zoa lighting

[daniella3d]

That is a very drastic change but a good one for the zoanthids as they tend to be dull and brownish under PC.

for the zoanthids, I would use a 20,000k lighting and put a lot of shading at the begining and put them at the bottom. Shading can be some screening or a few layers of egg crate. You will see if the zoanthids get very close to their base they have too much light. If they start to get long foot then they are missing a bit of light.

If you light shock them chances are they will melt.

Originally Posted by nanochef

formal hello: "hello, my name is eddie...and im addicted to reefing"
first question: setting up my 2nd reef tank now, 10 gal. i want to do a mainly zoa tank with the odd "something different". curious to know if i can safely upgrade my lights from 36w PC to a 150w MH w/dual t5actinics? too much light for such a little tank and zoas?