Zoos Issues
 

I just finished checking out some amazing pics of various zoos around the site and I'm stumped! I have a 4x6 inch yellow and orange zoo rock that is 75% covered and it's polyps don't bloom like say...Bob's. I have them up pretty high in my tank under 180watts of PC and NO lighting. My levels are pretty good most of the time and I suppliment with trace elements and CA+.

What am I doing wrong? :confused:

Got a pic of yours??

It is usually the type of lighting that makes things glow or not. If I put my zoos under one particular 28W PC bulb they positively glow. Under my other lights they are not nearly as colorful. :sad:

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No recent pics, soon though. I thought there might be some kind of special technique or food that makes them look nice.

Bob,

Do you feed all your zoos?? if so details would be great!!
I picked up a zoo frag that orignally came from you... :razz:
(Although who hasn't?? :rolleyes: )

Try moving them down some. I have some that don't fare so well near them top, they started to lose their color and not open fully till I moved them down while others seem to do real well up high :rolleyes:

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Holy cow! I actually did that last night :biggrin: I think that they didn't like the higher current spot they were in, so I'll see if that works.

Dan

I really don't feed my zoos except sometimes I throw in some freeze dried Cyclop-eeze, or FD Phytoplankton, but that is hit and miss. :eek:

Damn Bob you broke three thousand and we didn't have a party!

Dave

:bday: :rainbowa: :drinking: :drinking: :silly: :bday:

3000!!! Congrats Bob! Heres your party... :mrgreen:

Update
 

Just a quick update on the Zoos. They have really picked up since I added 130 watts of Pc lighting, but they real change occured after I adjusted my alkalinity and ph. The color has improved and they look a lot more hearty than before. :smile:

Makes sense .. even softies use Ca and Alk for growth, so it never hurts to have good values for those two parameters.

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In addition to the zoos the rest of my corals are olso doing well. This week I will be switching to MH (250watt 14k), I expect that their growth will improve even further.

:cool: