parishilton Posted December 25, 2012 Author Share Posted December 25, 2012 Merry X'Mas everyone. 2 Link to comment
parishilton Posted December 25, 2012 Author Share Posted December 25, 2012 so stunning paris Thank you Jrmiller. Link to comment
parishilton Posted December 26, 2012 Author Share Posted December 26, 2012 I always have a hard time keeping zoos in the long run. Seems like they have different time frames in each tank. 8 months for some people. Could be a year or two sometimes. Is there anyone who can keep them for more than 2 years? I have not seen zoanthids tank that could last for more than 2 years. For me they started to grow real nice at first. After they were all packed, some started to die. Did they start chemical warfare? Would it be better if we put only one kind in? As we've have seen in colony, there is only one kind covering a big rock. Link to comment
parishilton Posted December 27, 2012 Author Share Posted December 27, 2012 Any thought on keeping zoas long term? Link to comment
Rehype Posted December 27, 2012 Share Posted December 27, 2012 Hey paris I believe your on the right track by not placing too closely with other zoas as they will compete for space and light with other colonies. I never mounted my zoa colonies to one rock for that reason. I simply placed them close to one another on the sandbed on frag plugs or small rocks and this prevented the more aggressive growing colonies from overrunning the garden. I also believe lower alkalinity(7-7.5dkh) and keeping your tank well fed is the key to long term success with zoas. IME they didnt do well when the tank was totally stripped of nutrients (via zeovit or carbon dosing). HTH Love the pics BTW Hey paris what kind of bulb are you using on your halide? Link to comment
parishilton Posted December 28, 2012 Author Share Posted December 28, 2012 Hey paris I believe your on the right track by not placing too closely with other zoas as they will compete for space and light with other colonies. I never mounted my zoa colonies to one rock for that reason. I simply placed them close to one another on the sandbed on frag plugs or small rocks and this prevented the more aggressive growing colonies from overrunning the garden. I also believe lower alkalinity(7-7.5dkh) and keeping your tank well fed is the key to long term success with zoas. IME they didnt do well when the tank was totally stripped of nutrients (via zeovit or carbon dosing). HTH Love the pics BTW Hey paris what kind of bulb are you using on your halide? Thank you for your opinion Rehype. I am using Radium 20k. BTW, sorry for your lost. I totally understand how you feel. Hope you set up the new tank soon and share all your great pics. I'm always a fan of your pics. Link to comment
parishilton Posted January 1, 2013 Author Share Posted January 1, 2013 Happy New Year 2013 Link to comment
Mr. Microscope Posted January 8, 2013 Share Posted January 8, 2013 Wow! How'd I miss this new tank!? Very nice Paris! For zoas, I've only been in the reefing game for about three years. So, I don't know too much about long term success, but I've found vitamin C dosing has plumped up some of my zoas. I use Sodium Ascorbate (buffered vitamin C) about 1/8 tsp 2x/day. You can do more to help boost immunity of stressed fish/corals, but lower levels work fine for general health and hearty appearance. Also, it's looking like you have some very nice SPS growing there meaning your nutrient levels are probably very low. This may also be contributing to the downfall of the zoa. Link to comment
parishilton Posted January 31, 2013 Author Share Posted January 31, 2013 Jan. 2013 update. Link to comment
parishilton Posted January 31, 2013 Author Share Posted January 31, 2013 Beautiful Thank you Color has improved. Link to comment
got2envy Posted January 31, 2013 Share Posted January 31, 2013 Nice!! what is that last SPS? tri color? Link to comment
parishilton Posted January 31, 2013 Author Share Posted January 31, 2013 Nice!! what is that last SPS? tri color? Think so but I'm not 100% sure. This looks like in Zeovit tank. LOL Link to comment
parishilton Posted January 31, 2013 Author Share Posted January 31, 2013 One local reefer friend gave me this. What kind of monti is this? It is not growing into a plate shape like Monti cap. Link to comment
nanoreef-R Posted January 31, 2013 Share Posted January 31, 2013 Your tank is stunning! You're not having any clarity problems with no form of mechanical filtration? Link to comment
parishilton Posted January 31, 2013 Author Share Posted January 31, 2013 Color looks good but not polyps extension. Link to comment
parishilton Posted January 31, 2013 Author Share Posted January 31, 2013 Your tank is stunning! You're not having any clarity problems with no form of mechanical filtration? What you mean? Water Clarity? No I dont have any problems. The only filtration Im using in this tank is skimmer. No filter sock, no GAC and no PO4 remover. Just water change. Seems like it wants to become ricordea Link to comment
parishilton Posted January 31, 2013 Author Share Posted January 31, 2013 Who likes boobies? 1 Link to comment
parishilton Posted January 31, 2013 Author Share Posted January 31, 2013 Still alive. Fat and healthy. 1 Link to comment
steely185 Posted January 31, 2013 Share Posted January 31, 2013 Looks great as usual. I really like that Acropora Plana. They are such an underrated acropora. Link to comment
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