growing zoas

chris88 · #1 06-30-2011, 09:08 PM

lol really, when i moved this tank a year ago it crashed and i lost everything excpet some zoanthids and a large duncan colony. the duncans grew like a weed to the point that i had to get rid of them. the slowest growing coral i have is gsp. they litterally dont grow, which is the opposite for other people.

Zoaelite · #2 06-30-2011, 10:09 PM

Doug practically stole the words right from my mouth:
-Very diverse group of species collected all over.
-What works for some might not work for others.
-Zoas should not be classified as a beginner coral.
-Move them around until you find a happy zone then glue them in and sit back and enjoy.

Chris I swear there's something special in that fort mac tap water your using, the growth on those red palys baffles me a bit. Mowhawks have to be the fastest growing piece in my tank and even then its **** in a bucket compared to those beauties!

chris88 · #3 07-01-2011, 01:46 AM

I have to agree with you. maybe its the bitumen lol. take a look at the full tank shot. in the bottom left where the major red paly colony is. the far left of that colony is now starting to spread and cover the rock beside it. That has happend in a month or so. i wouldnt be suprised if it covers that whole rock in another month or two. I can't take credit for anything, i really do nothing special to brag about. like you said it could vary well be something in that water.

Maverick00 · #4 07-01-2011, 02:39 AM

whats the chances you could send me 500ml of tap water and ill start using it as an additive chris

Maverick00 · #5 07-17-2011, 07:27 AM

I figured id update this thread.

I tried moving some of the blue coloured zoas to the bottom of the tank under some of the shade of the LR. WOW what a tremendous difference in the last couple weeks. Such a minor position change in the tank and these guys appear to be thriving and growing unlike anything ive seen in the last 6 months. Im surprised how far a small change like that goes. As mentioned before, a low flow lower light area does seem to be the ticket for some of these guys anyway.

daniella3d · #6 07-17-2011, 01:39 PM

This is amazing. What salt mix are you using? Are you dosing for KH? and if so, what do you use? Do you dose anything else? What light are you using?

How mature is your tank?

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Originally Posted by chris88

I have to agree with you. maybe its the bitumen lol. take a look at the full tank shot. in the bottom left where the major red paly colony is. the far left of that colony is now starting to spread and cover the rock beside it. That has happend in a month or so. i wouldnt be suprised if it covers that whole rock in another month or two. I can't take credit for anything, i really do nothing special to brag about. like you said it could vary well be something in that water.