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Hi Reefers,

As above.

I bought a fist sized colony of pink zoas on 25 Oct. Since last week, it started to disappear in an alarming rate. It seems like portion of colony simply disappear, without a even any remnants left. This will occur until the whole colony is totally wiped out to date.

Any zoas expert out there who can shed some light. I've kept various zoa specimens b4 without any problem.

I suspect something is munching it. But what? .....

:thanks:

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Hi Reefers,

As above.

I bought a fist sized colony of pink zoas on 25 Oct. Since last week, it started to disappear in an alarming rate. It seems like portion of colony simply disappear, without a even any remnants left. This will occur until the whole colony is totally wiped out to date.

Any zoas expert out there who can shed some light. I've kept various zoa specimens b4 without any problem.

I suspect something is munching it. But what? .....

:thanks:

Basically yr zoas have melted away....did you check yr water conditions? and any nudis feasting on yr zoas?

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Hi Reefers,

As above.

I bought a fist sized colony of pink zoas on 25 Oct. Since last week, it started to disappear in an alarming rate. It seems like portion of colony simply disappear, without a even any remnants left. This will occur until the whole colony is totally wiped out to date.

Any zoas expert out there who can shed some light. I've kept various zoa specimens b4 without any problem.

I suspect something is munching it. But what? .....

:thanks:

Water condition is OK and the rest of the corals, clams etc are doing well...I don't see any nudi..they didnt melt away..they were simply..gone...

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Hi Reefers,

As above.

I bought a fist sized colony of pink zoas on 25 Oct. Since last week, it started to disappear in an alarming rate. It seems like portion of colony simply disappear, without a even any remnants left. This will occur until the whole colony is totally wiped out to date.

Any zoas expert out there who can shed some light. I've kept various zoa specimens b4 without any problem.

I suspect something is munching it. But what? .....

:thanks:

What are the current LS in your tank?

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What are the current LS in your tank?

I only got 1 fish, a larmack angel..but he doesnt nip on corals..some hermit crabs and an assortment of softies and LPS (leather, sunnies, hammer, a huge clam...). My tank is 3 x 2 x 2, so it's very understocked.

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I only got 1 fish, a larmack angel..but he doesnt nip on corals..some hermit crabs and an assortment of softies and LPS (leather, sunnies, hammer, a huge clam...). My tank is 3 x 2 x 2, so it's very understocked.

I also hv d same problem.Some zoas open very well and some jus don'nt make it(all in the same tank)water parameter ok no nudisbranch,????

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that is why crab at times is considered a pest in reefing....

Tank : 4 X 2 X 2 with low iron front panel and external overflow

Skimmer : BK SM200 with waste collector

Return Pumps : Red Dragon 6m3 and Ehiem 1262

FR : 2 X Deltec 509 & powered by AB2000

Nitrate Filter : Deltec NF 509 and tee off from AB2000

Calcium R'tor : Deltec PF 501 with RM secondary chamber

Kalkwasser R'tor : Deltec KM500

Chiller : Pansonic 1 HP Compressor with 20m titanium Coil

Wave Makers : 4 X Tunze 6055 with 7096 & Vortec MP40w

Controller : GHL Profilux

Lighting : ATI Powermodule 10 or 8 tubes

Water Top-up : Water Top-Up tank powered by Tunze Osmolator

External Monitor : American Pinpoint pH and Temp. Monitor for main tank and GHL Profilux Controller to measure temp, pH, Redox

Ozonizer : Sander C50

UV : Corallife 6x

Algae Scrubbler

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that is why crab at times is considered a pest in reefing....

not at times. its all the time. :pirate:

If a man could beat his own fantasy. Then to only breed in captivity. Then its pointless.

Genesis 1:20

And God said, Let the waters bring forth abundantly the moving creature that has life, and fowl that may fly above the earth in the open firmament of heaven. And God created great whales, and every living creature that moves, which the waters brought forth abundantly, after their kind, and every winged fowl after his kind: and God saw that it was good. And God blessed them, saying, Be fruitful, and multiply, and fill the waters in the seas, and let fowl multiply in the earth. And the evening and the morning were the fifth day.

|| Tank: 78" x 30" x 30" || Sump: 48" x 22" x 20" || Lights: PowerModule 10 X 80W|| Returns: 2 x HF32 ||

|| Skimmer: BubbleKing Supermarin 300 || Wavemaker: 3 x 6100 & 1 x 6200, 2 x Wavebox 6212, WavySea ||

|| FR: 2 x FR150 || NR: Sulphur Denitrator || CR: RM Custom Made 8" || KR: Deltec KM500 || TopUp: Tunze Osmolator 3155 ||

|| UV: Coralife 12X 36W || Ozonizer: Sanders C200|| Controller: GHL Profilux Plus II Ex ||

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8 cm...keep longer and can cook and eat it.....lol

Tank : 4 X 2 X 2 with low iron front panel and external overflow

Skimmer : BK SM200 with waste collector

Return Pumps : Red Dragon 6m3 and Ehiem 1262

FR : 2 X Deltec 509 & powered by AB2000

Nitrate Filter : Deltec NF 509 and tee off from AB2000

Calcium R'tor : Deltec PF 501 with RM secondary chamber

Kalkwasser R'tor : Deltec KM500

Chiller : Pansonic 1 HP Compressor with 20m titanium Coil

Wave Makers : 4 X Tunze 6055 with 7096 & Vortec MP40w

Controller : GHL Profilux

Lighting : ATI Powermodule 10 or 8 tubes

Water Top-up : Water Top-Up tank powered by Tunze Osmolator

External Monitor : American Pinpoint pH and Temp. Monitor for main tank and GHL Profilux Controller to measure temp, pH, Redox

Ozonizer : Sander C50

UV : Corallife 6x

Algae Scrubbler

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