Adding new zoa's

[SPotter]

So I just introduced 2 zoa frags into my tank and was wondering how long I should wait before adding more? My tank has been running for 3 months now and I think I am just going to keep zoa's and a few different polyps in my tank with a few fish to keep it simple. I know patience is the key to this hobby but now that I finally have something in the tank other than snails and hermits....I have the itch to add more.

 

[MikeandNicole]

I would make sure that the zoas are healthy and opening before you get new ones. Sounds like you don't have fish in the tank either which is what I would buy first before you add more corals. You could add a ton of coral have them all be amazing and then add fish and have a tank crash. Corals are not going to add a bio load to your system like fish do. Your tank has to be prepared to handle the ammonia/nitrites/nitrates and keep stable levels before your corals will be ok.

BTW I am from Brielle and live in Spring Lake Heights, always good to see some local reefers. What stores are you going to?

 

[SPotter]

Mike,
I forgot to put in there that I do have two true perc clowns in there for about 2 weeks now. I got the fish and zoa's from tropiaquarium in ocean but I am thinking about buying some stuff from bluezooaquatics or reefhotspot now.

Where do you go?

 

[MikeandNicole]

Trop is very good but can be expensive. They just started to get in more frags but most of their zoos are huge which for a 39 can be too big. There is a store right across the street called Reef to Reptiles that I also go to. They have frags and colonies but their frags are much more impressive and are a very good price. I have picked up very nice zoos there on the cheap. If I want to take a drive aquatic obessions is a great place, but a 40ish min ride.