Eye Candy?
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A. Grandis
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Ok...
Feeding?
Light?
Water changes?
Skimmer?
Dipping/quarantine?
Carbon?
Phosban?
Others??
Do you think the Mangoves/DSB does any different?
I like the yellow/orange ones.
Nice pics!
Grandis.
Feeding?
Light?
Water changes?
Skimmer?
Dipping/quarantine?
Carbon?
Phosban?
Others??
Do you think the Mangoves/DSB does any different?
I like the yellow/orange ones.
Nice pics!
Grandis.
Featherdusters
New member
Now those are full colonies! They all look amazing. Its rare to see full sized colonies like that.
SIR PATRICK
New member
Nice indo look to that tank! Love the full colonies. Few and far between these days.
A. Grandis
Active member
I wish we could have nice zoas like those in HI!
More question:
How old is the system?
What is the liquid on top of the tank (pic.#15)? Liquid food?
How often do you feed?
How old is the oldest colony?
Very nice!!!!
Yeap that would be a very good ZTOTM.
Grandis.
More question:
How old is the system?
What is the liquid on top of the tank (pic.#15)? Liquid food?
How often do you feed?
How old is the oldest colony?
Very nice!!!!
Yeap that would be a very good ZTOTM.
Grandis.
i2as kass
New member
Thanks Grandis! Hope this helps:
Feeding- I Used to broadcast feed large amounts of food at night time but since upgrading to the larger reef I have retired that method for the much simpler "Fish Poop" method. The reef still gets a night feeding every so often but a majority of nutrients for the zoas come from the 40+ fish that are fed 3-6 times daily.
Lighting- I have two 3 X 150W fixtures installed, halides are 12K and supplementation is provided by 4 80W Actinics/ 4 96W Actinic PC's (Both fixtures have moon lights as well).
Water Changes- Usually around 10-15% monthly
Skimmer- Vertex insump 280
Dipping/ Q- Thorough visual inspection accompanied by a coral RX dip, I don't quarantine fish or coral.
Carbon and GFO- Carbon every month, GFO every 3-4 Months both are run in a BRS filter.
Do you think the Mangroves/DSB does any different?
Lots of controversy over the use of a DSB, regardless if it works to eliminate nutrients (Which I guarantee you it does) it still looks wicked and is PACKED with life. In addition its the perfect place to raise baby bangii's!
The system is just over 2 months old now but is comprised of two year plus reefs transferred into one.
The food container contains fish food (Mysis, Brine and home made goodies).
Fish are fed 3-6 times daily and I feed an incredible amount each time, I'm a strong believer that a healthy system is one with a great deal of nutrient turn over and the fastest way to do this is through feeding.
The oldest colony is a brown zoanthid frag I purchased around 5 years ago, it has survived to this day but I tend to over look it. It's gone through 6 tank transfers and been fragged many a time, I still have the original frag plug though :lol2:.
72"L X 36"W X 22"H, lighting above. Thanks for the comment!
Thanks Folks! If your looking for a bit more on the build it can be found here:
http://reefcentral.com/forums/showthread.php?t=2020107
Capt_Cully
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Not that I needed it, but what a nice reminder on why I love zoas!
DansTundra
New member
Amazing!!!!
Cant wait for mine to start growing like that. Did you start with frags?
Cant wait for mine to start growing like that. Did you start with frags?
A. Grandis
Active member
The feeding of the tank, the water motion and the MHs are probably what help them to grow like that.
Very nice!!!
They probably like some of the mangroves' DO presence too.
Keep the good work!
Please post some more shots when you can!!
Grandis.
Very nice!!!
They probably like some of the mangroves' DO presence too.
Keep the good work!
Please post some more shots when you can!!
Grandis.
Nicodemayo
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Funny you have posted this, because last weekend I was looking through that massive thread where you introduced your feeding method. I read the whole damn thing and realized you hadn't updated in awhile. I was going to drop you a pm to see whats up. Very inspiring setup and collection. Great work man.
If anyone wants a good read, check this thread out
Polyps Galore, 70+ Colony Zoa tank
If anyone wants a good read, check this thread out
Polyps Galore, 70+ Colony Zoa tank
