coachfraley Posted May 2, 2013 Author Share Posted May 2, 2013 Glad to hear - I have the same camera and I was hoping it would be suitable for shooting my tank once I get a new lens. (I got sand in the stock lens on a climbing trip and it's cooked.) I'm going to look into a moderately priced macro lens for it. You have some really nice pics in the thread. Thanks! I'm sure you will like the camera. I just set it on no flash mode and click away...nothing complicated. Link to comment
coachfraley Posted May 2, 2013 Author Share Posted May 2, 2013 I ordered a moonlight from R2 solutions. Should come in today some time. I will post a pic of the install if I can. I am hoping to liven up the night time viewing. Link to comment
ALNN Posted May 3, 2013 Share Posted May 3, 2013 love your zoa garden i wanna make a small garden myself in my spec V Link to comment
coachfraley Posted May 15, 2013 Author Share Posted May 15, 2013 3 new zoas, no idea on the names, but I got good pics of two of them. Take a look...it don't cost nothin. These are super bright in person: Some blue shrooms that I was given. Doing well in the sand. I really like this pic: Link to comment
FlowerMama Posted May 15, 2013 Share Posted May 15, 2013 Love that pic w/ your tailspot!. I think it's funny their head can hide behind a hermit shell and they think you can't see them- they give you that look, that eye. I have freshwater otherwise but I am super attached to my tailspot Slim. They're so funny, love it. The color you're getting is amazing in your photograph. Link to comment
1.0reef Posted May 16, 2013 Share Posted May 16, 2013 I think the golden semi bleached ones are Golden Empires/Mauls. Link to comment
coachfraley Posted May 16, 2013 Author Share Posted May 16, 2013 I think the golden semi bleached ones are Golden Empires/Mauls. Yeah, I'm not sure what they are, and my LFS had no idea, but I'm really interested to see how these varieties look in a month or so. Look how much these zoas have changed in my tank... This is how they looked when I got them: This is them now...I liked them better before, lol Link to comment
coachfraley Posted May 20, 2013 Author Share Posted May 20, 2013 Changed my Purigen. I'm considering making a livestock change. My female clown is getting pretty big and I think I need to trade her for something more reasonable. They have some yellow clown gobies at my LFS, I'll probably pull the trigger this week. Link to comment
kveekx Posted May 20, 2013 Share Posted May 20, 2013 This tank is awesome! The tail spot is so cool! So is the MP10 in a 7.5! Link to comment
NJKayakAngler Posted May 20, 2013 Share Posted May 20, 2013 Great looking tank I love Zoa tanks Link to comment
lnglostsurfer Posted May 20, 2013 Share Posted May 20, 2013 These are amazing!!! I love these, I would totally pay for a frag of them............... Link to comment
FallenMonkey Posted July 18, 2013 Share Posted July 18, 2013 Any updates? Curious as to see how the Finnex fixture is holding up. Link to comment
tsunamee Posted July 18, 2013 Share Posted July 18, 2013 Awesome! I wish I could fit a tailspot in mine. One clown is already more than enough in my spec v. Love the zoas too. I bought a few frags and then my chain got yanked Link to comment
ExSmoker Posted July 18, 2013 Share Posted July 18, 2013 Your Zoas look super awsome. Wanna share lol Link to comment
coachfraley Posted November 3, 2013 Author Share Posted November 3, 2013 Its been a long time, but here is an update. The tank has been doing fairly well, although I went through some cyano issues and I also have some bubble algae clusters in the tank. I had great success turning my 3g into a bare bottom, so I decided to do the same to this tank. Here are some pics...they were all taken less than an hour after the redo. The water is still a little cloudy. Before: After: Top Shot: Zoa Shots: Link to comment
lnglostsurfer Posted November 4, 2013 Share Posted November 4, 2013 Wow, almost forgot about this tank. Looking fantastic! I love how all of the zoas are really growing in naturally and filling things out. Any other plans for now? Or just gradually letting it grow? The bare bottom looks great with this setup too! Link to comment
coachfraley Posted November 4, 2013 Author Share Posted November 4, 2013 Wow, almost forgot about this tank. Looking fantastic! I love how all of the zoas are really growing in naturally and filling things out. Any other plans for now? Or just gradually letting it grow? The bare bottom looks great with this setup too! Thanks for the compliment. My plan is to move some things around and let things grow out. I might add another zoa variety if I can get a hold of something nice. I want to move my darth mauls down in the tank, they haven't grown at all in their current location. They aren't visible in the pics, but I also have some cool st. thomas mushrooms that are super tiny. As far as livestock, I need to add a couple of cerith snails. Link to comment
coachfraley Posted November 11, 2013 Author Share Posted November 11, 2013 Tank is doing really well since the redo. I picked up a frag of montipora confusa. Here are some pics... Confusa: A good pic of my clown: Random pics: Link to comment
Kiwi Posted December 1, 2013 Share Posted December 1, 2013 wonderful tank…. are there some negative/positive effects from removeing the sand? Link to comment
Dnanoreefer Posted December 1, 2013 Share Posted December 1, 2013 Thank looks awesome! The bright orange zoas will be such a cool contrast with the other colors you have in there! Keep the updates coming. Link to comment
evanski Posted December 2, 2013 Share Posted December 2, 2013 VERY nice...looking to start a zoa garden in my next mixed tank. You've gotten impressive growth and a nice mix of colors. Will be following along... Link to comment
Boneslock Posted January 26, 2014 Share Posted January 26, 2014 Which Finnex RayII color temp did you get? 10k/Actinic? Tank looks great! Link to comment
skrapsessej Posted February 3, 2014 Share Posted February 3, 2014 Which Finnex RayII color temp did you get? 10k/Actinic? Tank looks great! Also very interested in the exact lighting? Link to comment
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