you catch them early enough. saved my PPE's Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
manhorsedog Posted April 22, 2009 Share Posted April 22, 2009 also check out the vitamin c thread at reefcentral it has helped a lot of people out Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JamesL Posted April 22, 2009 Share Posted April 22, 2009 Additionaly, how old is the tank? You might also be just dealing with the typical first wave of brown algae that most new tanks get. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bimmerzs Posted April 23, 2009 Share Posted April 23, 2009 All great stuff to do. It also would be a good idea to positively id the malady that's afflicting your zoa's in case you ned further treatment. Here's some good info put together by a fellow member of the dallas mas. http://www.dfwmas.org/Forums/viewtopic.php?t=30746 Cheers, Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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