Zoas melting away

[epaz]

I recently bought some zoa frags and put them in my DT they have been fine for 2 wks now I upgraded my lighting from t5 to LED and now they are starting to melt I had them high in the tank so I now moved them to the sandbed. Is there any hope of saving them? Or could it be something else?

 

[Sniperhank]

Put them in the sandbed. They are stressed and probably burned by the high lighting. Keeping things stable once moved is your best bet for recovery.

 

[epaz]

I moved them this morning as soon as I discovered their state of being. They are slowly opening back up. Is there hope of them recovering from this in your opinion?

 

[TheTodd]

I got a frag of Eagle Eyes a while ago and most looked bad when they arrived. Those died off, but the four survivors have bounced back now. Opening up should be a good sign.

 

[epaz]

Good deal thanks for the positive note! If you uh ever frag any of those eagle eye let me know todd!

 

[TheTodd]

I'm just starting this reef tank, so fragging might be down the road a bit. Those don't seem to be multiplying yet, (neither are the King Midas that I got at the same time), but my Flaming Punk Rockers have gone from two to about eight in just a few weeks. Seems like there are about two new polyps every week or so.

 

[epaz]

Yeah so we're mine until I moved them from my 75g to my 125g with the new LED'S they are still very closed up and shrunk down. Do you think I should move them back to the 75g in hopes of saving them todd? I have an LED bar on that tank as well just not as advanced as the lights on the 125g I just don't want to lose these guys

 

[BigRedsReefs10]

Let them sit on your sand bed for a few days, maybe try a little shadier spot and see if that helps, but it sounds like they just need to adjust to the new lights/system.