ZA (zoaholics anonymous)

[Zoaelite]

Photos are with my new blue LED night light strips, will grab day photos tomorrow.

[The Grizz]

I so hated I had to pass up your frag sale zoaElite do to $$$ shortage , maybe next time I will be able to take part and get some of these AMAZING zoa's.

[Zoaelite]

Originally Posted by The Grizz

I so hated I had to pass up your frag sale zoaElite do to $$$ shortage , maybe next time I will be able to take part and get some of these AMAZING zoa's.

Well then I probably shouldn't post these next 20 photos , won't be fragging for a while but you will be first to know when it happens.

These are with my Panasonic DMC-TZ1 Camera using an underwater case and the underwater camera setting. The new zoa tank is working out pretty well, currently stocked with 2 red long finned fairy wrasses, 1 Copperband Butterfly, 1 BiColor Dotty Back, 4 Baby bangii's and 1 Saddle back clown (Will be trapping the bangiis and clown shortly).

Lighting is an 8 39W Tek 5 unit with 5 Actinic + and 3 Daylights.

[noirsphynx]

WOW, there are definitely several there I'd love frags of!!

[bignose]

Your collection is amazing. How long have you been collecting?

[Zoaelite]

Originally Posted by bignose

Your collection is amazing. How long have you been collecting?

First coral I ever bought was a brown Zoa frag and that was around 3 years ago. It was all down hill from there .

[phyto4life]

Originally Posted by zoaElite

Fragging season will come shortly, In the last few months I have had some stupid parameter swings due to negligence on my behalf (Temp & Alk). Zoa's are frustrating sometimes, you can be doing everything properly and then one day just randomly one colony or frag will spew it's guts and melt. Not 3 or 4 or 10 or 12 just 1, now how do you treat a problem like that?

Parameters have been getting better, I'm waiting on my dosing pump to ensure everything stays constant especially while I'm gone on summer vacation. Stefan I'm running a 4 foot 8 bulb tek 5 t5 lighting system mounted 9 inches above my water to ensure proper spread. If you are looking to get your zoas to pop in color I would suggest stable levels, letting them grow in a single place by not touching them and using a Vit C supplement.
Levi

Was wondering on where you get the vitamin c supplement and how much do u dose? how much of a dose would u suggest for a 29G skimmerless and refugeless

[Zoaelite]

Originally Posted by phyto4life

Was wondering on where you get the vitamin c supplement and how much do u dose? how much of a dose would u suggest for a 29G skimmerless and refugeless

This is the product that was advised, I just used the Vit C pills from super store, no major problems but I actually stopped dosing a while ago. Ran out of pills and haven't purchased new ones .

Use this product:
http://www.iherb.com/ProductDetails.aspx?pid=10178&at=0
$5 0ff coupon code: LUL789 (good for first purchase).

To figure out how much to use, decide if you want to simply improve coral growth, spread, and color. If so, then you should dose around 5 ppm twice daily (down to 2-3 ppm works also). If you are having problems with coral or fish health, dose up to around 30 ppm twice daily.

Calculate the total net number of gallons in your tank (minus rocks, sand, etc). Enter that number here ______.

You will now need to do a little math. The amounts below are for 100 gallons of water so if you have 50 net gallons, cut the amounts shown below in half etc.

Dosing amounts using Iherb product:
1/4 tsp=1112 mg.

For every 100 gallons:

5 ppm ----- 1892 mg VC
10 ppm ---- 3785 mg VC
15 ppm ---- 5677 mg VC
20 ppm ---- 7570 mg VC
25 ppm ---- 9462 mg VC
30 ppm ---- 11355 mg VC

After you have figured out how much you want to dose at each dosing, enter that number here _____. This is your dose to be used twice a day.



Notes:
*Be sure your pH and alk are within normal reef limits before starting. Adjust if needed. Monitor weekly.
*Shoot for a ppm of around 5 or lower if only dosing for improved coral growth, coloration, and spread. Shoot for higher amounts up to 30 ppm if you are having melting zoas or closed zoas and look for the causes of your problems as you dose. Check for high nitrates, pests, zoa pox, predators, and unstable water conditions.
*Dose low amounts and increase the amount slowly over the course of a few days to a couple weeks.
* If you notice an algae bloom or increased skim on your glass then cut back by half until it disappears.
* Watch your skimmer, it will start to skim more.
* Dose the amount twice a day in a fast moving area of your sump or overflow. You may dilute the vitamin c in ro/di water for a minute then pour into my overflow. If adding to sump, try and add the vitamin c after filtration such as skimmers and reactors.
* If you have a question, ask here. Puffy checks this thread daily.
* The instructions in this guide and throughout this thread are based on using pure Sodium Ascorbate, not vitamin c pills and other non-buffered forms of vitamin c.

Be sure to take some "before" pics!

[phyto4life]

Thanks for the info.

[Zoaelite]

Ahh nice Candy Apple reds, I have been looking for those for ever since seeing them in Kiens tank (Have to be one of the nicest Palys out there IMO).
Levi